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Australian Exchange 2010: November 2010
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Saturday, November 27, 2010. Well, that's all or the tears will start. Friday, November 26, 2010. Besides the occasional baked birthday treat, one of the perks of teaching elementary school is getting to join in on the activities the children are doing. The best one recently for me was dancing along with kinders to Michael Jackson's "Blame it on the Boogie.". Don't blame it on the sunshine. (wave hands overhead in a rainbow motion). Don't blame it on the good times. (dance disco). Monday, November 8, 2010.
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Australian Exchange 2010: I Love My Kids!
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Friday, October 15, 2010. I Love My Kids! We had such a great week back from holidays. I was amazingly interesting to them once again (which we know won't last long! They were thrilled to see a new spelling list, happy to record rain forest layers in their science booklet, and happy to pour through books again during our Daily 5. Well, what part can we change to help? Meanwhile in my room, the kids and I are humming along! This is why I love second graders and why I love doing what I do. Buttress roots o...
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Australian Exchange 2010: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009. It was a surreal feeling to see Maureen coming up my front walkway Thursday night! We hugged for a very long time, so glad to finally be at this moment! Friday with the children was lovely! They were so excited to meet their new teacher and to "hear what she sounds like." One child whispered to another during a quiet work time, "Her accent is really good. She must have been practicing for a LONG time! She fit right into Liberty, and they children were enamored by her. We have ...
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Australian Exchange 2010: Kids Say . . .
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Monday, November 8, 2010. Kids Say . . . Overheard today in my classroom during their Scripture lesson (yes, Scripture, taught by the ladies from the church across the street):. The Bible was written by a bloke named James.". Nah, the Bible was written by heaps of blokes! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). She talks to her pen pal. Albany pen pal on the left talking to Macksville pen pal on the right. Skyping with our Pen Pals at Liberty: I'm adjusting the camera, my principal is saying hello! Costume C...
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Australian Exchange 2010: August 2010
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Sunday, August 29, 2010. Dance, Dance, Dance! I'm picturing not only their smiling faces, but also the coordination and spatial awareness developing. That's great for math and reading! And physical fitness. And all in about 12 minutes start to finish. More dancing in 2010 - 2011! Thursday, August 26, 2010. So I decided I had to focus in and really teach well with my kids this week and enjoy every part of the day. Also, I've been slowly introducing the Daily 5, and it's flowing wonderfully now! Elbow, Elb...
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Australian Exchange 2010: More silly sayings:
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Friday, November 26, 2010. Another kinder student asked me, "Do you sleep at night in America and come to school in the day? Still another was heard on the playground saying with an angry voice, "If you do that again, I'll knock your bloody teeth out! Then, in the middle of my verbal barrage to him, his eyes light up, he gets a big smile on his face and interrupts me saying, "You sound just like you're from a movie! So much for the effectiveness of my sterling disciplinary strategy! In the rain forest.
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Australian Exchange 2010: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010. A bugle sounded, The Last Post, the Australian National Anthem was sung, and it was over. I have yet to make it through the national anthem without tearing up, I've found. Students walking in the march carried framed photographs of their great grandfathers who had served and/or died in the wars. If I asked random kids why they were there, they answered, "To remember those who died," or "It's repecting my grandpa.". Saturday, April 24, 2010. Liberty, meet Mr. Thorncroft! Word has ...
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Australian Exchange 2010: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Sure enough, when the presentation was over and we all gave a clap, I asked the two boys to tell their funny story that had just happened. They took the 'stage' at the front of the room and recounted the hilarious event. Apparently, two Ibis were running/flying (? Through the courtyard outside and they both ran into poles! The boys said their "faces were blue! That part I'm not sure about! Saturday, September 11, 2010. Tuesday, September 7, 2010. And a Student Teacher!
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Australian Exchange 2010: February 2010
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Friday, February 26, 2010. High Stakes Testing is Everywhere! We have spent our team collaboration time reviewing the testing results online and finding scores for specific students on specific answers in all the strands. It's fantastic to see where the trends are for the school overall. For example, math word problem solving was very low (again, sound familiar? If the children can't tell who the audience is for a cartoon text, a newspaper text, or an informational test, they need to learn this! One thin...
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Australian Exchange 2010: Count Down
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Saturday, November 27, 2010. Well, that's all or the tears will start. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). She talks to her pen pal. Albany pen pal on the left talking to Macksville pen pal on the right. Skyping with our Pen Pals at Liberty: I'm adjusting the camera, my principal is saying hello! Lunch after our hike through the rain forest. Buttress roots of a Strangler Fig. In the rain forest. On the Skywalk over the rain forest. Uluru in the Red Centre, Northern Territory. Elder's Choir for NAIDOC week.
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