Away For Two Days!

Hello,

Well, I have just had two great days with fellow educators we have been working with the PALs team at UVA. It was such a wonderful time of collaboration and sharing ideas, thoughts, experiences, expertise. Thank you, to all my new teacher friends making my time away from my family and students a meaningful experience. Have a wonderful weekend. I am hoping to become more committed to blogging at least twice a week. Fingers crossed.

I Wish You All Well,

Lois

As I venture out into the bloggin' world, this is my very first "Linky Party". 

 

Last Friday, our principal decided to celebrate the first day above freezing in almost two weeks; with a car pool line changed into "Summer in January" beach party!!! It was way COOL!!! It was great and I had one of those teacher moments when something just pops into your head and you run with it. Check out the pic below, I had my reading academy kiddos go outside with me we took a quick pic and then return to the class for our journal writing. The prompt was "Summer in January how does it feel............". The kids loved the idea and they turned out some outstanding work!

 

This year I have tried to teach important events as they happen we have had numerous learning moments, because of our willingness to teach on the spur of the moment!!! As everyone knows the Winter Olympics started this week with the opening ceremony making it's grand entrance tonight!!! So, number #3 goes to a really neat activity I did with my kiddos thanks to #teacherspayteachers, #brightconcepts4teachers, check out her blog at brightconcepts4teachers.blogspot.com.

"Skating to Gold" 

 

This week I have celebrated my first follower on my blog, piggy42ndgrade.blogspot.com, my first five for Friday weekly Linky party, and my goal to blog more than once every couple of months, and lastly I hope to build my TPT store with more than just the first free download. Cross your fingers!

 

For my final five for Friday! #5 selfish something just for me! Beautiful nails for Valentine's Day and one of my favorite candy bars! 

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I have FOLLOWERS! Yea!

Hello,

As a kid I loved snow, as a new parent so many years ago snow storms took on a new life; still fun but different than when I was a kid. The joy of watching your sons and daughter make their first snowman, take their first trip down the hill (alone) scary exciting. Then as they got older they venture out alone and the worry, well not too much I was always spying on them from the window, shhhh don't tell; they say I am over protective. Now, in my teacher years I have gained a new excitement for "Snow", the thought of an unexpected day off of school is a sweet surprise. With that said this year we have now had our fair share of days looking ahead to making up some instructional time missed. Snow! Let's hold off until later this year "December" perhaps. :)

Today in room 3, my kiddos are so excited about the Olympic Games, we spent time watching a very neat video, showing how the venues were constructed, and learning how many people each venue could hold. We located Sochi on a world map, and completed a "Go for Gold Glyph", many thanks to BrightConcepts4Teacher and TPT.

Thanks, I had a great day and it was nice to be back in school I am looking forward to another great day tomorrow.

Lastly, I am so excited I am fairly new at blogging, I found out today I actually have a follower. Thank you, Thank you! I am going to try to make my post more frequent. Look for more excitement to come!

Lois

Welcome 2014 "The Year to Smile and Look Forward"

Hello,
As 2013 came to a close, a new beginning looks down on us "2014".
I am having a wonderful school year teaching a wonderful group of second graders. It is hard to believe that it is already January and we are about to start the third quarter.

My one thought for this year is to smile more and look forward to what life and teaching has to offer. I am going to blog more with a hope of developing a better since of the blogging community. Lastly, I hope to build my TPT store create and share with other fellow educators.

The quote I will live by "Smile more and look forward"!

I wish you well,
Lois

Saturday, September 28, 2013
Great Start To A New School Year
I have been following several educational blogs for about 18 months now and I know that bloggin is for me. I wrote my first blog at the beginning of the summer. However, summer happened and I did not keep up with the blog. I am ready to try again.

I want to say I have an amazing class. We have been working on classroom routines and daily activities that I can positively say will make the rest of the school year run like clock work. During the last 6 years of teaching I have learned a couple of good habits to ensure success for both myself and my students.

As fall comes in I have so exciting ideas for my kiddos and look for to reading all thier fall journal entries. We will have a Thanksgiving feast, travel on a special field trip and talk about weather and how the weather effects us.

Have a super evening!
Mrs. Evans

Saturday, June 24, 2013
Day 1: Hello fellow bloggers please forgive me as this is my first attempt at the wonderful world of blogging. I have been following stalking several of you for quite sometime now and believe I am ready to share. This is my first full week of Summer break and I have been a busy little "piggy" washed 22 windows inside and out, mowed 5 acres, and I have taken over the my sons goat and chicken herd. Wow, I need to go back to my classroom to get some rest!!!

Lois
Piggy42ngGrade