Tips for the PSSA!

Here's a power point that Zoe made several years ago! Go Zoe! Anyhow, a lot of you have been asking me for some pointers... Hope this helps!

And Jizo Was His Name-O!

     I know the song is supposed to be "I knew a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o", but... we just adopted a rescue dog and we're going to name him Jizo! He's about one and a half years old, was found wandering the alleys in Northeast Philadelphia/ Bensalem, and was rescued by the Women's Humane Society! Now he'll be ours... in just 3 days! : )
     Guess what ASHLEY,  he's a Shih-Tzu mix! Isn't your dog a Shih Tzu??? You'll have to give me pointers on what to do!
     So everyone, it's been a long time since I had a young dog... Have any advice? Oh, and what do you think of the name? 
    P.S. The video is of Jizo at the shelter. I don't know why my sister-in-law is feeding him her finger! Yuck! (The video will come out sideways... so tilt your head. That's the way it streams from TeacherTube!)

HELLO Out There!

Mrs. Jones says, "I'm DONE!"

Hey!   Kashiyah's  been writing to me on an OLD post! Let's see if we can get her to write to us following this link. It sure would be good to get a dialogue going. Maybe she can even talk that good old Tamar  into writing to us, too!!!!

Any other former students out there that want to say hello??? Would LOVE to hear from you!

Oh... And here's my BFF, Mrs. Jones on her last days last summer for those that asked about her. She's doing just GRRRRRRRRRR-8!

Thankful for YOU!

It's Thanksgiving today! I was sitting here so early this morning thinking about what I'm thankful for. Guess what? All of you came to mind!

This week has been great. I have had many students come up at lunch to do extra skill work, had students from a long time ago drop by to say "hi", and have had many of you say wonderful things about your learning and lessons. Who could ask for more?

What are you thankful for? Look forward to hearing from you!

WAKE UP! Time to get to work!

Time to get up and get going! Lots to do this year!

Hello to my chickadoodles! There's so much to ask you. How is your new school year going? Do you like your classes? If you're at a new school, do you like it? What's happening in your world?

I can't believe how quickly time is going by. The month of September whizzed by! PHEW! It FLEW! I've been busy preparing lessons and activities and am just now clearing my head to answer questions many of you had- like when will there be math help and meditation. I hung up a sign up sheet for math help on my board in my room. Drop in and sign up for a Tuesday or Thursday if you need help. The time will be 12:45 (last lunch). Please be sure not to interrupt my classes if there are students in my room. (Just come in quietly and sign the calendar on your own.) Also, are you interested in joining us for meditation? I'm thinking I may try to have a group one day a week at last lunch to start. Which day do you think would be best- Mondays to start the week or Wednesdays in the middle of the week? Let me know.

Having Fun These Last Few Weeks

Mrs. Jones and I took a wonderful trip to San Francisco to a Meditation Center. (You guys all know how much I LOVE to meditate...) My sister, Zoe, lives in San Francisco, so we spent time with her as well. Here we are standing at the Golden Gate Park with the bridge behind us. Can you see the fog? Check out this cool link that gives information about how the bridge was built.  You can also click here to find some fun facts about San Francisco.

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

So now there are only 2 weeks left of the summer. I'll be heading in to school to start putting my classroom "together" again. Any suggestions on room arrangements- or did you like it the way it was?

What will you be doing to get ready for school? How will you spend your last 2 weeks? Looking forward to hearing from you...

See you soon! : )

SUMMERTIME!

I do yoga on the patio in the morning. A beautiful
hummingbird comes to keep me company.

Hey out there! What's everybody up to? I got a message from Jabrella, Jahnya, and Timia. I know that Jahnya is reading and doing math, Timia has a birthday this week, and Jabrella is "hanging out." So tell me more! What are you reading? I remember reading "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Half Magic" when I was in 4th or 5th grade. Those were 2 of my all-time favorite books!

So far,  I've been busy reading, too! I have my library card and my ebook reader and have been enjoying the relaxing down time. I've also been working in my beautiful garden, running 2-3 miles every day, and doing my yoga. (I've been doing yoga on my patio.)  Here's a picture of my yard.

Tell me what's up! I miss miss miss you all!!!!!
xxoo