This was a real time saver because when I came down the end of August to set up my room ~ I just removed the paper and could move to other tasks needing to be done for the first
day of school ~ I found many other teachers eventually joined in on this «pre» readiness idea.
On the first
day of school ~ the new students read the letters and we discuss some of the tips that were suggested.
On the last
day of school ~ I gave the class a survey and asked them what they learned from playing the game.
Not exact matches
What a shame... and standardized testing, what a revolting way to judge the merit
of a
school system (more specifically
~ an individual educator) I was horrified to find out from a family friend who was a Special Education teacher a few years ago (who is now my sons 7th grade, general Ed., Language Arts teacher), that the BOE pays for the special Ed teachers to go to a 3
day long In Service, instructing them how to get their Spec.
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On the last
day of the
school year
~ I would give a letter to each
of the...
Instead
of counting downthe
days until the
school year is over
~ these educators have chosen to count up the
days until the new
school year
~ and in the process
~ have kept their motivation and standards high.
As we gather today at our
school to sing The Twelve
Days of Christmas
~ we honor the spirit
of the holiday
~ the meaning
of the season
~ the foundation
of our
school ~ and the joy
of the season.
From creating supervision schedules to assuring the maintenance
of the building
~ principals were primarily responsible for the
day to
day operations
of the
school.
Each
day ~ thousands
of teachers go to
school expecting to complete a
day's work and to make a difference!
On the last
day of the
school year
~ I would give a letter to each
of the students in my 6th grade classes.
After fully understanding the problem
~ Maxs focus turned to generating a list
of creative ways to squeeze social studies into the
school day.
Okay some things that made me happy today
~ a beautiful
day of sunshine, watching my daughter win first place in a piano festival, an amazing performance
of the Jungle Book by the kids at
school, a simple meal, a long walk, and snuggles with my little boy.