Dress-Up Day

If anyone is familiar with the TV show "LOST" this costume I put together will be familiar. One can purchase a Dharma Initiative jumpsuit on the ABC website for a little more than $100. I went to Walmart where I found a much less expensive blue jumpsuit and then purchased a Dharma patch. Viola!

I hope you've enjoyed the trip through Ribbon Week.

Drugs and violence SOCK!!!

Well...they do.
Crazy sock day...here we come! And what could be crazier than socks for St. Patty's day near Halloween?

38

My mom and dad could very well say, "38 years we've had her! Just get rid of her!" Thankfully, they never would.

I wanted to thank everyone for their happy birthday wishes. They came in a variety of ways...a flower and a card, text and fb messages, phone calls, rousing and robust renditions of the traditional song, and a very nice dinner complete with chocolate cake (thank you, Karen!!).





Even Mother Nature left me a gift, though if any one out there knows my feelings on the subject of snow you'll know it wasn't the greatest gift ever...



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Don't sweat...

Don't do drugs!

Today we are moving through our Ribbon Week (fighting against drugs and violence). The students wanted a sweats day...so they got one.

There is a poster contest and games at lunch. This should be a fun day!

Ribbon Week

This week SJMS is participating in a campain against drugs and violence. I'm the PTSA Rep advisor and am in charge of the week together with the students I oversee. They are great kids and have worked really hard getting things ready.

They did a great job with the display case.




Today is Tie Day-Don't get "tied up with drugs or violence".


While Ribbon Week also focuses attention on other things...we only focus on the anti-drug and violence aspect of things.

It ought to be fun!!!


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When the teacher is away...

...some students will play. I went to the Reading Academy yesterday. Any absence on a teacher's part requires a substitute and (may I say right now, all hail to substitutes!) such was the case yesterday while I was away.

Ever since a substitute thanked the heavens for what I do and stated that I was never to call again, I have spent a great deal of any time away from school on a school day worrying about my students' behavior. Yesterday was no exception.

I train my students well. They know, for the most part, my expectations don't change when I am not there. I have set high (but reasonable) standards and I expect my students to comply with those standards.

In order to encourage them and let them know I would be thinking about them, I wrote the following note on the board:



I am happy to report I had mostly excellent reports (sigh of relief) and fr those students who dared be less than they can be...we will be having a wee chat about that today.

Yes, treats were handed out as a reward for good behavior and the negative consequences were severe (all privileges pulled) for those who were less than they should be.

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