Posted on July 16, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Ode to Elmer the Elephant
Your patchwork design pleases my eyes,
And your story is one that is full of surprise.
My classroom theme for next year you will be,
Bringing joy to my students as well as to me.
Your duty is to befriend each girl and boy,
And become something more than a book or a toy.
Your story has a great lesson [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Without her small friends
Educator contemplates
Bittersweet summer
Mrs. V
A big thank you to ~m over at Smoke and Mirrors for the haiku idea, and helping me move that writer’s block a little.
Filed under: Haiku, Personal, Poems, school, summer break, teaching | Tagged: Haiku, poetry, Random, summer break, teacher, thoughts | 8 Comments »
Posted on June 12, 2008 by mrsvierkant
This is a quiz I found and thought it might give a few of you a good chuckle.
Are you a true teacher? Take this quiz to find out!
1. Do you ask guests if they have remembered their scarves and mittens as they leave your home?
2. Do you move your dinner partner’s glass away from the [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2008 by mrsvierkant
What you see are rocks, right? Multiple sizes and colors. Some are just one color, others are speckled. Some are shiny and some are dull. It’s pea gravel, actually. It’s also used on playgrounds. Our playground to be specific.
Preschoolers see those little pebbles as treasure. They will spend their outside time digging through the gravel looking [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2008 by mrsvierkant
I love the gifts my students and their families give me. I appreciate the generosity and the thought that is put into these presents. So why is it so hard for me to write a thank you note?
I have 29 thank you notes to send to be exact. I’ve gotten 15 written, put in envelopes and stamped. [...]
Filed under: end of the year, school, teaching | Tagged: envelope glue, gifts, notes, students, teacher, thank you | 9 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2008 by mrsvierkant
Here are 10 words to describe how I plan to utilize my 3 months of summer break. Kind of a fill in the blank, I guess.
On my summer break I will _____________.
1. SLEEP
2. Parent
3. Read
4. Excercise
5. Clean
6. Organize
7. Paint
8. Relax
9. Reevaluate
10. Recuperate
I’ll revisit this in late August to see how well I did with my [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2008 by mrsvierkant
To celebrate it, please enjoy this Alice Cooper and the Muppets video from 1978. Thanks youtube.
School’s Out for Summer!
Mrs. V
~Yet another song that will be stuck in my head all day.
Filed under: Video Clip, end of the year, funny, school, songs, teaching | Tagged: Alice Cooper, funny, muppets, school, song, summer break, video | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 21, 2008 by mrsvierkant
That I was in charge. I was mistaken.
One of my students was asked by her parent “Is Mrs. V in charge?” My student’s response was “No!” So the mom asked who was in charge, and the little girl replied “Mrs. K.” Mrs. K is my faithful sidekick and amazing assistant teacher.
Ouch, that stung the ego a little.
However, [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2008 by mrsvierkant
This is what I will miss the most when summer break begins, the conversations my students have with each other. A couple of examples for your enjoyment:
Conversation #1:
Boy A: “Come look at my guns!”
This of course catches my attention, since we don’t allow gun play at preschool. (A topic for another day.) So when I [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2008 by mrsvierkant
At our preschool we have a movie projector. Remember those? We also have a fabulous collection of movies in round tins on a shelf in our back room. A movie is a special event at preschool, since we rarely use them.
This is the movie that was shown yesterday at the end of our day. It [...]
Filed under: Video Clip, children, end of the year, fun, memories, school, school materials, teaching | Tagged: children, fun, old movie, preschool, runaway tricycle, teaching, video | 9 Comments »
