Picking a new pope

Our class has just adopted a Cardinal to pray for these next few weeks.  This is an awesome way for the children to really participate and be apart of the conclave themselves.  See the link below and join us in prayer, or adopt your own Cardinal to pray for.
https://www.adoptacardinal.org/adoption/show

Some math work for Game Day....and this is at a Catholic School!

I've clearly taught many of my students right....ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Liebster Blog Award

  

The Liebster Award is for new blogs with less than 200 followers. 

I was nominated for the Liebster Award, YEA!  I feel so special & loved, thanks!  Plus it’s a great way to link up with other bloggers.

   Here are the Liebster Blog Rules:

1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.

http://www.mrsseiber.blogspot.com/

2. Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.

3. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.

4. Choose 11 other blogs with fewer than 200 followers to nominate and link them in your post.

5. You cannot “tag back” the other blog, but leave a comment on this post with the URL of your Liebster post so I can learn more about you & see your nominations.

11 Random things

1.   Love all dorky “teacher-y” things

2.  Football fanatic

3.  Will often crank up the tunes at home and dance like there’s no tomorrow.

4. Candy is my vice-and I’m not giving it up anytime soon!

5.  Anything pertaining to art I enjoy (just can’t find much time for)

6. Started a health and fitness after school program, which I ran for 3 years

7. Bummed I can’t talk the hubby into having child #2 L

8.  Every time my son says “Guess what?!”  I secretly want to say “chicken but”

9. Like to gaze at the stars in the morning or at night

10.          Have daily trips to the beach (in the summer mostly) without bringing sand back in the car down to a science!

11.  Wish I was going to Miami in January to watch the Crimson Tide Roll right over Norte Dame, will have to settle for my couch with the fam.

Mrs. Seiber's blog questions:

1.  What is your classroom pet peeve? Talking out! Talking out, talking out!    

2.  Do you have pets? 13 year old red Lab “Buddy” (she’s like a child to us)

3.  Do you have kids (if yes, how old and how many)? Yes, a son 4 years old (and first year at school with mommmy)

4.  What is the last “grown up” book you read? Grown up book? Besides all the What to expect when expecting, etc I would have to say  Bergdorf Blondes, or one of Sophie Consela’s books.

5.  How long have you been blogging? Two years, just really got into the blogging last year.

6.  Where do you live? Beautiful Charleston, SC

7.  Where were you on 9/11/01? Working at Leighton Head Start in rural North Alabama (went to church that afternoon to keep from the tv, where my parish priest had taped a handwritten note to the door “Mass @ 6pm for World Trade Center tragedy”

8.  What was the best trip you ever took?  London, England

9.  Do you have a tattoo? No, but had my tongue and belly pierced once

10.  If you had to choose another career, what would it be? Lawyer or artist not really considered or wanted anything else besides teaching

11.  What is your ideal Saturday? Yard work & playing with my son while listening to Eli Gold call the game on the Crimson Tide sports network.  Otherwise, watching the game with the Lowcountry Crimson Tide chapter or in the living room in my home J ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

Here are the questions for the Blogs I've nominated:

1.      What is the best thing about your school?

2.   What is your co-worker pet peeve?

3.   How much time do you spend at home on your “school work”?  Be honest,

4.    What has been your favorite “teachable moment”  (something unplanned that turned into a totally awesome lesson)

5.   How long have you been blogging?

6.    Do you have any kids? If yes, how many & what age?

7.   Where do you live?

8.   Most profound moment in your life?

9.    What is your best organization or classroom management tip or advice for others?

10.  How do you spend your off days?

11.   How do you wish you spent your off days?

Blogs I nominated

1.     http://tickledtoteach.blogspot.com/

2.   http://iintegratetechnology.blogspot.com/

3.   http://awholebrainteacher.blogspot.com

4.    http://diggingdeeperintomath.blogspot.com/

5.   http://www.inmyownlittleteachingworld.blogspot.com/

6.    http://plpencils.blogspot.com/

7.   http://www.teaching-with-style.com/

8.   http://lakairways.blogspot.com/

9.    http://southernsweetieinsecond.blogspot.com/

10. http://handsonhappiness.blogspot.com/

11.   http://smilingandshininginsecondgrade.blogspot.com/

Friday excitement!

Friday was full of excitement-one of our K5 teachers got engaged (or "married" if you asked any of the students from k4-2nd grade)  her fireman boyfriend surprised her and the whole school got to be a part of it.  Sweetest moment ever witnessed!  Our principal came around that morning pulling teachers out in the hall one by one just to say-"We're having a fire drill at 10am, but it's not a real fire drill-Rob's proposing to Sophie.  So, when the ladder truck pulls up you can gather your class up so they can see."  Even the maintenance guys had their camera phones out!

Fall Updates

Wow!  I feel like I fell off the blog-o-sphere for awhile.  For months I've told myself I was going to sit down and blog, but life happened instead!  Do the DEW was a HUGE success   Junior high kids were overheard discussing words they used in the writing, another class asked if they were going to do it every month, and the little ones seemed to be totally engrossed in their writing.  We haven't had a chance to start going through our writing samples gathered, but I think I'm definitely going to push for this to become a monthly activity (not gathering samples but simply the whole do the DEW concept allowing the students to write freely).
  This week I decided to "clip down" for ANY behavioral "bad choices", meaning pretty much no more "talking paragraphs" no warnings just walk over and clip kids down.  It felt harsh but then again we've been in school a few months now and the consent talking out by several needed to be nixed.  That new plan of action coupled with not being able to have a "job" if work wasn't completed, worked wonders!  All my students really gave their all this week and I was able to get so much done it feels great!  Yes, I realize that Thanksgiving is about to hit and I will once again feel like I didn't get half of what I wanted covered!

Finally

Finally!  It seems as though we are all settling into our 2nd grade routines and responsibilities.  We've begun our Phonics Dance & I really think it's going to be a great asset for the children!  Been sick it seems the past month, but somehow things are getting done.  We have a big school-wide writing assessment tomorrow and I am so excited!  We are calling it...                              

                                  Do the

D.E.W.

Drop Everything & Write

BACK TO SCHOOL

covered old desk with contact-plan on painting drawers black at some point

taken before it was fully set up but its still a hot mess-my library area

Wow! Finally have the first full week back under our belts!  Things are so different this year with my little man in K4 now, he has surprisingly been a really big help.  I still have a few things to do in the room and with some of my files, etc but for the most part the room is where I want it to be.  Except for my classroom library, which I've decided is just going to be a thorn in my side till I can get it organized and set up the way I want it.  Until then, I just have to let it go.  I decided to stick with my "rock star" theme and somehow ended up bringing in zebra print! (It went with my turquoise and black color them) Check out some of my pics-