tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37976486558955939112024-03-14T01:00:51.275-07:00Oh Boy It's Farleyoh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-71631295128611547302019-06-24T11:48:00.001-07:002019-06-24T11:48:06.978-07:00how the good the bad the ugly shaped me into the educator I am now<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://wp.me/p4cW8a-2NA" target="_blank">“This post is week 2 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators.”</a></span><br />
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Ok this week I am suppose to reflect on what has contributed to the educator I am today.<br />
Hmmmmm???<br />
I so want to talk about my family-<br />
I am a 4th generation teacher and I feel like teaching is a genetic thing...<br />
my mom was a fabulous teacher and I would like to think she had a little to do with who I am today<br />
my hubs is a supporter... always listening to my moans and groans<br />
offering advice when necessary<br />
Bubs has even helped me become a better teacher<br />
he is academically way above his classmates -BUT- socially below<br />
I have advocated for him to get the education he deserves -<br />
his situation has opened my eyes and has made me more understandable to other kids' behaviors.<br />
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BUT<br />
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If I had to really think what has made me the teacher I am today<br />
it is my admin...<br />
the good the bad and the ugly<br />
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I started teaching 18 years ago...<br />
WOW (jaw dropped - that's a long time)<br />
well my first year I had one of the best principals EVER -<br />
at the time I was a little scared of her... a little -<br />
OK A LOT<br />
any who<br />
I had taken over midyear after a yucky teacher quit (thank God - he was horrible)<br />
my first day on the job ALL of my girls went home with lice<br />
ALL OF THEM<br />
that was back when if one had it... the nurse could check all the kids...<br />
AND they had to go home...<br />
well that was interesting!!!<br />
that same day...<br />
I also stopped by a beauty shop and had the lady chop my hair off (like 8 inches)<br />
in this class I also had the city's head gang member's son<br />
who liked to cuss a little - OK a lot<br />
he could barley read a kinder book (we were in 3rd) BUT boy could he throw cuss words<br />
I decided I needed to call his mom...<br />
imagine a first year teacher (about 1 month on the job) calling a house known for its gang activity<br />
-I was a little scared -<br />
ok A LOT<br />
the only place we were allowed to make phone calls home was an office located by the principal's office<br />
and it wasn't really an office... more like a little corner nook<br />
so as I was talking to the mom...<br />
the mom proceeds to tell me - that her kiddo never cussed until I became the teacher...<br />
I was so mad...<br />
I couldn't believe she was blaming me...<br />
and she was yelling at me...<br />
so what did I do...<br />
I told her...<br />
very calmly<br />
"maam the word F@*K is not on our spelling list... so I can assure you I am NOT teaching this!!!"<br />
well my principal heard me say this and immediately came out of her office grabbed the phone from my hands and asked me to go back to my classroom.<br />
I was embarrassed - walking out of the office.<br />
But as I was walking out... I could hear my principal loudly say to the mom...<br />
" you and I both know (insert boy's name) has been cussing since he was in kinder" and<br />
"don't you waste my teacher's time with nonsense"<br />
I was out of the office before I could hear the rest of the story<br />
but her secretary later told me she also told the mom to talk to all her teachers in a respectable tone the next day ...<br />
I had homemade cupcakes and the kid told me he was sorry.<br />
I never had anymore issues with that kiddo :)<br />
and I didn't eat the cupcakes - I was a little scared of them - ok<br />
A LOT<br />
<br />
What did that principal teach me -<br />
* my time is precious... it shouldn't be wasted on nonsense<br />
* be blunt and precise in what you want to say to parents<br />
* parents will push new teachers - you have to show you are in charge of your classroom<br />
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The next year - I moved to a different city<br />
and obviously new school (which I am at still)<br />
and once again I had a great principal.<br />
she wasn't tough like my first one<br />
but she was good<br />
I was one of 2 new teachers to the campus..<br />
the majority of the other teachers were well<br />
what's a good word... ummmmm<br />
dinosaurs...<br />
walking the path and guidance of the teacher manual... BORING<br />
set in their own ways... doing the same things they had done 15 years ago...<br />
getting the same results<br />
it was intimidating... to go against the norm<br />
my new principal welcomed my new ideas (she was also somewhat new to the campus too)<br />
she encouraged me to go my own way...<br />
she allowed me to spread my wings and break the monotony of the dinosaurs and their manuals<br />
she did reign me in if I got to far off the target<br />
but her willingness to let me be me was amazing<br />
I was with this principal for years and I grew so much as a teacher...<br />
she trusted me and had me on committees for hiring -<br />
I was also on the committee to improve our campus<br />
I became the grade level chair within two years<br />
when district came to visit - they were escorted to my room<br />
after a few years - many of the dinosaurs had retired and I was left with a fabulous young team<br />
we were amazing...<br />
we were kicking butt on all state tests - yet we were NOT teaching to the test<br />
and we were not using textbooks and manuals<br />
we were blessed to work together for I think 8 years...<br />
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What did that principal teach me?<br />
* When you are surrounded by people that believe in you - you can really go further than you ever imagined!!!<br />
* let new teachers share their ideas - sometimes they have good ones<br />
* don't be a dinosaur<br />
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OK those were the good-<br />
now for the bad<br />
<br />
I have had admin that<br />
BLESS THEIR HEART<br />
were just bad<br />
<br />
I mean really...<br />
one would fall asleep during meetings -<br />
and if you wanted to get a fab score on your walk through...<br />
just pretend it is snack time and feed them too<br />
seriously every time I would get rave scores!!!<br />
he had no clue what we were suppose to be teaching<br />
he was just a good ole boy that was hired because he knew someone<br />
and well we all suffered<br />
don't get me wrong he was SUPER NICE<br />
but he wasn't admin material<br />
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What did that admin teach me?<br />
* Snacks in the classroom bring happiness to kids and adults!<br />
* good ole boys should be GOOD at what they do<br />
* it is hard to grow under weak admin - they usually have nothing to contribute<br />
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one was a meany -<br />
she came in and wanted to change everything<br />
EVERYTHING<br />
schedules - traditions - ceremonies - plans - routines<br />
EVERYTHING...<br />
she even started cleaning out closets and throwing our old yearbooks and photo albums out...<br />
we turned 50 this year so... throwing out our memorabilia was horrible<br />
she wouldn't listen to anyone...<br />
her way or no way...<br />
she thought she was there to save us...<br />
we did NOT need saving...<br />
the only thing she did was make us hate her<br />
and guess what...<br />
our morale went down... with our scores<br />
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What did that admin teach me?<br />
* Leaders create the environment... if the environment is made hostile the morale will reflect that.<br />
* you can't come into a new place and just start changing everything - take time to get to know what needs changing<br />
* if you think you are put somewhere to SAVE them... you are not... save that for Jesus<br />
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another was a want a be<br />
she wanted to be a great principal<br />
she talked the talk but never got up to do the walk...<br />
she mostly sat in her office with her minions and did<br />
absolutely nothing to help us grow as a campus<br />
each year she was there it got worse...<br />
she did less for the campus and just pushed out all the work to others<br />
student behaviors got worse, the newly hired were questionable, and the school was divided more than ever... she even had a nickname for those of us that were not buying her act<br />
little did she know that "the clique" was getting her the scores she needed to keep her butt in her office chair<br />
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What did that admin teach me?<br />
* You can not run a school sitting behind a desk.<br />
* Rumors travel fast in a school - so watch what you say.<br />
* If you are lazy students, parents, and teachers start misbehaving.<br />
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OK and now for the UGLY!!!<br />
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thank GOD<br />
this guy was only here for one year...<br />
so -<br />
we were in a meeting at the beginning of the year...<br />
my team and I<br />
with the "admin team"<br />
we were asked to read a poem<br />
this poem was deep... it was college level<br />
and was actually a really good poem<br />
sorry I don't remember the name<br />
we were then asked to give our opinions about the poem...<br />
I stated mine... my teammates said theirs<br />
and then he gave his...<br />
he then tried to tell us our opinions were WRONG<br />
we were not reading deep enough<br />
he told us we were small minded<br />
YEP!!!<br />
so let me give you some background...<br />
he had been moved from countless campuses -<br />
demoted promoted demoted moved promoted moved... we were just his next stop<br />
he had NO elementary experience and specialized in one subject<br />
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so here we are... in the conference room being told our opinion of the poem is wrong<br />
I proceeded to tell him... you cannot tell me how to understand a poem<br />
that is the beauty of a poem... especially a good one<br />
I told him everyone's answers were right because we have to infer what the author is saying<br />
as long as we can support our reasons we are all right<br />
he got mad...<br />
told us we would never see his side...<br />
it was pointless...<br />
anywho... he then proceeded to show us a powerpoint where he told us we are<br />
NO LONGER allowed to use strategies for reading and math<br />
WHAT!!!!????!!!!<br />
here he was - brand new at our campus-<br />
never being in a an elementary setting<br />
and telling us this nonsense<br />
of course I let him know - and my team - that we disagreed<br />
he stood up and slammed his fist on the table (I was sitting next to him so it was right by me)<br />
and screamed you will listen to me!!!<br />
this was within inches of my face<br />
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I left -<br />
from then on I had absolutely ZERO respect for him<br />
and the "admin team" who sat there and did nothing!!!<br />
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What did I learn from that principal?<br />
* You can have the title but you can still be unqualified!<br />
* Breath mints are a necessity when in a close proximity meeting.<br />
* Immediately report vile and inappropriate behavior. - I didn't I was scared of retaliation!<br />
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Through my 18 years it became apparent that the leaders of the campus set the stage for the campus. It is up to you to stand strong in your beliefs.<br />
It is up to you to find the positive in bad situations.<br />
It is up to you to grow even under bad circumstances.<br />
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You can learn from the good - the bad - and the ugly!!!<br />
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<img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_9VZYm40QQ/VqwEBjDDeQI/AAAAAAABPLc/PTMeX56T4bg/s1600/Signature.png" />oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-15826106546901294202019-06-15T10:09:00.000-07:002019-06-15T10:09:38.034-07:00What are your plans for professional learning this summer - NOTHINGI have been tagged on IG to join a summer blogging challenge...<br />
and I was like what the heck... why not<br />
plus I loved the first prompt<br />
and I have been wanting to blog again!!!<br />
<br />
So here I go...<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://wp.me/p4cW8a-2MY" target="_blank">This post is week 1 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators.</a></span><br />
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This week's topic is funny and ironic for me...<br />
WHAT ARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING GOALS FOR THIS SUMMER?<br />
<br />
Oh gosh...<br />
The only "professional" goal I have for this summer was to get my TAG 6 hour update that I ALWAYS have to get.<br />
OH and let's talk about this...<br />
they always schedule this training like the week after school gets out<br />
WHO THE HECK wants to do that?<br />
Why can't they include this 6 hour training in our back to school training?<br />
I mean come on we come back like 5 months before the kids...<br />
ok dramatic but we do come back like 2 weeks before (if you round to the nearest week)<br />
That would be smart... to include it into our B2S schtuff<br />
I am sure there are school districts out there that do that... right?<br />
not mine!!! insert a sad face here<br />
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SOOOO I already did that training and it was fabulous (sarcasm)<br />
I got up early on my first Thursday of the summer<br />
and painted my face... put on a smile and went to a training that was more geared for<br />
HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!<br />
the majority of us in there were elementary teachers<br />
when we had to raise our hands there were 3 high school teachers<br />
there were 51 of us in all...<br />
<br />
here was the training in a nutshell....<br />
make a video for your kids to review prior to class about new content<br />
load your video onto your you tube channel<br />
and make a blog for your videos...<br />
NEEDLESS to say I was done early...<br />
and could NOT leave...<br />
so I sat for almost 3 hours with my friends and helped them finish<br />
and then we talked<br />
- that training was fun-<br />
sarcasm<br />
<br />
ok NOW on to my real plans for summer<br />
NOTHING<br />
<br />
this is the first summer I have NO REAL plans<br />
I don't have camps to teach<br />
I don't have summer school to teach or run<br />
I have NOTHING<br />
no training to teach<br />
no other trainings to attend<br />
and it is sooooooo nice!!!!<br />
<br />
and I am excited about that<br />
soooooo<br />
my plans are to<br />
RELAX, REORGANIZE, and REJOICE<br />
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RELAX -if you know me you know I love me some YOGA<br />
with the end of the year schedule - I missed lots of classes<br />
so my goal this summer is to go to at least 2 classes a week<br />
yoga is a great place to work on me...<br />
I concentrate so much on not falling on my face or tooting<br />
(yoga makes you gassy)<br />
that I can't dwell in my head about everything that is stressing me out<br />
it is a complete hour of being out of my head...<br />
and it is nice<br />
if you haven't tried yoga<br />
you should<br />
it's amazing<br />
tall, small, curvy, thin, rolly, skinny... all body types can go<br />
that's the joy of yoga<br />
<br />
I am also taking time to myself in the morning...<br />
Hubs is at work and Bubs is a late sleeper so my morning time is<br />
JUST ME<br />
and my dawgs...<br />
I get up clean up<br />
real life ---- > we have a dog that is older than Jesus and well she has accidents during the night<br />
so I clean up - light some candles<br />
let the girls out to play and potty<br />
and then turn on the Today show and chill.<br />
I might get up and water the garden (no veggies - just a bunch of elephant ears and succulents)<br />
it's just a time for me to do whatever I want...<br />
I haven't had a summer to myself like this in a VERY LONG TIME<br />
and it is soooo nice!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
REORGANIZE<br />
well the stresses of school and our family's busy schedule<br />
definitely show in my house keeping<br />
or lack there of...<br />
and I have a house keeper come every other week - yikes<br />
anywho -<br />
I set goals for myself to work on one area of the house a day<br />
and I have done that... YAY me<br />
so far I have scrubbed the garage door... it was super dirty and now it is WHITE again<br />
I also have spray washed our front porch and redecorated it for the summer<br />
I have gathered every single article of clothing<br />
from every corner<br />
and organized it by colors for washing<br />
I have a lot of washing to do ....<br />
A LOT<br />
A LOT<br />A LOT<br />
I have cleaned out our spare bedroom - which was a catch all for all things that needed a place<br />
and I had no clue where that place was...<br />
I have made a run to Goodwill with a few boxes of donations<br />
and see lots more coming their way<br />
<br />
I also have reorganized my eating<br />
I joined Weight Watcher... now called WW<br />
whatever it is Weight Watchers<br />
I needed something to help me...<br />
something structured and that would help me portion control<br />
and have more accountability<br />
I was on it several years ago and did amazing...<br />
this time it is do or die...<br />
literally - my liver hates me and<br />
has decided to act out<br />
so he needs to lose some fat which means I need to lose fat<br />
and so WW is here to stay.<br />
So far it is easy and breezy...<br />
I mean it takes some time to figure out the app<br />
and portions BUT it really is easy<br />
and I am down about 10 pounds my first week<br />
so no complaints here...<br />
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REJOICE<br />
I am really taking this summer to find myself again<br />
and rejoice in my blessings <br />
school can be a toxic place<br />
mean girls<br />
crappy teachers<br />
stubborn kiddos<br />
test stress<br />
rumors<br />
lies<br />
parents<br />
schedules<br />
paperwork<br />
I could name tons more BUT that would take my whole morning<br />
and I'm not here for that!!!<br />
<br />
anyways...<br />
this summer I need to take time for ME<br />
and I am going to rejoice in my accomplishments<br />
cleaning out the pantry - YES<br />
losing wt - YES<br />
meditating in the morning - YES<br />
how often do teachers REALLY take the time for themselves during the summer?<br />
I am pretty sure in my 18 years of teaching...<br />
this is a first for me<br />
and it is so refreshing for my spirit<br />
<br />
so no...<br />
I am not planning my classroom decor - I am planning on redecorating my spare bedroom<br />
I am not taking an online class for reading - I am taking an online class for abstract painting.<br />
I am not reading a book about guided reading - I am reading a book about a steamy romance<br />
I am not making plans for the first week of school - I am planning out a Mamma and Bubs trip<br />
I am not going to another writing training - I am going to a how to meditate class<br />
I am not creating new things for my class - I am creating new meals for my family<br />
I am not stressing over next year's class - I am living in the now and loving it<br />
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<img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_9VZYm40QQ/VqwEBjDDeQI/AAAAAAABPLc/PTMeX56T4bg/s1600/Signature.png" />oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-16691706983472895902017-11-25T11:21:00.003-08:002017-11-25T12:45:52.694-08:00Boosting Morale... ONE squad at a timeOver on my Instagram (@farleyfarleyfarley)<br />
I have had lots of questions about my school's<br />
MORALE SQUADS<br />
I tried answering the questions<br />
BUT the overall consensus was I needed a blog post.<br />
AND HERE WE ARE...<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">What the heck is this MORALE SQUAD you
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">Well basically it is the entire school
pitching in to boost MORALE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">but in shifts...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">Here’s what we did… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ONE</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;"> -we divided the school into 4 groups…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">we are lucky because our school has 4
major hallways and they are color coded…(blue, yellow, red, and green) so no
use in making it difficult</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> we
broke it down by hallways</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">labeled the squads according to the color
of each hallway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">and asked those not located in one of the
major hallways to sign up with a hallway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">so for example my hallway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">is the green hallway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">SOOOOO we are the green morale squad… duh</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">in my hallway we have 4</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> and 5</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">
grade</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">the dyslexia teacher, 3 </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">rti</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">
teachers, and the music teacher</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">PLUS the best school secretary in the
world joined our squad and the 2 gym teachers… because they aren’t located in a
particular hallway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">so we have 4 squads… and to the best that
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">on to </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TWO</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14pt;">- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">at a faculty meeting we passed around a
sign up sheet… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">it was divided into 8 sections </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4 on top and 4 on the bottom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">nothing fancy… I just folded paper and
wrote in marker</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">each section was labeled with a month
starting with September… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">obviously if you are going to do this now
you would only use the remaining months…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I explained what we were doing and asked
a rep from each hallway to sign up for a month on the top and a month on the
bottom…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">we also asked staff and teachers that are
not located in one of the main hallways to sign up with a squad on their months</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">NOTE*** my squad took September to be an example of the various
things that could be done</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">and then we passed it around and we took
what was left on the bottom… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">which ended up being February… </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Holla</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">
that’s a great month to have </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">and THREE-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">so what do we do????</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">there is only one requirement your squad has to do…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">that is provide snacks at one of the faculty meetings… that’s it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">YEP that’s the </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">O</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">NLY requirement… </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; text-align: center;">not hard right…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">don</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">’</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">t be like us and forget the faculty
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">and I had to call my parents to grab
cookies at the last minute… </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">way to set an example right????</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">the other squads have done a grand job of
snacks…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">no </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">pics</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> of this </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">BUT for October… the blue squad</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">made a popcorn bar
and witch’s brew</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">they gave us a bag of popcorn and then
had lots of bowls out of various candies and you sprinkled your choice of
yumminess </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">in your bag… it was awesome</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">the witch’s brew was a lime
sherbet – 7-up punch</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">but they added dry ice to make it bubble…
so cool</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">and then for our November meeting </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">(yes we
only have once a month meetings) </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">that squad did a nacho bar… </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">queso</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> can turn a frown upside down for sure</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">soooooo</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>providing snacks is the ONLY requirement… </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">BUT</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">if you want to go above and beyond</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">then GO FOR IT</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">and that is exactly what we did…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">my squad decided to do something special every week of our month...</span></div>
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one of the biggest hits is our snack cart...<br />
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and here is what you need for that...<br />
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1- get a list of all faculty and staff members so your #2s will be sure to deliver smiles to everyone<br />
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2- some cutie patootie delivery kiddos is a must... I made sure they KNOW the school and have personality and manners... I mean you don't want your delivery team to be shy and clueless.<br />
I had these boys last year and adore them... they have been at our school since kinder soooo<br />
they obviously know the school and most of the teachers.<br />
they also are well mannered and can follow directions (one big snack or 2 little snacks per person and one water)<br />
and the BIG THING... they have personality<br />
so when they walk into a teacher's room they are going to bring smiles<br />
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3- found an old cart... I want to paint it BUT...<br />
no time<br />
soooooo I just put some nice colorful baskets on it and made a snack cart banner with some left over ribbon<br />
its still an ugly beige-grey color but the banner distracts from it<br />
Hubs has offered to come and paint it for me (insert big happy face here)<br />
plus teachers aren't looking at the cart as much as the SNACKS...right?<br />
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4- I asked every teacher in my squad to bring in at least a dozen prepackaged snacks...<br />
anything they wanted<br />
they could spend as little or as much as they wanted...<br />
someone even brought in tiny waters... which is on the bottom shelf of the cart<br />
the middle shelf is the "extras" just in case we run out of a snack on top the kiddos can refill it<br />
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5- add a cute banner<br />
and because I want to help you on your journey to boosting morale...<br />
I have added the banner into my store...<br />
as a FREEBIE!!!<br />
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snack-Cart-Banner-3510188" target="_blank">click HERE to download it!!!</a><br />
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after the kiddos delivered to the entire school<br />
we had a ton of snacks left over and so....<br />
we did another delivery on the last day of our month<br />
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the snack cart was such a hit...<br />
the Blue Squad decorated one up for Halloween and delivered spooktacular treats...<br />
they kept the same delivery team... because... why not... they know what to do!!!!<br />
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Snack cart deliveries were not the only thing we did to deliver smiles...<br />
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my squad divided the faculty and staff list up<br />
and we each got 3-5 people make their mailbox happy...<br />
we made sure to include our squad members on the list too<br />
because... HELLO we deserve smiles too.<br />
so we could do whatever we wanted to bring smiles using the faculty mailboxes as our delivery<br />
as you can see... the person that had me... decorated my mailbox (and 3 others too) and everyday I had a little treat inside... I still have my little pennants up!!!<br />
I delivered little treats with messages to my recipients twice that week<br />
and I know some others got hand written notes of appreciation and thanks<br />
and others got a survival pack for the week full of snacks and treats...<br />
I loved this idea because it doesn't require a lot of money<br />
and each of us could put our own spin and personalize our deliveries<br />
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another fun idea is...<br />
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the blue squad... had a guess the number game set up in the office area...<br />
super simple BUT so much fun!!!<br />
and some other ideas...<br />
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for Fire Prevention week we got tootsie roll treats...</div>
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Morale is such a hard thing to keep up and running... by breaking into Moral Squads... my school's morale has been boosted</div>
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it's easy to do and the rewards are beyond measure...</div>
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I am going to keep posting what my school is doing to boost morale over on my instagram so you can get some more ideas... I will also hashtag it #teachermoralesquad </div>
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if you have ideas for boosting morale at your school feel free to leave a message here... or even use the hashtag... and tag me TOO!!!</div>
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<img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_9VZYm40QQ/VqwEBjDDeQI/AAAAAAABPLc/PTMeX56T4bg/s1600/Signature.png" />oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-72207933024449857862017-03-26T17:08:00.001-07:002017-03-26T17:08:07.452-07:00Why my rubrics don't add up to 100So I have been thinking about doing this for a few years now and BAM<br />
this year is the year I decided to do it.<br />
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It all started with our READING LOG…<br />
I only require my kiddos to read 20 minutes a night…<br />
and that is Monday - Thursday so if I added all that up…<br />
it would equal an 80…..<br />
SO I decided to add that the highest grade you can earn is 105<br />
if you do the bare minimum you get an 80… go above and beyond and you can get up to 105<br />
It has really worked out well and it is quite EYE OPENING to see which kiddos<br />
DO NOT go that extra minute or two to earn a higher grade.<br />
If you truly TRULY think about it… it ONLY requires them to read an extra 5<br />
YEP FIVE minutes a night to earn the 100!!!<br />
some seem to be totally OK with the 80…<br />
while others not so much and are always getting the 105<br />
some even read up to 200 minutes<br />
WOW!!!<br />
<br />
I even tried it with one of our projects.<br />
I made it very clear the rubric only added up to 80...<br />
and going above and beyond would be the only way to score above an 80.<br />
I also made it clear... they had to think OFF the rubric.<br />
For example... a title was needed to get 5 points...<br />
I did not give extra points if they had a light up title with glitter... that isn't going off the rubric.<br />
The rubric didn't state "to get 5 points you need to have a WOW factor"<br />
it said... 5 points for a neat and correctly spelled title<br />
if little kid A wrote his title on his box in pencil and it was neat and spelled correctly he got 5 points...<br />
just like little lady B with lights and glitter.<br />
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You are probably thinking WOW that's harsh...<br />
BUT IS IT????<br />
<br />
little kid A doesn't get help from home bc his mom and grandma work 2 jobs each and his older siblings take care of home stuff<br />
... his family is on free and reduced lunch and they live pay check to pay check...<br />
I am not about to compare his project to little lady B<br />
who comes from a totally different home environment. <br />
Her mamma could have her own crafting channel... heck so could little lady B...<br />
this family enjoys at home projects and puts education as a priority...<br />
these two little kiddos have different home environments as do ALL of my kiddos...<br />
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In the past I would send home a rubric that aded up to 100 and give bonus points for "WOW"<br />
but what was I giving "WOW" points for... glitter, lights, the cool things....<br />
I know I did give points for amazing presentations<br />
BUT that is where it stopped... really since I was telling them how to get 100<br />
all the projects kinda looked the same...<br />
I could totally tell you before the rubric was handed out which kiddo would get the 100 plus WOW<br />
based on home life...<br />
I was giving WOW points for looks and not content<br />
soooooooo<br />
I started thinking... year after year... and project after project... what can I do to spice this up...<br />
change this up...<br />
instead of me telling them here is your 100... let them decide how to earn those extra points...<br />
<br />
and after reading a book by Ron Clark I was like YEP<br />
make my rubrics worth 80...<br />
the kids at first were not happy...<br />
they were like... WTH really<br />
kids these days are use to getting the here's your 100 rubrics... it doesn't really require them to THINK<br />
<br />
wow imagine that...<br />
so I began to tell them... you have to THINK off the rubric...<br />
you can do the rubric to the best of your ability BUT that only gets you a 80<br />
BUT if you think off the rubric... that will get your WOW points<br />
<br />
this was a hard concept for the kids and parents too...<br />
my hope for this was that each kids' personality would shine<br />
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<br />
some kids' projects tried the whole glitter and lights to the title thing<br />
BUT that wasn't off the rubric...<br />
a title spelled correctly and neatly was on the rubric...<br />
so little kid a and little lady b scored the same points<br />
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also on the rubric was to create a map showing the location of their indian tribe...<br />
and it had to include a key and compass<br />
little kid a - drew his own map of Texas (kinda wonky but still Texas like) on the side of the box...<br />
it was hard to see it through the giant Nike Swoosh, but everything required on the map was drawn in brown colored pencil...<br />
he even put a spiderman sticker where his tribe was located<br />
and then he showed the migration pattern of his tribe with glued on string<br />
labeled his map as winter grounds and summer grounds and then had pictures of the animals that were hunted in both winter and summer homes around his Texas drawing... he had a correct key (with a spiderman) and a nice compass<br />
little lady b had a beautiful map of Texas that was printed or purchased...<br />
It was a beautiful map and it was displayed perfectly on top of her box with a piece of foam board...<br />
everything requiring a label was done with sticker letters and<br />
it had a pin where her tribe was located... her compass rose was done beautifully in puffy glitter glue...<br />
and her key was color coded with metallic paint<br />
it was stunning...<br />
<br />
which kid got bonus points???<br />little kid a- he went off the rubric he had migration patterns and pictures of the animals hunted<br />
little lady b - did what the rubric asked for<br />
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another requirement was they had to make the dwelling in a diorama with examples of their food, transportation, and clothing<br />
little lady b - wowzers... looked like the best teepee diorama ever...<br />
looked like real animal skin teepee, had a little fake candle thingy to represent the campfire, the clothes were hung on a line as if they were drying and over the fake flame was a sculpted out of clay carcass to represent the food<br />
she also had a fake plastic horse to represent transportation.... did she go off the rubric??? no<br />
did it look amazing.....YES<br />
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little boy a... used writing paper for all of his things... so everything had blue stripes<br />
he divided his box in two with tinfoil<br />
and on one side had the winter home... again made out of writing paper that he had colored<br />
and on the other side he had the summer home<br />
both sides had writing paper animals that were taped to the back to represent the animals they hunted and<br />
he had a travois made out of toothpicks... he also had his tribe members clothed appropriately for each season... again done with striped paper but colored with crayons or colored pencils<br />
sounds like he stayed in the rubric too right...<br />
NOPE... he added labels for everything... and put the months when they would stay at each home.<br />
his project wasn't as pretty and neat as hers BUT his was off the rubric<br />
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<br />
when I was doing projects and grades the old way...<br />
I realized I was giving bonus points to those that had the means...<br />
they had parents at home that would help them<br />
those parents probably had extra money to make it shine and sparkle<br />
they could purchase the extras<br />
<br />
<br />
BUT<br />
<br />
was that fair to my kiddos who do not get that type of support at home?<br />
my low income families do not have the means to purchase glitter, stickers, maps, and other crafting supplies....<br />
<br />
by requiring the above and beyond OFF THE RUBRIC points...<br />
my kids are on an even playing field...<br />
everyone has to think off the rubric...<br />
<br />
even though little lady b's project could put Martha Stewart to shame...<br />
she scored an 80<br />
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and even though little boy a's box looked like he scrounged all his supplies off my floor at the end of the day (which he did) he scored a 97... his project might not be a cover story picture on a projects magazine BUT he went off the rubric and went above and beyond<br />
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soooo<br />
I will leave you with this...<br />
are you giving bonus points for glitter and glam?<br />
is that fair to all of your kiddos?<br />
<br />
let's be sure we aren't giving extra points for flash and flair...<br />
and we are giving extra point for going off the rubric and doing more than expected<br />
it shouldn't be about looks it should be about content...<br />
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I am interested in what you might have to say about this...<br />
type your ideas or comments down below...<br />
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I haven't blogged in forever… so you know this has to be good!!!<br />
I was contacted by DYSON…<br />
yes the DYSON… ya know the people that make the most incredible vacuums!!!<br />
They really SUCK!!! *wink*<br />
well after getting over that shock and calling my mom to brag<br />
and then my husband<br />
yes in that order because<br />
mom gets super girly excited with me<br />
and hubs is like…. oh cool<br />
so after getting over the initial shock that THE DYSON PEOPLE contacted me!!!<br />
me… little ole Farley…<br />
I quickly agreed to try out one of their Ideas Box<br />
and just an FYI…<br />
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I have been given compensation for this review…<br />
however the amazing Ideas Box that I get to keep<br />
along with the DYSON Air Multiplier Fan<br />
has not swayed me in my opinion!!!<br />
this BOX rocks<br />
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A little background on this Ideas Box<br />
it is brought to us from the James Dyson Foundation<br />
they are "dedicated to encouraging young people to think differently, make mistakes, invent and realize their engineering potential."<br />
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The Ideas Box is loaned to a classroom for 4 weeks and is completely free. <br />
Did you <strike>hear</strike> read that… FREE!!!<br />
It is better suited for 4th-6th grade BUT can be adapted for any grade.<br />
It comes delivered in a giant box and contains EVERYTHING you need to challenge your kiddos to improve everyday objects.<br />
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The Ideas Box comes with a Teacher's Guide, CD, and posters… OH and let's NOT forget<br />
the FAN…DYSON AIR MULTIPLIER…<br />
this fan is the catalyst to the box…<br />
it is what gets the kids thinking<br />
they are completely in awe of the fan and its bladeless technology.<br />
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If you want to do what I did… I placed the fan out a few days before the activity began<br />
behind my desk<br />
out of their reach<br />
and let them just simmer in their curiosity!!!<br />
genius I tell ya!!!<br />
their questioning was hilarious and higher order…<br />
this is why STEM activities are so important in the classroom.<br />
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When I started the activities…<br />
I followed the Teacher's Guide… which is super easy to follow<br />
we worked our way through each of the main sections using the CD and the posters<br />
to give us support in our understanding and thinking<br />
There are 5 sections...<br />
1- What is a design engineer?<br />
* here you are introduced to DYSON himself in a very cool video on the provided CD<br />
2- Design Detectives<br />
* here the kids are shown (on the cd) the developing of the Air Multiplier… they loved this part<br />
3- Design<br />
* here is where their little brains go into action…<br />
- I split the kids into groups of 2 - 4 and this is where they got to sketch out their new ideas for<br />
ordinary objects<br />
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4- BUILD<br />
* we took full advantage of our CARDBOARD CHALLENGE DAY to build our prototypes<br />
- we asked for donations of cardboard and all sorts of tape a few weeks in advance and we had<br />
plenty… I wanted to make sure their imaginations were not limited by lack of supplies<br />
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5 - Test and Evaluate<br />
* many of our inventors went above and beyond in their inventions…<br />
as you saw above…. so this needed to be adapted<br />
and we discussed what the next step would be to get to the final step… one kiddo reminded us<br />
that Mr. Dyson had over 1,000 attempts at perfecting his fan…touché kid touché<br />
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I could not be a luckier teacher to have been given this opportunity!!!<br />
The Ideas Box was so inspiring to my students and was such an unforgettable experience…<br />
they were able to SHOWCASE their inventions to the younger grades and were able to explain how their new take on the ordinary was better… it was MAGICAL!!! It just proves that STEM is an important part of education. The smiles on their faces as they explained their new inventions, and the COOLS and OOHs and AWWWWS from the little kids made their day!!!<br />
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Now I know you are wanting to try this box in your own classroom…<br />
and you are thinking<br />
COME ON FARLEY give my the link already…<br />
OK OK…<br />
so here it goes…<br />
if you want to try the Ideas Box out in your class… for FREE… for 4 weeks…..<br />
all you have to do is visit….<br />
<a href="http://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/ideas-box/" target="_blank">http://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/ideas-box/</a><br />
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Thanks again to The James Dyson Foundation for contacting me!!!<br />
I am so grateful my kiddos were given this opportunity… and not to mention our HOT Texas classroom totally LOVES the Air Multiplier!!!<br />
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<br />
This May holds a lot of big changes for me...<br />
I am turning the BIG 4-OH on the 8th<br />
and I am NOT<br />
I repeat NOT taking it well…<br />
NOT AT ALL<br />
for 30 Hubs threw me a FAB party<br />
and it was a blast<br />
for 40 I want to crawl into my bed and stay there<br />
BUT it falls on Mother's Day so I have to actually get up!!!<br />
I am also making a big change with my blog…<br />
I feel like it is time…<br />
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let me add to the TRUTH<br />
I have been hosting the CURRENTLY Linky Party for years<br />
and because of it…<br />
I have gained<br />
friends<br />
confidence<br />
and loyal followers…<br />
I cannot thank all of you enough for coming every month<br />
and linking up with me…<br />
it has been a true blessing to have all of you come on over and join the CURRENTLY PARTY<br />
and in the name of TRUTH…<br />
in my heart I just feel like it is time to retire the CURRENTLY Linky<br />
I have thought<br />
and contemplated<br />
and discussed with friends<br />
and thought some more<br />
for months now and finally decided that MAY 2016<br />
would be the last one!!!<br />
thanks again for being my bloggy buddies and reading the links and following the RULE of THREE<br />
and thanks for leaving comments<br />
of encouragement<br />
or compliments<br />
or a simple thank you<br />
this linky party has blessed my life in more ways than I had ever imagined<br />
and for the most part I have you guys to thank for that!!!<br />
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and with that said...<br />
I hope you understand and will join me for the final PARTAY!!!<br />
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write something you need to come clean with…<br />
maybe you haven't done lesson plans the last few weeks<br />
or maybe your WHOLE 30 lasted all but 3 days<br />
or maybe your new neighbors are WHACK and leave cray notes on your car<br />
(all of those are more of my truths)<br />
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3 things about this currently…<br />
ONE…<br />
why does it seem like I am always running out of glue sticks and dry erase markers…<br />
it is a daily struggle… for reals<br />
TWO…<br />
our state writing test is slipping up on me… and this year has been a little bit more difficult than my other years…they write like they are texting…<br />
only a few are capitalizing I… WHAT???<br />
so for the next few weeks I will be hammering basic writing knowledge<br />
again<br />
and we will be writing and writing until our little hands can write no more…<br />
THREE…<br />
who is the wise guy who thought schools would be a great polling site…<br />
it was probably decided way back when<br />
when schools were not targets for the deranged loonies of the world<br />
BUT these days we have to do intruder drills<br />
and practice staying quiet and hiding in case some idiot comes in our school<br />
we even teach our kids to alert us if a stranger is in the halls…<br />
at my school all visitors must check in at the office and have their license scanned and then they are cleared by some system we have and they get a visitors pass sticker… those stickers alert the kids that they are a cleared adult and are allowed in our school...<br />
BUT on voting days…<br />
all that goes out the window…<br />
the voters just walk in the front door<br />
don't check in with the office…<br />
our hall is filled with strangers…<br />
we take alternative routes everywhere to not interact with the voters… BUT still<br />
THEY ARE STRANGERS!!!<br />
I should not have to have a talk with Bubs about stranger danger on voting day…<br />
yes I know this convo is necessary and I have talked to him about it many times…<br />
but I had to have a SPECIAL one this morning… because… well my little one likes to go potty a lot…<br />
I am sure when he leaves for 6th grade… he is only in 1st... there will be a stall named after him in his honor…<br />
for reals…<br />
so today I told him… do not go to the bathroom… and if you absolutely have to go… go with a buddy… and if you go into the bathroom and an adult is in there get out FAST and tell your teacher…<br />
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I was on pins and needles all day about having voting in our school… more so because my little guy is there now… and I must say when the nurse came down to tell me he had fever and had to go home… I was somewhat relieved…<br />
SERIOUSLY<br />
schools should not be polling sites<br />
not in today's world<br />
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go check it out at farleyfarleyfarley<br />
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my old house has NOT sold yet…<br />
we dug a hole and even planted a saint and everything…<br />
and nothing… I know the market is super slow over in my hood<br />
so I am just hoping it will speed up soon …<br />
because paying for 2 houses stinks<br />
it seriously is cutting into my fun money!!!<br />
and that is no fun!!!<br />
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I know you all want to know who designed my blog…<br />
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I cannot begin to tell you how awesome she was to work with…<br />
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she made my vision come to life… I am absolutely in LOVE with my new design<br />
and HIGHLY recommend if you are in the market to give Alexis a holla!!!<br />
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SWOONING… something you just can't get enough of… or…. are dreaming of getting<br />
something that makes you swoon… like I could have put Harry Connick Jr…<br />
oh my lordy lord…<br />
that man makes me swoon…<br />
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at first I had a stubborn ovarian cyst and then it ruptured and I had to have surgery…</div>
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YUCKY I tell ya…</div>
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it had wrapped around my intestines… stretched my ovary towards my abdomen wall and was stuck to lots of other things… just crazy</div>
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so that little TMI should give you an idea of why I need more break, more relaxation, and more days!!!</div>
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sorry I am so late getting this up…<br />
I completely<br />
FORGOT today was the first…<br />
I had my kiddos change out our GIANT calendar…<br />
I changed my personal calendar...<br />
I went to a committee meeting where they said… can you believe it is DECEMBER already???<br />
and then I came home and was sitting on the couch…<br />
making sub plans… I HATE SUB PLANS<br />
and was talking to my mom and Hubs… and then<br />
LIGHTBULB… OMG it is the FIRST!!!<br />
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ha ha ha… so here it is…<br />
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is your tree fake or real… or do you have something else???<br />
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oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-2342038961408559312015-11-01T06:36:00.002-08:002015-11-01T10:16:52.944-08:00Currently November 2015Say it ain't so…<br />
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ALL WEEK… and when you have cold fronts come through </div>
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YAY… (sarcasm)</div>
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FRIDAY DISMISSAL</div>
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where I can see them ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM right over my head… and if the kids start waving and getting crazy… guess what… they well flip upside down and WAVE at the kids…</div>
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THAT IS HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO THE GROUND people…</div>
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the government had made budget cuts and slashed the air shows for a few years…</div>
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and now they are back!!!</div>
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that's safe right…</div>
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GOD BLESS 'Merica</div>
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DID YOU REMEMBER it is a clock changing day???<br />
YEAH I didn't either…<br />
and nobody gave the memo to my dog…<br />
we did buy a new house… more info on that later…<br />
it is like 4 blocks away form my old house… and 4 houses down from my parents…<br />
ha ha ha…<br />
and yes we are still living with my parents… until after Thanksgiving<br />
tile and paint first<br />
then we can move in!!!<br />
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I will post the recipe on my INSTAGRAM account later…<br />
later like when my Mamma gets the recipe card out and I can take a pic of it…<br />
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how the summer flew by…<br />
swooosh<br />
it is gone!!!<br />
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Merriweather my dog… won the other day and her acceptance speech was… thank you to Rita for drinking out of the toilet, thank you to Dori for sneaky licking Momma's plate, thanks to Molly for a pee pee accident (she is 18 so that's like 500 in dog years), and thanks to Daisy for stealing a bite to eat from Molly's bowl… without all of you guys this would not have been possible!!!</div>
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I know some of you guys are back at school already…<br />
so sorry…<br />
you are probably hating the rest of us right now…<br />
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what's up with the boat???<br />
if you didn't catch my Vegas 2015 Recap <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2015/07/my-tpt-vegas-2015-trip.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
then the boat theme might be like WHA???<br />
I really have grasped on to the theme of<br />
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and that you are the captain of your own boat…<br />
whatever your adventure<br />
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with my school year fast approaching<br />
this metaphor… which I was solely using as a teacher blogger/tpter metaphor<br />
also applies to SCHOOL too<br />
whether your school, or district, or community rises to support its teachers<br />
sadly is not something we can normally control…<br />
but we can still control our boat…<br />
you might need to adjust accordingly<br />
depending on how high or low your tide is…<br />
but you<br />
and only YOU are in charge of your voyage<br />
if your tide is really low… you might have to get out of your boat and trudge through a lot of mud<br />
and work extra hard to get to your destination<br />
and if your tide is high (count your blessings) you are still in charge of setting a course for success<br />
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my point is… it is your boat… you are the captain…<br />
keep your eyes set on YOUR course for success<br />
steer a clear course…<br />
stay clear of negative weather and watch out for harpoons trying to bring you down<br />
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sure you can gather ideas from other boaters<br />
but don't get tidal waved by all the ideas…<br />
pick and choose what you can do<br />
not every boat is going to be a PIN perfect vessel<br />
and remember...<br />
just because a boat is beautifully decorated or sparkly and clean<br />
does not mean the captain is a master captain…<br />
maybe a good decorator…<br />
and maybe they are both… lucky them<br />
but don't take on more than you can handle because you will sink…<br />
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you need to also...<br />
dock every once in a while to evaluate, collaborate, and recuperate<br />
learn from master captains, spread your knowledge of success and your best laid routes, but also remember to rest<br />
and and AND<br />
please don't get caught up in the idea whirlpool of the perfect classroom and teacher<br />
that can run your ship aground and be devastating<br />
you are you…<br />
you do YOU best<br />
be the BEST YOU<br />
YOU are the captain of your ship<br />
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and don't forget you have passengers…<br />
precious passengers that trust your CAPTAIN skills<br />
those littles are along for the ride too<br />
and they learn from your lessons and your attitude and all of YOU<br />
so be the BEST YOU<br />
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which leads me to…<br />
back to school RAK<br />
our tides might not be high<br />
but we can can cause a little increase in volume by doing B2S RAK<br />
I am planning on putting little trinkets of happiness in random teachers' mailboxes throughout our first week back<br />
some might be planned but most will be random…<br />
I am not sure exactly what I am going to put into the mailboxes yet…<br />
BUT I am thinking gift cards, B2S supplies (the fun ones teachers love), chocolate, home made cookies<br />
nothing too expensive BUT everything thoughtful<br />
who knows what it will be… I am still thinking… but even though these are little trinkets…<br />
I am reminded...<br />
even a tiny stone makes ripples<br />
RIGHT???<br />
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ok thanks for reading through all of that…<br />
I hope you got something out of it…<br />
and now<br />
here is what you're looking for...<br />
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here are the rules…<br />
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if you didn't know I have this in my store…</div>
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it is perfect to get it now…</div>
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okie dokie…</div>
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I am sO sO sO excited abOut this blOg pOst…</div>
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seriOusly</div>
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I am giddy like the first day Of summer</div>
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like fresh sharpies and new flair pens giddy…</div>
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I was at my favOrite stOre in Bracken, TX called Bless YOur Heart</div>
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and I picked up One Of these… </div>
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I lOved it sO much I went back and gOt anOther One fOr schOOl… and then </div>
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I came hOme and sent the cOmpany an email…</div>
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telling them hOw much I lOve them and gushing Over hOw amazing they are and </div>
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yadda yadda yadda</div>
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and well…. </div>
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just get tO reading</div>
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the cOOl thing is they cOme in leather or silicOne<br />
and tOns and tOns of cOlOrs<br />
tOns tO chOOse frOm<br />
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I HATE walking arOund with my keys arOund my neck...<br />
hanging On my lanyard and sOmetimes it snags my fabulOus Outfit… making it nOt sO fab anymOre<br />
Or lugging them arOund On a yucky key fOb…<br />
that's nOt fab either...<br />
Or even grabbing my purse Out Of the clOset and shoving my key wad in it<br />
sO I dOn't have tO lug them arOund….<br />
The Big O Keyring sOlves that prOblem and<br />
it is FAB!!!<br />
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it says that if yOu are dOing sOmething mOre than just walking arOund and being fab… like yOu are being fab and active tO put it past yOur elbOw<br />
I can't dO that because I am curvaceOus<br />
but I can shove The Big O Keyring as far up as it goes on my arm and it stays…<br />
this will be awesOme when I walk…<br />
I won't have to shOve my keys in my bOObies… TMI???<br />
well I do that… and sometimes it hurts…<br />
TMI?<br />
I mean seriOusly… where dO keep your keys when yOu are wOrking Out???<br />
I knOw where they are gOing tO be nOw… shOved up my chub…<br />
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if I was Oprah… this wOuld be on my favOrite things list…<br />
hey wait a minute…<br />
it was on OPRAH's favOrite things list!!!<br />
it was fOr reals…<br />
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and nOw fOr the super exciting news…<br />
and tO let yOu knOw I asked them fOr this… and they SAID YES!!!<br />
drum rOll…..<br />
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awesOme<br />
thank yOu thank yOu thank yOu<br />
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here is a buttOn link tO their webpage…<br />
yOu are gOing tO need it…<br />
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and here is the rafflecOpter sO yOu can enter<br />
this fab giveaway<br />
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<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-48009968970761951352015-07-27T16:22:00.000-07:002015-07-27T16:22:14.772-07:00Monday Made It B2S Teacher Gift (EASY)Oh my GOSH!!!<br />
I am sooooo excited about linking up with my friend Tara<br />
for her<br />
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This week has been super crazy because we are in the process of moving out…<br />
we are moving in with my parents while our house gets renovated and fixed up…<br />
BUT before we move out I wanted to get all of Bub's B2S stuff organized and ready to go…<br />
one less thing to stress about while we are not in our environment will make our life easier!!!<br />
All of Bub's supplies are bought (not labeled)<br />
and they are in a B2S bag that his sweet teacher can keep!!!<br />
I always LOVE giving his teachers B2S gifts and I like to keep it simple right now…<br />
BUT I also want it to be SWEET… simple and sweet is the best!!!<br />
so here it is… my MONDAY MADE IT…<br />
and I truly made it TODAY!!!<br />
WHAT?<br />
I know!!!<br />
Fo Realz I did…<br />
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I saw this idea while at my son's preschool a few years back…<br />
and so I am stealing the idea and making one for Bub's 1st grade teacher!!!<br />
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all of my supplies were from HOB LOB… I forgot to put a white chalk paint pen…<br />
I already had that soooooo...<br />
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spray about 3-5 layers of chalkboard…<br />
I probably could have done a few more layers but I got impatient…<br />
still cute though<br />
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I had my cutie patootie friend Katy write Bub's teacher's name and stuff…<br />
she had to go over it 2-3 times with the paint pen… I also added pretty ribbon long enough to hang on a door<br />
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the idea is to have all the kiddos write their names on this letter…<br />
so you will need to supply a chalk paint pen<br />
and if your super sweet you can send your mom in like I am going to do and she will help get the kiddos' names on the B and that way his sweet teacher doesn't have to stress about it…<br />
MOM doesn't know I would like her to do that…<br />
but she reads this….<br />
SO HEY Mom… you think you can mosey on up to school and help get this thing signed???<br />
Please and Thank You!!!<br />
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The good thing is she can hang it in her room wherever… or on the door<br />
and when new kiddos come in<br />
you always get new kids right…<br />
well they can sign the letter too!!!<br />
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it was super easy and fun to make<br />
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head on over to Tara's Blog and see all of the other neat Monday Made Its!!!<br />
Thanks Tara for hosting this!!!<br />
I might not make something every time BUT I am creeping and checking them all out every time !!!<br />
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<br />oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-16444418842767573832015-07-26T15:48:00.000-07:002015-07-26T15:48:25.276-07:00WAG Donation Check Delivered… THANK YOU!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Where do I begin…</div>
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when I asked for donations a couple of months ago</div>
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for Wimberley Adoption Group and rescue…</div>
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I NEVER in a bazillion years would have imagined you guys would give soooo much</div>
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THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM of my {PUFFY} HEART </div>
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for your kind generosity </div>
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Yesterday… I delivered the $603.33 check to Ms. Pat Davis and her crew.</div>
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They were overcome with joy and were brought to tears over the amount of money we had donated.</div>
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When I contacted Ms. Pat she thought I should come to one of their adoption days… and so I did.</div>
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The check is going to be used immediately….</div>
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They told me they needed this money more than ever because they still have several dogs from the flood</div>
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and several dogs that need medical attention and expensive medicine. </div>
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Just in case you wanted to see some of the faces of these sweet doggies… </div>
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I got to meet several at yesterday's adoption. </div>
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ALL of the dogs pictured below are up for adoption and ALL of them were the sweetest pups.</div>
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I mean seriously… I wanted to take ALL of them home!!!<br />
I could be the dog lady!!!<br />
anywho… if any of those cuties are pulling at your heart strings…<br />
be sure to contact WAG at 512-847-3200<br />
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and if you feel the need to donate more to this amazing group<br />
their website is<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="http://www.wimberleywagrescue.org/default.asp" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HERE</span> </a><br />
and they have a clickable link to donate<br />
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thanks again for opening your hearts and wallets to help me make a generous donation<br />
this online community of teacher bloggers is a blessing in my life and the lives of those puppies<br />
<br />oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-33982372248361677022015-07-14T16:24:00.000-07:002015-07-14T17:03:10.732-07:00My TpT Vegas 2015 Tripoh my gosh<br />
This blog post has been simmering in my mind for a few days<br />
seriously there is so much to talk about…<br />
I went to VEGAS a nervous Nelly…<br />
seriously I was SCARED!!!<br />
REALLY SCARED<br />
I was freaking that people wouldn't like me<br />
I mean my personality is true through this blog<br />
but it is easy to hide behind this screen<br />
but to put myself out there…<br />
not so easy<br />
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I was freaking about flying<br />
I hadn't flown in almost 15 years<br />
and that was a scary experience…<br />
seriously imagine a 12 seater plane<br />
and the stewardess straps herself in and passes out the barf bags<br />
we had to fly through a severe thunderstorm<br />
let's just say it was like driving over large turtles<br />
in a wind tunnel<br />
all while swerving back and fourth<br />
***PUKE***<br />
NOT a FUN experience!!!<br />
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I was freaking about SWAG and BRAG<br />
I didn't make business cards<br />
I didn't make a t-shirt<br />
I didn't make a notebook<br />
or tumbler<br />
or pens<br />
or a bag<br />
seeing all that schtuff scroll across my social media<br />
was making my nerves FRAY<br />
I decided to make a Vegas only CURRENTLY<br />
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ALL of that worry and stress was not necessary<br />
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VEGAS WAS AWESOME!!!<br />
3 reasons...<br />
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#1 FRIENDS….<br />
I met virtual friends and now when hubby says<br />
DO YOU REALLY KNOW THESE "FRIENDS"<br />
I can say YES<br />
it was amazing seeing these faces<br />
face 2 face<br />
all of these ladies and gent have played a HUGE part in my bloggy life<br />
and it was AMAZING to see them in person!!!<br />
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TIP- I did make a mental list of 5 peeps I HAD to see<br />
and guess what I did see all of those!!!<br />
HOLLA!!!<br />
am I gonna tell you the 5 I wanted to see NOPE<br />
I don't want to hurt any feelings… I loved meeting everyone!!!<br />
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and talk about a self esteem booster</div>
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people love me for ME</div>
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people actually stopped me and wanted my picture… </div>
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people thanked me</div>
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#2 my roomies and my dad</div>
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I could not have asked for better roomies<br />
<a href="http://www.notjustanynerdyeducator.com/" target="_blank">NOT JANE</a> and <a href="http://www.krazytownblog.com/" target="_blank">Krazy Town</a><br />
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I think I have been blogging longer BUT<br />
these 2 are FULL of expert knowledge!!!<br />
TONS of information<br />
if I had any questions they knew the answer<br />
our late night talks were fun and inspiring<br />
I would't have survived without them…<br />
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they were a huge help the ENTIRE trip<br />
I was such a crazy pants<br />
all of my days were blending together<br />
I couldn't even tell people what day it was<br />
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*** squirrel ***<br />
I have an excuse for being extra cray<br />
I went to The Sipp the week before Vegas<br />
with hubs and Bubs<br />
and was home for about 28 hours before I left for VEGAS<br />
((is that a good excuse))<br />
we had a blast there too…<br />
here's proof!!!<br />
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so he flew out and surprised me…</div>
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no one knew except my mamma…</div>
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IT was GREAT to have him there and made my heart so FULL!!!</div>
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he has ALWAYS been there for me and is possibly my #1 FAN</div>
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and I swear my dad knows how to smile<br />
it is just hard to catch it…<br />
a few people recognized my dad and asked me about him<br />
some even recognized me because of my dad<br />
we even got approached at the airport<br />
by a cutie patootie because they recognized my dad<br />
so next year<br />
yep he said he was coming with me next year too<br />
I told him I'll make him a button or a shirt<br />
#farleysdad<br />
he is famous now… ha ha ha<br />
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and finally<br />
#3<br />
this quote<br />
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Rachel Lynette used this quote in her keynote<br />
and it really hit home…<br />
I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with this quote...<br />
and then when I was trying to make this…<br />
this picture is a shot I took from our Sipp trip<br />
and then when I married the quote to the pic I had my AHA moment…<br />
Paul told us to find our AHA moment<br />
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like the ocean pic above…<br />
for me the rising tide is TpT<br />
they support us as needed and as they grow it helps us all<br />
they are the reason we are afloat<br />
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the boats represent sellers<br />
notice some boats are sail boats,<br />
there a couple of small fishing boats,<br />
a few larger boats,<br />
and a very nice BIG boat…<br />
kinda like the seller community<br />
we are all boats<br />
navigating the TpT sea…<br />
some of us are mo mo mo motoring along<br />
stuck in our ways but it works for us<br />
some of us are calmly sailing and enjoying the ride in their current ship<br />
and others are cruising the sea… upgrading equipment and learning the ever changing new ways of the sea every chance they get<br />
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before the conference I was probably one of the smaller sailboats<br />
I was sailing along just kinda enjoying the ride<br />
wasn't doing much… I hadn't upgraded my equipment in a long time<br />
and I was dusty from neglect<br />
My sails were tattered because they had traveled for miles without being tended to<br />
faded too… and you know I don't do faded…<br />
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and now after the conference…<br />
I have the tools to fix my little sailboat<br />
I have my sights set on upgrading my equipment<br />
I am also planning on moving to a bigger boat<br />
a pretty new boat… and I think I am going to pack away the sails<br />
and place the motor in the water<br />
all of this will take time and work… lots of work<br />
but I am prepared for this journey…<br />
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you get what you put into it right???<br />
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I am fully aware… and I hope you are too that<br />
you can't just jump into a LARGE fancy yacht and sail away<br />
you might have to start in an inner tube and float for a little bit<br />
or you might have to dip your toes in before you get a little row boat<br />
the captains of those big ole boats didn't just jump in…<br />
they worked to get that ship<br />
they might have hired some crew members<br />
they might have paid extra for some boosting motor<br />
BUT the fact is...<br />
they were once little row boats too<br />
really they were<br />
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but one thing is for sure…<br />
you can sail the TpT sea always looking at the Big Yachts cruising by<br />
sometimes you look in envy and other times in awww<br />
BUT what you really need to do is look within and start from there<br />
improve you<br />
focus on you<br />
find your niche<br />
dock where there are positive networking possibilities<br />
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I am blessed to be in the TpT sea with all of these other boats</div>
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boats no matter how big or small share their secrets to success </div>
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so all can improve</div>
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remember it is all up to you</div>
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TpT is our sea but you are the captain of your ship!!!</div>
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I linked up with the girls over at The Elementary Entourage for this fun linky…<br />
thanks ladies for hosting this… </div>
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oh' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01908524205313667818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797648655895593911.post-39834169590264572582015-06-30T20:00:00.001-07:002015-06-30T20:43:44.664-07:00CURRENTLY July 2015I was watching the US Women's World Cup game<br />
and I was inspired to do this CURRENTLY design<br />
I hope you love it.<br />
I played soccer from 2nd grade through college<br />
up until I blew my knee out when I was like 30.<br />
I LOVE SOCCER<br />
like {PUFFY} heart love it!!!<br />
GO USA<br />
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This month's CURRENTLY sponsor is…<br />
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you that donated last month</div>
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together we raised over $600</div>
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OVER $600</div>
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that is mind blowing!!!</div>
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I will be delivering the check to the WAG organization at their Adoption Day Event on July 25th </div>
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and I can't wait. There is also going to be City Council Members along with WAG representatives. I am so excited and my heart is so FULL that my little ole blog was able to raise so much for a great cause!!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! If it wasn't for my fantabulous readers, none of this would be possible. Miss Pat, at WAG, said that this money is greatly needed because several of the dogs that they still have in the rescue (from the flood) are heart worm positive, and have other ailments and this money will be used to help with their treatments and other medical care. THANKS again for being so AWESOME!!!</div>
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and now for what you have been waiting on…</div>
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the game is over and I am so excited…<br />
GO USA!!!<br />
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Every year Hubs takes off for the 4th and we head out to THE SIPP…<br />
AKA Mississippi<br />
so if any of you Mississippi Gulf Coast peeps want to meet up<br />
holla at me<br />
we go there to visit my Gma and other family<br />
BUT let's keep it real… I go to see my GMA<br />
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and let's not talk about the lack of packing I have done or not done…<br />
I am really good at stacking everything on the bed and organizing it that way<br />
and then SWISH… pack it in the suitcase last minute…<br />
so I have bed stacks<br />
I just need to pack it<br />
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I am excited about VEGAS…<br />
REALLY I AM…<br />
BUT<br />
I am nervous about<br />
flying<br />
packing<br />
crowds<br />
flying<br />
being over scheduled<br />
flying<br />
mingling<br />
flying<br />
flying and flying<br />
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I am usually a pretty confident person…<br />
but because I can hide behind this computer screen…<br />
and I know how to take a pic from my good side and angle…<br />
plus I have a WONDERFUL app for editing my selfies…<br />
ask me in vegas and I will share it with you!!!<br />
BUT… I will admit it...<br />
I am nervous about meeting everyone…<br />
and being out in the open… is that weird… am I the only one???<br />
I can hide behind this blog<br />
and edited pics and edited words<br />
but not in VEGAS…<br />
I don't have anything to hide<br />
I am just worried…<br />
I feel like I am going to a new high school and I want to be the cool kid…<br />
tons of questions...<br />
what do you wear<br />
how many outfits do I bring<br />
do I have time to play slots<br />
do I bring my laptop<br />
will all my chins show up in the pics<br />
am I gonna sweat like a pig… I sweat so easily<br />
have you seen the predicted temps<br />
will my makeup melt off my face<br />
will people like me<br />
will people like my #currentlyvegas<br />
will people do the above mentioned hashtag<br />
will my hair cooperate<br />
if I sweat I sweat pink… because of my hair… smirk face<br />
will I be ok on the plane…<br />
will my roommate hate me before we land<br />
how big can my carry on be<br />
can I pack hairspray<br />
is their a wt limit for luggage<br />
I hate flying<br />
HATE it<br />
hope I don't forget anything…<br />
AHHHHHHHHHH remind me why I am going again…<br />
really I am excited I am<br />
anywho… I need to get over this<br />
I will be fine… I just have to get there<br />
and I need to relax and enjoy the moment…<br />
AND first I have THE SIPP to enjoy<br />
and I am sure HUBS will love hearing about all my nervous nelly problems on our 8 hour drive<br />
no wait he is driving… 10 hour drive!!! ha ha ha<br />
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ALL STAR… everyone knows if they want an honest opinion…<br />
come to me<br />
If you are trying an outfit on… I will not lie and tell you that outfit looks great<br />
I will not be blunt and mean… I will do it nicely...<br />
I would hope you do the same…<br />
if your boyfriend is a jerk and you ask for advice I will tell you like it is…<br />
I do have a filter but if you ask for advice be prepared… I do deliver an honest opinion.<br />
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my friends know this and sometimes they have to tell me to just listen… no advice needed<br />
I am a good listener too!!!<br />
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OK your turn...<br />
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here are the RULES… </div>
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protractor art was the first day…<br />
I thought it was simple enough for everyone<br />
we did not finish these in the 45 minutes, so I had them put them on a side table<br />
and they would work on them when they had time the next few days…<br />
some kiddos never finished but all they had to do was finish coloring<br />
which they said they could do at home<br />
I am going to do this activity with my incoming fouthies<br />
because one it is FUN and two it is a great way to become familiar with a brand new math tool!!!<br />
and well it is FUN!!!<br />
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this activity was a struggle for some… a few… like one in each group<br />
and half of the firsties<br />
they have to cut a shape that uses the perimeter as apart of its shape…<br />
if they cut shapes out of the middle it did not work<br />
I had lots of extra squares available<br />
a few kids never caught on and so they just cut random shapes out<br />
of their square and glued them all over their white paper…<br />
they had to use the entire square and glue ALL of the parts down<br />
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but took a lot longer than I thought…<br />
all kiddos did these<br />
and did them well<br />
here are some more examples<br />
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so raise your hand if you are still in school…<br />
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I am on my final week and I think I am more ready for summer than my kiddos<br />
which is crazy because I LOVE my class<br />
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miss them a bunch<br />
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Thinking - Wimberley is very dear to my heart… my family and I have gone to Market Days in Wimberley every first Saturday March - December (it is closed Jan- Feb) since I was in like 2nd grade!!! So I have been there like over 200 times… maybe closer to 300 because sometimes I go there just for fun too… anyways… If you have seen on the nightly news… it was devastated… it is horrible… it is the worst thing I have ever seen that was caused by Mother Nature. This place was a tiny little town with the most serene and magical setting… gently rolling creeks and a beautiful river, giant cypress trees that shade the creeks and river, and charm charm charm… It just breaks my heart to see the pictures from there… just unimaginable!!! if you want to see some pics look up the hashtag #wimberley on Instagram and see for yourself… </div>
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the sad thing is the terrain is changed forever… the grand cypress trees that once framed the river are now fallen victims from the wrath of the flash flood… some of these trees were estimated to be over 500 years old… and maybe older… it truly crushes me!!! the sights and stories are unimaginable just mind blowing…<br />
there is estimated over 300 homes just in the Wimberley area were washed away or severely damaged…<br />
not only were several people washed away BUT lots of pets were washed away too<br />
dogs, cats, birds, and even a tortoise are some of the rescued animals I have seen<br />
many of these pets are being found along the banks wet and scared…<br />
but many of them are also not microchipped or have any ID and so they are being housed at Wimberley Adoption Group and Rescue… or WAG… until there owner can claim them<br />
also some are being housed at WAG because their owners do not have a place to take them home to. <br />
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I usually get around 200 link ups on my CURRENTLY and if everyone donated at least one dollar…<br />
I could deliver a nice donation check to WAG.<br />
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Have you ever asked your parents to let you know how the year went?<br />
Does that idea scare you…<br />
it does me!!!<br />
BUT<br />
every single year<br />
I force myself to pass out end of year parent surveys.<br />
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Even the bad years (you know when you have THAT class)<br />
I pass them out!!!<br />
and to tell you the truth…<br />
I have done this for a good 5-6 years… maybe longer<br />
the years just start blending together ya know<br />
anyways<br />
every single time I get heart felt, honest, good feedback<br />
and sometimes I get some zingers<br />
and sometimes I get whoppers<br />
and sometimes I get smooshy lovey dovey we love yous<br />
and you know what I love them all<br />
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you always need and desire the positive feedback…<br />
you want to be told you are doing a WONDERFUL job<br />
which is why those love dovey notes are great and awesome<br />
BUT those zingers and whoppers are just as important<br />
those parents have something to say<br />
(something truly constructive to say)<br />
their feedback should be loved too<br />
sometimes the truth hurts…<br />
but that is when I really reflect about what I need to do<br />
to be better<br />
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I am not gonna lie…<br />
it gives me gas to pass these out and wait for them to trickle back in<br />
(when I get stressed I get gassy)<br />
and then at night I have to put in my mouth guard so my TMJ doesn't get inflamed!!!<br />
(I clench my teeth like a bear trap)<br />
((thanks to my hubs for a great simile on that one… good one bear trap))<br />
anywho…<br />
it stresses me out to see what they are going to say…<br />
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and I have perfection issues<br />
BUT these little surveys<br />
good, bad, honest, and all the in between<br />
help shape me into a better teacher<br />
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I just now updated my End of Year Parent Survey<br />
it needed a font lift<br />
and tomorrow I will be passing them out…<br />
so bring on the gasX and bite guard…<br />
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If this is something you think you might be interested in<br />
I have mine in my TpT store… cheap too<br />
it is just a simple 2 page survey<br />
( I print mine front to back to save trees)<br />
I am showing you the back side as a sample…<br />
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