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Bragging a Little

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

We had parent-teacher conferences for Haley and Preston last week, and I just have to brag on them a little. Preston actually started out a little rough this school year. Continue reading →

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Parent Perspective: Typer Island

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

Today, we hear from Cade Newman. Cade and Joy are a Track A family in their fourth year at SLO Classical Academy. Continue reading →

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18 February

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

This week…. Fighting cabin fever (this time of year is hard), a few sick days and playing the the backyard after dark School, work, homework Piano lessons, Lacrosse, swimming New and old toys being played with snow melting laundry Favorite moment: Trevor teaching Lucas how to read the words in Cal .. Continue reading →

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L is for Laugh

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

One of the best parts about teaching kindergarten is that the kids are very funny, and the best part of that is they don’t even know they are funny! My kids make me laugh everyday. Some days or even some weeks are funnier than others…this was one of those weeks. This week we celebrated our 100th d … Continue reading →

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Horizon Report Retreat (Pt. 2): Reflections, Reinvention, Transformation—And Watching Evolution Happen

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

The world of technology, education, and creativity is changing so quickly that it’s as if we are sitting in a Darwinian doorway and watching evolution happen, a colleague at the recent New Media Consortium “The Future of Education” Horizon Project Advisory Board retreat in Austin, TX observed,. Continue reading →

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The Grand Idea that Will Change the World

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

This is an honest story from an honest girl who simply wants to make her mark, make a difference, and make a change… Ever since I was a little girl, my mother would tell me a story of when I was in kindergarten, and how my teacher, Mrs Continue reading →

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Extreme Makeover – Crafting Nook Edition

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

You might want to go refill your coffee and make a sandwich, because this is going to be One Huge Post. Today’s Show N Tell is the kind you’d get in trouble for in Kindergarten, because hogging the spotlight isn’t fair to others. Continue reading →

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Review & Giveaway: WriteShop Primary – Book A

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

WriteShop is an incremental writing curriculum – it’s a hands-on, guided approach to learning the writing craft. WriteShop Primary’s main focus is to easily introduce the writing process to kids in Kindergarten through Third Grade in ways that are crafty and fun. My six year old son Zeke has a lot o .. Continue reading →

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26 Years Ago: The Challenger

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

From last year’s post: When I was five, I remember with excitement – along with all my other Kindergarten classmates – preparing to watch the first teacher, Christa McAuliffe, fly into space aboard the shuttle Challenger. Schools across the country gathered their students, turned on the television t … Continue reading →

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I Prefer the Mountain of Muffins

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

When I saw this I just turned around and walked out of the room. Dennis dumped out all of the toys. Thankfully, William saw it as an opportunity to organize Continue reading →

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