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Okay ... I just may be getting the hang of this year.  ;)  It's been a busy start, and I'm exhausted ... but it's a good exhausted.  I have 28 students in my grade 5/6 class this year.  A…

I'm sorry I've been so M.I.A. lately.  A big reason for that (besides soaking up some quality time with my girls) is the summer course I've been taking.  I'm taking part 2 of my writi…

You know what I love even better than Friday?  Friday before a long weekend ... ahhhhhhhhh ... much needed!!!  It's been a long week ... but a fun week ... so I guess all is good.  Looking forwar…

Can someone please check the calendar for me?  Mine must be broken.  The date says it's April 4th, but it just can't be right ... this was the view from my classroom door this morning. This p…

Independent reading is huge in my classroom ... HUGE.  There is not a day that goes by that we don't find the time to squeeze it in.  When I first started my teaching career I worried about keepi…

February 27th is National Pink Shirt Day.  Today, our school was a sea of pink as we did our part to stand up against bullying. National Pink Shirt Day was started in 2008 as a response to two boys i…