You’d think I would know better

After getting a TON of work done last night, including planning for two weeks, I realized it was because I came home and did the work – no TV, no computer. I was just “in the mood”. I had also realized this on Friday when I was in the mood to grade tests, but didn’t, [...]

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Still No Sunshine

After all the talk last year about opening up the Sunshine Club and inviting new people to help run it, nothing changed. Fashionista even went to Sunshine Suzy before school started to tell her we wanted to talk about it, but the next day the form came out – same rules, same dues. [...]

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Time Card 9/21 to 9/27

Monday: 11H 25
Tuesday: 8H 40
Wednesday: 8H
Thursday: sick day – planned on grading tests but ended up taking a 4-hour nap after my doctor’s appt and then spent 2 hours farming on FB
Friday: 10H 35 – I probably shouldn’t have gone back to school because my throat was so sore from talking! Oh well.
Saturday: 35m
Sunday: [...]

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StoryWorks by Scholastic

Last year I bit the bullet and ordered one of those monthly magazines with my own money. I bought the minimum of 10 subscriptions. (Or was it 10 to get a prize? I don’t remember. ) We already received Time For Kids – which I love! – but we had to share it, and [...]

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Dropping like flies

I’ve had two students move already! CutiePie left in the middle of last week (she didn’t move far, just enough that she’s going to the school down the street) and another had his last day today. The girl was a major nudge, and I do not miss her at all. (She was the one who [...]

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Fifteen Days

I lasted fifteen days. I have never gotten sick so quickly. Usually it takes til the middle of October for my first sinus infection to kick in, but even then I don’t have to take off of work. I’m taking off tomorrow, and I have never written sub plans so fast. (I even considered photocopying [...]

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What a difference a year makes!

I think I already used this title before, but oh well, ‘cuz it works and perfectly describes two things that happened today.
#1 – Before lunch I started to get a headache. I couldn’t decide if it was allergies or not because it also felt like when I clench my teeth too much. Advil did [...]

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Ahhhhh…

… the quiet downtime of a test.

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settling in

Today felt more like a normal day. My lesson plans were complete. When they wanted to share too many stories I just powered through and kept us on track. I ate PB crackers for lunch and didn’t even get to sit down between the copies and conversation. (We will be so happy when the practice [...]

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Time Card 9/14 to 9/20

We had Back to School Night this week. That is one freaking long day.
Monday: 8H 40
Tuesday: 12H 50
Wednesday: 10H 50
Thursday: 9H
Friday: 8H 40
Sunday: 1H 30
Total: 51H 30

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