We have just over 3 hours to go (but who's counting?) Today's scheduled lesson is "Reindeer Games". I handed each student a packet consisting of a list of 59 holiday song title acronyms, a winter word search, a maze, a crossword puzzle, and a cryptoquote. Then I handed out candy canes. They are quiet and engaged.
And all is good.
Last Day of School
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hermillion
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Last Day of School
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant a tree; if in terms of a hundred years, teach the people." - Confucious
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I wish you were my teacher.
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Re: Last Day of School
Maddie's teachers are all testing her today. I am sure that she wishes that she was in your classhermillion wrote:We have just over 3 hours to go (but who's counting?) Today's scheduled lesson is "Reindeer Games". I handed each student a packet consisting of a list of 59 holiday song title acronyms, a winter word search, a maze, a crossword puzzle, and a cryptoquote. Then I handed out candy canes. They are quiet and engaged.
And all is good.
I think that tomorrow will be a slacking day in all of her classes.
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Re: Last Day of School
My office won't let me play in any of their reindeer games.hermillion wrote:We have just over 3 hours to go (but who's counting?) Today's scheduled lesson is "Reindeer Games". I handed each student a packet consisting of a list of 59 holiday song title acronyms, a winter word search, a maze, a crossword puzzle, and a cryptoquote. Then I handed out candy canes. They are quiet and engaged.
And all is good.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Yes, yesterday was testing day. Made all the worse because we were trying to make up some of the ground we lost during the ice closures. All the 8th grade teachers are finishing up units so we can start new ones after the break. Losing five days of class meant we really pushed it this week.
My students are awesome, and have worked their tails off Mon, Tue & Wed. I have no problem giving them a break today. In addition, classes are all shrunk from 55 minutes to 35 today to accomodate the Holiday Assembly this afternoon. Trying to get learning accomplished would have been impossible.
Since this is a pdf, I'm not sure how it will work, but it's a pretty good snapshot of Carver Middle School. Please check out how we stack up against other schools in the state and district when it comes to Academic Performance Index. I don't mean to brag, but . . .
http://www.tulsaschools.org/profiles/carver.pdf
My students are awesome, and have worked their tails off Mon, Tue & Wed. I have no problem giving them a break today. In addition, classes are all shrunk from 55 minutes to 35 today to accomodate the Holiday Assembly this afternoon. Trying to get learning accomplished would have been impossible.
Since this is a pdf, I'm not sure how it will work, but it's a pretty good snapshot of Carver Middle School. Please check out how we stack up against other schools in the state and district when it comes to Academic Performance Index. I don't mean to brag, but . . .
http://www.tulsaschools.org/profiles/carver.pdf
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"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant a tree; if in terms of a hundred years, teach the people." - Confucious
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Girl brag away! It's awesome to see results from all the hard work we all put in, students and teachers alike. This past year we were considered the largest and most diverse middle school to receive "Recognized" status in our area.
Anyone can go to the TEA website to look up our info or as they call it our "report card". It's interesting to see the stats and how many of our kids are labeled ED.
Sidenote: Oh and we don't even have 2% Asian population. Ours was .4% (or 6 kids) last year.
Anyone can go to the TEA website to look up our info or as they call it our "report card". It's interesting to see the stats and how many of our kids are labeled ED.
Sidenote: Oh and we don't even have 2% Asian population. Ours was .4% (or 6 kids) last year.