THANKSgiving

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

I am at home, recovering from:
 two Thanksgiving feasts (my mom's side and my dad's)

Online Shopping
Movie Night (my mom and I went to see Mockingjay!)

Cookie decorating with my grade level team

AND
writing my PDP and a Unit of Instruction to share out with the district at our next PD.

When I write it all out, I really did quite a bit over this break! 

I did want to share something with you all; I've been focusing on my 'data points' this quarter.
And I created an Endless Bundle where I will add each quarter's data points to them as I go.

Each data point correlates to Common Core State Standards, and they follow what I am teaching in math. They are quick for students to do, and quick for me to grade. 

Go to my TpT store for a quick Freebie to try it! 

Click on the picture to go there! 

Here's the whole bundle if you want to check it out!

And, right now... my whole store is 10%
And December 1-2 ALL of TpT is 20% off! 

Happy Shopping, and Happy December!

My count-down is on!
(15 days!) 

Trugging Along

I know every week I say "this week is jam-packed"

BUT really, this week has been totally full! 

Monday I taught division concepts to my second graders. That's right, division concepts. We are getting pretty good at identifying the (divided by) and (times) symbols. Most days I take for granted that they know the symbols for addition/subtraction, and then I have to teach them these new symbols and I'm like WOAH! How'd they learn the other ones?!? 

We've been using the concept of groups and objects to help with multiplication and division, these are BIG concepts.
I will get a picture of my anchor chart, because it's awesome! 

Tuesday we had 5th and 6th grade teachers come and observe in our math classrooms. They all said they were really impressed with how much our kiddos knew and were able to do! It's always nice to feel validated and like you're on the right track with your instruction from time to time! 

After school Tuesday, I had a Superintendent's Advisory Committee meeting. It was my first time going, and I really enjoyed it; it was nice to sit and chat with our Superintendent about upcoming events, concerns and questions from around the district. 

Today I started teaching about word problems using multiplication and division. I was really proud with how well they were all able to discern if a word problem was multiplication or if it was division. And I was observed today by my principal which went well, she was impressed with how well they were doing.. I'm really proud of them! 

Tomorrow we are continuing our word problem work. We are also using task cards with our work that my district math coach gave to me to use!
After school, I have class for five hours in the city. A friend of mine is coming to stay at my house until her meeting in Warrensburg for student teaching.

Friday we have a field trip to our local college to watch a play. It is always exciting! That will take our whole morning; and then I have a sub in the afternoon because I have to go to the same student teaching meeting in Warrensburg to learn about co-teaching. In the spring semester I am getting a student teacher! I'm excited and nervous all at the same time! 

Friday night I have a big dinner with my friends to say good bye to one of our friends: She's moving to ALASKA!
And then Saturday I'm hosting my friends at my house for the same reason: saying goodbye to my dear friend as her and her new fiance' make the move to the Alaskan tundra. eeeek! (and brrrr!)

It's just a b.u.s.y week!

Endless Bundle!

I haven't posted in about a month, and after reading my last two posts I realize that my life hasn't much changed since softball ended. I still have meetings and/or classes every night, something is always going on! 

I have fallen behind in the area of assessment in my classroom

 *GASP* 

So this weekend, my main goal was to create my data point assessments for common core/standards based grading that we are doing this year. 

I got all that done, for quarter one and quarter two.
This way I can assess my students as needed on the standards I need to still.
AND I can share them with you!

It is an "ENDLESS" bundle, which I have come to learn means that I will put up what I have done now, and you all can buy it as it, then any updates or better-ings I do, you get too!

I am excited about this, too because they are half-sheet assessments that the kids can do quickly and that I can grade quickly. Our standards-based grading is based on a 3-2-1 scale, so I tried to keep it simple with that in mind. 

Along with that this weekend, I worked on my Reflection paper on ELCC Standard 3 for my Internship (which I got finished!) and I worked on my Professional Code of Ethics (which is 1/3 of the way done!). 

I feel like I'm FINALLY on the down-hill slope of Grad-School and I'm ALMOST there. However I know I still have a TON of work left in my internship, but I also think a few solid weekends of work will get a lot of it done.
As long as I stay focused. 

This weekend my school also had its school Carnival. It is always fun and a great fundraiser for our PTA. I, of course, was pied in the face by kids. Kids throwing pie = tons of fun (and mess)! 

One of my softball girls was in charge of the pie-throwing booth with me and she sent this picture out of me to all the softball team for them to come out to the carnival! haha! 

After the carnival, I got to go see one of my very best friends from when we were little. She had her brand-new little baby boy here! I got to hold him and feed him... and her nephews were there. It was a very nice chat with some of my oldest family friends!

I hope you all have a very awesome school week!
Do you get out early for Veteran's Day? Do you have school? What do you have planned that is special?