Thanks, Mrs. 4444s, for hosting the Fragments!
There's not that much to tell about this week so fragments is the perfect way to put it out there.
My first and second graders have finished their fall projects. I have to put the projects on a flash drive and bring them home to print them on my color printer since we don't have one in the lab. Yes, it gets expensive. No, I'm not going to stop. It means too much to the kids. I have a project posted on Donor's Choose and we're halfway to getting one funded. But we're not there yet. Here's a picture of most of the their fall projects:
Imagine these projects in black and white. All that hard work and no color unless I take them home and print them. Because the powers that be get scrunchy faces when you use a lot of color ink. The first graders typed sentences about fall and then inserted clip art. The second graders learned how to insert WordArt and then write a fall cinquain underneath by inserting a text box. Both grade levels learned how to change their font and font size.
This is the best news this week---this morning's weather report:
Cool weather has arrived!!!!!
The car I drive has been out of commission since May. Husband has been working on it (because he refuses to pay someone to do something he can do yet he never quite gets around to doing any of it) and has succeeded in making it so much worse. It all started with the AC quitting on me and now there is no AC, no speedometer, no radio, no anything that belongs on the dash, hell- no dash. The steering doesn't work either and the lights only work on bright. But, he says it's driveable. No, trust me, it is not. All that to say that I am going to have to buy a car. Me. Myself. And I. On my salary. UGH. That means I'm on the lookout for a reliable, safe used car. The process began this week. I am not having fun.
On the bright side, I'm listening to Christmas music. I have my Thanksgiving decorations out, because it's the Thanksgiving season. But I do listen to Christmas music starting November 1 every year. If I didn't do that, the lead up to Christmas would just be too short for me. It's not like I don't listen to it all year long anyway. LOL
That's it, y'all! Have a cozy weekend!
Baileys - good smooth choice.
ReplyDeleteFirst and second graders doing word processing - wow.
Buying a car - no fun in that in my opinion.
Baileys is a good, smooth choice. I shall hit the liquor store tomorrow. You would be amazed at what those little kids can do on a computer. And how proud they are when they see the final product. Yeah, car shopping sucks. But weekends and Baileys will pull me through! :)
ReplyDeleteYour second graders are lucky to have you as their teacher.
ReplyDeleteI hope the kindergarteners, first, third, fourth and fifth graders are too. :)
DeleteYour students did an amazing job! I've spent so much $ printing off materials from Teachers Pay Teachers, it's not even funny. I wrote a mini-grant last year for laminating sheets & ink cartridges; this year, the lady in charge of the mini-grants told me to just put in a request and they would get it for me! Heeeeelllllooooo!!! I just requested some ink cartridges, and spent my annual money (that we get from the school & state) on laminating sheets. I had no idea I could do that! It's cold here, too...unnaturally cold for November! The high on Tues. is only supposed to be 30!!!
ReplyDeleteI have too! I do love that site though. I put ink cartridges in with the project on Donor's Choose because I know they'll make me replace them when they run out. Gotta love teaching. Ha! Only classroom teachers get that $250 from the state so I'm out on that one. I'm cozied in for the weekend. :)
DeleteVery nice wall, you did an awesome job! We have had some cooler weather and I love it. Good luck with finding a great car for yourself.
ReplyDeleteThe weather is making me a very happy camper! It took it's time getting here, but it has arrived. Thanks!
DeleteGod bless you, and all teachers for giving so much!! I can't afford much, but I will make a donation for your printer. It is a worthy project, indeed. The display on the wall looks great, and the kids have to be proud!
ReplyDeleteThey are so proud of their work. And seeing it printed in color motivated those who hadn't finished. It was great! Thank you so much! The kids and I greatly appreciate it. All 702 of us. :)
DeleteSounds like my house this weekend! There's a fire crackling at this exact moment! The projects are sweet, and so is your enthusiasm :) Thanks for linking up! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see what the young ones are learning as far as computer skills go...YEAH while maintaining their imaginations and creativity...double YEAH! Car shopping is rough....but driving a car with faulty electronics is risky!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteYeah, your cooler weather would be a heat wave for us! Looks wonderful. Good for you for taking home the kids' work and printing it out! Looks great. Good luck with the car shopping, Pam.
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