Board: The VENT
03-19-2015, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 28
Policy
The principal has written up this new policy and is taking it to school board for a vote. If they approve it, it goes into effect.
You have all made good points for both sides. I do have my own...
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Board: The VENT
03-18-2015, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 28
Cell Phone / Facebook Usage
Our administrator is trying to pass a new policy where teachers are not allowed to use cell phones during school hours. I usually take mine to recess to know what time it is and in case there are any...
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Board: First Grade
09-17-2014, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 1
This could work but it's not free
I recently came across www.picturemereading.com which uses pictures to help kids learn letters and words. The letters have a short rhyme for each. I can't accurately describe it but my class is...
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Board: First Grade
09-17-2014, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 1
Field Trip to Grocery Store
We are just finishing up our unit on apples. I have scheduled a field trip day which includes a visit to the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch. We will also make a quick stop at Dairy Queen to...
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Board: Primary Grades (K-2)
01-21-2014, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 8
One day - All day
This is one day a year that any and all parents may come and stay all or part of the day. I have a pretty high maintenance set of parents this year so I am expecting quite a few visitors.
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Board: Primary Grades (K-2)
01-20-2014, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 8
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Board: Visual & Performing Arts
06-19-2012, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 1
President's Day Performance
Has anyone done any type of play or performance with a President's Day theme? I have first and second graders and our play is scheduled for February. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Board: Private Schools
06-18-2012, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 11
That's a good idea.
I like this spelling test idea. Does anybody else have any useful tricks like that? Seeing the schedule from multigrade was very helpful too. Thanks.
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Board: First Grade
06-15-2012, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Changing Grade
It's easier to move up to a higher grade than down to a lower one. When I was moved to first, it was a step down and I was not prepared for how much extra help they needed. I was very overwhelmed! ...
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Board: Private Schools
06-15-2012, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Teaching them how to work independently
I am planning to combine religion, science, and social studies like most of you have suggested.
I taught the 2nd grade class last year when they were 1st graders and there were only 6 of them. ...
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Board: Private Schools
06-13-2012, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 11
1st & 2nd Combined Class
I have taught 2nd grade for six years and 1st grade for three but this will be my first year teaching the two grades combined. The 1st graders seem to be a high group while the 2nd graders are a low...
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Board: Private Schools
06-13-2012, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 2
School Theme
Next year we are using "One Body, Many Gifts" taken from Romans 12:5 - "...so we, though many, are one body in Christ..." We will be focusing on the talents that each person has been given.
This...
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Board: First Grade
05-18-2012, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Recent Development?
Has this been going on all year or is this new behavior? If it's an ongoing problem I would say he avoids his work because he either can't do it or thinks he can't do it. Has anyone suggested that...
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Board: First Grade
05-09-2012, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 2
Idea I found
I too was looking for a Mother's Day craft and found this poem to attach to a painted handprint butterfly:
This isn't just a Butterfly
As you can plainly see.
I made it with my hand
Which is a...
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