Saturday, October 4, 2014

Currently October

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday! It is a gorgeous day outside and I'm thinking I might take the dog for a walk this evening. It has been seasonably cool and sunny all day. Love the early fall!

So here is my Currently!
Listening- I usually don't have any background noise on when I'm on the computer (helps me think)

Loving- I worked on parent conferences this morning then did a number on the house. My husband is out of town and will be back tomorrow and I want to just have the time to spend with him before the work week and not worry about a messy house! :)

Thinking- we have a crazy week ahead. Tuesday night, we have a curriculum night for the parents and then I start conferences on Monday. I have them 3 days this week and then 4 days next week and so far, a little more than half of my parents have signed up. I like conferences but also dread them...

Wanting- fall is my favorite season and now that we are living in NC, the trees don't change as fast. I love their beautiful colors and can't wait for them to show their glory!

Needing- my poor kitty ate the last of her food this morning, we feed her twice a day..it's almost time for her dinner, so I better run to the store.

Trick- I have started using a lot of Whole Brain Teaching techniques  in my class this year and I love the smiley/frowney game. For each good thing I see the class doing, ex. staying on task, I give them a smiley point. If I see them not following directions or following our CHAMPS, I put a tally on the frowney side. I set my timer for 20 minutes and when it goes off, if they have more smileys, we do a quick brain break on gonoodle. I love it and it reminds me to get in those breaks throughout the day! There has only been 1 time so far we had to skip the break because we had more frowneys. 

Ok folks, that's all for now...I will be doing a post on how I organize my data binder soon..so stay tuned for that! Have a great weekend!

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4 comments:

  1. I LOVE a clean house... AHH!! I can't believe you are getting ready for parent teacher conferences?? When did you start? Ours are in November. We are on trimesters. Are you on quarters? Have fun!

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  2. Hi Sarah!
    Wow, conferences for 7 days. That sounds exhausting. We do it all in one day at my school. Every parent has a ten minute appointment and we work until 8:00 p.m.

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  3. Nothing's better than a tidy house, right? :) Hee hee! (Wish I could blink and have mine done! Nope!) Good luck with conferences; it really can be stressful. It'll be over before you know it.

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  4. How cool is GoNoodle?! I'd never heard of that before - thanks for sharing!!!! :) I love a good brain break in the middle of the day. Whew! I have conferences starting tomorrow too. Sending good vibes your way for them all to show up! ;)

    Little Miss Glamour Goes to Kindergarten

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