i-phone 4

A rather silly blog post, but I just wanted to document that at this very moment in time, I am the proud new owner of the i-phone 4...the top phone out there in terms of technology. This phone can do everything~internet, skype, face chat, text, phone, video, to name a few.

With that being said, I know that it will be as outdated as a rotary phone in just a matter of years. I just want to be able to look back at this photo and post when I'm an old lady and laugh at this silly, dinosaur of a phone. And yes, I do remember using a rotary phone as a child. The one that was connected to the wall with a stretchy cord that would allow me 6 feet of movement. Sometimes, it's hard to believe the advances in technology, as some of the things that we do all the time now were only space-age ideas of the future on the Jetsons when I was a kid.

Full Circle

My classroom as I found it back in September....

A typical day mid-year.....lots of hustle and bustle with 20 really great 1st graders!

...and poof! its all done.
What a great year it was in room 118.
Now, on to summer vacation and whatever life holds for me come the next school year.

Lots of 1st graders!

Since Chris and Nate's school got out on Tuesday, I thought that it would be a great opportunity for them to visit my classroom today, since we are still in session until tomorrow. I'm really glad that they were able to meet my students, and vice-versa. Having a classroom of first grade students, as well as 2 of them at home, made for many stories about each other being shared over the school year.

While the kids were at lunch/recess, Chris, Nate, and Dan brought Subway Sandwiches for lunch. Then, they wanted to write on my easel, so I put them to work writing a Venn Diagram about themselves. (double click on image to see what they wrote.)

Can you spot the Moore boys in the crowd?
The funniest moment of the whole visit was when I asked my class to get into a circle. I looked over and saw Dan chuckling. When I got home, I asked him what was so funny. He said that he was just in awe...he couldn't believe that I was able to get 21 kids to sit in a big circle in 5 seconds flat.
That's just what you do when you teach first grade.

words of wisdom

(This is the manifesto from a company called Holstee. I like their way of thinking.)

Big Holes

No front teeth.