Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Brief Blogging/Reviewing Break
I know there are a couple of authors that I had agreed to do reviews for, so I just wanted to post that for the next couple of weeks or so I'll be taking a brief blogging/reviewing break until the back to school rush dies down and I am actually able to do some reading again.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (28)
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Journey,
I'm still reading The Winter Lodge. Between being in Atlanta this weekend (although I did do a lot of reading at the airport) and teachers officially starting back this week and students coming next week, I haven't been doing a lot of reading lately and probably won't be for the next couple of weeks :( The back to school rush has begun!
I'm still reading The Winter Lodge. Between being in Atlanta this weekend (although I did do a lot of reading at the airport) and teachers officially starting back this week and students coming next week, I haven't been doing a lot of reading lately and probably won't be for the next couple of weeks :( The back to school rush has begun!
Monday, August 8, 2011
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (27)
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Journey.
Last week: I finished Something Borrowed and attempted If These Walls Could Talk, but abandoned it.
This week: I'm reading The Winter Lodge, the sequel to Summer at Willow Lake.
Sadly, my summer is almost coming to an end, next week is teachers' first day back at school, but I am going in all this week to start putting my new classroom in order. It is a mess! My nephew and I went in today (although he was no help) and stayed for about 5 hours. I got my cabinets cleaned out and organized, and I'm exhausted! So much more to do! Hopefully I'll be able to finish my book by this weekend when I go to Atlanta to visit my bestie!
Happy reading folks!
Last week: I finished Something Borrowed and attempted If These Walls Could Talk, but abandoned it.
This week: I'm reading The Winter Lodge, the sequel to Summer at Willow Lake.
Sadly, my summer is almost coming to an end, next week is teachers' first day back at school, but I am going in all this week to start putting my new classroom in order. It is a mess! My nephew and I went in today (although he was no help) and stayed for about 5 hours. I got my cabinets cleaned out and organized, and I'm exhausted! So much more to do! Hopefully I'll be able to finish my book by this weekend when I go to Atlanta to visit my bestie!
Happy reading folks!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Summer Reads: The Professional Version
These are the professional development books I plan to read this summer.
I read The Book Whisperer last summer and I enjoyed it, so I want to re-read it again this year and see if I can actually implement some of the ideas next school year. I've also browsed through Conferring with Readers a couple years ago when my school was doing a book study on it (note I said I browsed through it--never actually read it) and I'ma try to do reading conferences this year, so I thought it would be good to actually read it this time. I added the Mailbox Superbook Grade 5 since I'm being forced to teach 5th grade next year, despite the fact that I want to stay in Fabulous Fourth.
I read The Book Whisperer last summer and I enjoyed it, so I want to re-read it again this year and see if I can actually implement some of the ideas next school year. I've also browsed through Conferring with Readers a couple years ago when my school was doing a book study on it (note I said I browsed through it--never actually read it) and I'ma try to do reading conferences this year, so I thought it would be good to actually read it this time. I added the Mailbox Superbook Grade 5 since I'm being forced to teach 5th grade next year, despite the fact that I want to stay in Fabulous Fourth.
Monday, June 13, 2011
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (21)
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Journey.
Last Week:
I finished Princess Sister by Sheila Copeland and Why Men Love B*tches by Sherry Argov.
This Week:
I'm reading Not Easily Broken by TD Jakes
Today was a sucktastic day. My principal told me she's moving me to 5th grade next year :( I never wanted to teach 5th grade. Well, I never wanted to teach 4th grade either, but I wound up loving it. I'm going to miss being in Fabulous Fourth. Plus I'll have most of the same students I had this year. They weren't a terrible class at all (in fact, one of my best) but I just wanted a new group of kids next year. Even worse, I have to pack up my whole classroom (which I LOVED!) and move down the hall to another one. Oh well, I guess it won't be too bad. We'll see!
I hope you lovelies had a better Monday than me! :-)
Last Week:
I finished Princess Sister by Sheila Copeland and Why Men Love B*tches by Sherry Argov.
This Week:
I'm reading Not Easily Broken by TD Jakes
Today was a sucktastic day. My principal told me she's moving me to 5th grade next year :( I never wanted to teach 5th grade. Well, I never wanted to teach 4th grade either, but I wound up loving it. I'm going to miss being in Fabulous Fourth. Plus I'll have most of the same students I had this year. They weren't a terrible class at all (in fact, one of my best) but I just wanted a new group of kids next year. Even worse, I have to pack up my whole classroom (which I LOVED!) and move down the hall to another one. Oh well, I guess it won't be too bad. We'll see!
I hope you lovelies had a better Monday than me! :-)
Monday, June 6, 2011
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (20)
It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Journey.
Past 2 weeks I finished:
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Heaven Right Here by Lutishia Lovely
Currently Reading:
Princess Sister by Sheila Copeland
Why Men Date B*tches by Sherry Argov
The 17 Day Diet
Did not finish:
Winter Break by Kayla Perrin. I like Kayla Perrin's romance novels, but these college-based mysteries that she writes are just not the business. I read Spring Break last year and it was nothing to write home about. I was plodding away through this one when I got to about page 60 or so and realized I was wasting my time and decided to move on.
Up next...I don't know. We finally have only 9, yes NINE days of school left. I can't wait. This was actually one of my best classes (well, up until spring break, now they are mini-monsters but I really can't blame them) but I am so ready for this year to be over. So sick of waking up early, grading papers, entering in grades, typing lesson plans, printing lesson plans, trying to find a working printer to print the lesson plans, putting in copies, etc, etc. I need a break. So in 2 weeks it will all be over and I will be FREE!
Past 2 weeks I finished:
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Heaven Right Here by Lutishia Lovely
Currently Reading:
Princess Sister by Sheila Copeland
Why Men Date B*tches by Sherry Argov
The 17 Day Diet
Did not finish:
Winter Break by Kayla Perrin. I like Kayla Perrin's romance novels, but these college-based mysteries that she writes are just not the business. I read Spring Break last year and it was nothing to write home about. I was plodding away through this one when I got to about page 60 or so and realized I was wasting my time and decided to move on.
Up next...I don't know. We finally have only 9, yes NINE days of school left. I can't wait. This was actually one of my best classes (well, up until spring break, now they are mini-monsters but I really can't blame them) but I am so ready for this year to be over. So sick of waking up early, grading papers, entering in grades, typing lesson plans, printing lesson plans, trying to find a working printer to print the lesson plans, putting in copies, etc, etc. I need a break. So in 2 weeks it will all be over and I will be FREE!
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