And It's Smooth Sailing!

I've never been on a sailboat, but it sure does look like something fun to do!  Since last week was Thanksgiving, we did not have class.  With such a long break, I was able to get lots done! :)  Our IT History Project is complete, we are just editing it for our presentation this Wednesday.  I am almost finished with my PLN- the last project on my contract!  Which leads me to say....and it's smooth sailing for the remainder of my first sememster of Grad School!

Even though last week was such a short week of school, I was able to accomplish most of what I wanted to at work!  We completed Unit 2 Week 1 in Reading, even testing on Wednesday.  Our Reading block is in the morning, and I think my students really benefited from that.  By the afternoon, they were in no mood or state to be tested!  The only negative to testing right before the break was the fact that I had about four students out.  Four students who now have to make up all of those tests! 

Here is a link to an article I found about the time of day your brain works best.  From the article, I kind of got the jist that the time of day your brain works best really depends on the person.  My class definately works better in the morning.  They are mush more on task and less talkative.  Is this really because their brains work better in the morning or just because they are still sleeping in the morning?!

Grades and AEW

So this week is a busy week in first grade!  Grades are due this week and its American Education Week, so that means parents will be stopping by on Tuesday and Thursday this week.  We have lots in store for our parents that will be coming in. We will be doing a math lesson, a reading lesson, and we will even be putting on a Thanksgiving Play! :)

We did not have class last week due to the convention (which I attended and receieved a few freebies!).  With next week being Thanksgiving already, we don't have too many classes left.  I can't believe it.  This semester really flew by. 

November, November

I can't belive November is here already!  It's going to be Thanksgiving before we know it!  Last week in class, I presented my Tool Time project on Spelling City.  That was my second to last project for the semester.  The only project I have left to do is my PLC. :)  This semester really flew by!

On another note, the convention is this week, which means no school on Thursday and Friday. I'm planning on attending the conference on Thursday to do a little exploring.  I'll post what I found next week.  I've never attended this conference, but I did attend a Math Conference while I was still in school.  I got a lot of freebies from that!

While I was searching for a graphic to add to my post, I came across the one at the top which reminded me of a great website that I had forgotten about - Pete's PowerPoint Station.  There are a lot of great Power Points for every subject and some great interactive activities for each subject.