So, we’ve been learning how to solve multiplication problems using partial products. Not an easy feat! We are at the point where every student understands the process, and can complete problems independently. . You now wonder… what’s the problem? Wellllll…. …
5th Annual Living Wax Museum
I’m still thinking about last night, reflecting on all the hard work on display in the halls of Mullen-Hall. I hope each and every student feels so proud of his or her achievement, as they deserve to be! It took…
Waxing Dramatic II
We’re one day away from our Fifth Annual Wax Museum, which will be held here in the halls tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow evening. Part of the process includes recording each individual speech with the whole class watching. The speeches aren’t…
Charting A Course For Summer
I’m looking at my calendar for this summer and realizing already it is going to fly by. Besides all the family fun we have planned, I have a bunch of teaching-related activities lined up as well. In June, I’ll be…
Waxing Dramatic
Well, our 5th Annual Living Wax Museum is coming up in less than a week. From what I can gather, our students are on target and ready for next Tuesday and Wednesday’s recordings and performances. We’ve taken 3 opportunities to…
Almost There!!
The kids have a lot of questions about the upcoming Wax Museum, on Wednesday, May 30th. Let me give everyone a run-down… At school, we have been doing research to write an old-fashioned biography book report. Our report will be…
Literacy For Life!!!
This is the final post in a 6-part series. Either scroll down the Literacy for Life category, or, here is PART ONE of this project…. Wow – today was the day!!! I’m so proud of my students, they are WONDERFUL!…
Literacy for Life: Staging the Finale
Here is PART ONE of this project… So, tomorrow is the Big Day – the day we hop on the school bus and deliver all of these bags to Falmouth Hospital. I’m still *not* quite ready!!! The organization of all…
Mother’s Day, Revisited
This is the one time per year when I do not write a newsletter. Instead? I slept late-ish (is 7:15 late??), played on the computer, and went to Carson’s lacrosse game, where they won!!! I ended the traffic-laden day with…
Mrs. Brooks = Dr. Doolittle?
I know I’ve been caught whispering to myself endless times, but I really never knew what an animal whisperer I was until this school year. It seems that our classroom sink is a safe haven for all sorts of creatures,…