Any suggestions for decorating?
Sunday, July 26, 2009
My classroom
I finally got to see the classroom that I will have for the next year! (Assuming no shuffling will go on.) I have a smart board. That's right, I can hook up my laptop, touch the projection screen, and do AWESOME stuff. Teacher geek-out moment.
Any suggestions for decorating?
Any suggestions for decorating?
Monday, July 20, 2009
What I've been up to (warning: many pictures ahead!)
1. I officially survived institute! I now feel (somewhat) more prepared to teach in Dallas after spending 4 weeks in the classroom. My kids made a 300% gain from their beginning of the year diagnostic test scores. (Then again, they didn't write much on those diagnostics...) So we threw them a "partay," complete with their snack of choice, HOT CHEETOS. I'm going to miss those 13 children. And I'm going to miss all the wonderful people I worked with that are unfortunately not here in Dallas with me right now. But hey, more places to visit!
My class is really hot.
My students, hard at work! Look at those achievers!
So much growth! I'm so proud!
Davis High School Panther Pride!
My awesome CMA group. We are most definitely rock stars.
2. I finished off my Houston experience in true Texan style - first with country line dancing at a bar called Wild West, and then Texas BBQ with my family!
You can't really tell from this picture, but the disco balls were in the shape of saddles. There were some amazing dancers there. Me? Well, I could do the cupid shuffle...
Friends from the Hawaii corp.
Rudy's BBQ
Meat by the pound!
Because BBQ is messy.
They designed it with a gas station theme.
You get the food in milk crates and eat off butcher paper.
Mmmm, meat.
We also went to this place called the Chocolate Bar (aka Emily's personal heaven), where everything is made of chocolate.
YUM! Massive chocolate cake.
3. I moved into my new apartment in Dallas and started training with the school district! Even though I have no furniture, sleeping on an air mattress is definitely much better than sleeping on a bouch in Moody Towers. I cannot complain. Pictures to come shortly!
Hope everyone is doing well, I'm missing my non-Texans here! Come visit!
My class is really hot.
My students, hard at work! Look at those achievers!
So much growth! I'm so proud!
Davis High School Panther Pride!
My awesome CMA group. We are most definitely rock stars.
2. I finished off my Houston experience in true Texan style - first with country line dancing at a bar called Wild West, and then Texas BBQ with my family!
You can't really tell from this picture, but the disco balls were in the shape of saddles. There were some amazing dancers there. Me? Well, I could do the cupid shuffle...
Friends from the Hawaii corp.
Rudy's BBQ
Meat by the pound!
Because BBQ is messy.
They designed it with a gas station theme.
You get the food in milk crates and eat off butcher paper.
Mmmm, meat.
We also went to this place called the Chocolate Bar (aka Emily's personal heaven), where everything is made of chocolate.
YUM! Massive chocolate cake.
3. I moved into my new apartment in Dallas and started training with the school district! Even though I have no furniture, sleeping on an air mattress is definitely much better than sleeping on a bouch in Moody Towers. I cannot complain. Pictures to come shortly!
Hope everyone is doing well, I'm missing my non-Texans here! Come visit!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Nervous
I hate those dreams where it's so realistic that you're not sure when you wake up whether it was a dream or reality.
You know it's bad when you have dreams about your students.
Last night, I dreamed that my students each wrote one sentences responses on their final exam. When it's supposed to be a good paragraph.
As I type this now, my students are working diligently on their final.
Luckily, I see heads down and pencils moving. And responses much longer than 1 sentence.
You know it's bad when you have dreams about your students.
Last night, I dreamed that my students each wrote one sentences responses on their final exam. When it's supposed to be a good paragraph.
As I type this now, my students are working diligently on their final.
Luckily, I see heads down and pencils moving. And responses much longer than 1 sentence.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Happy Independence Day! Now back to work...
Real bed + real shower + working out + delicious food + lots of diamonds = very happy July 4th weekend.
I got to spend this weekend at my cousin Julia/Tien's house in Houston. We went to a diamond exhibit at the museum, which was awesome. (Unfortunately, they didn't allow cameras so I can't show y'all the awesome 400 karat diamond I saw...and the tiaras, and the bracelets, and the earrings, ecc.) There was lots of delicious food to be had as well.
View of downtown Houston.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
A yummy organic foods place with an awesome turkey burger.
We didn't think about taking pictures of the food until after we ate it...
Lychee martini from The Fish. The lychee looks like chicken...does it or does it not??
I got to spend this weekend at my cousin Julia/Tien's house in Houston. We went to a diamond exhibit at the museum, which was awesome. (Unfortunately, they didn't allow cameras so I can't show y'all the awesome 400 karat diamond I saw...and the tiaras, and the bracelets, and the earrings, ecc.) There was lots of delicious food to be had as well.
View of downtown Houston.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
A yummy organic foods place with an awesome turkey burger.
We didn't think about taking pictures of the food until after we ate it...
Lychee martini from The Fish. The lychee looks like chicken...does it or does it not??
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