{school} Anatomy of a Teacher’s Notes
*grumbles* I see all of you out there… you slept in today, didn’t you? Yes… yes… you did… you and your lovely 3-day weekend…
Not me… I had a teachers’ meeting to attend…
Of COURSE I'm Hiding At The Back Of The Room... DUH!!!
Eat Chocolate... Buy Shoes... Yep! Karen Has Her Priorities Straight!
Well, dangitall! My coffee cup doesn't seem to be as fancy as Karen's... at least I remembered to slap on my lipstick this morning! *discreetly sniffs pits to see if I remembered the deodorant too*
*splutter* What do ya mean... I gotta work? Can't I just sit back here hiding... and admiring Karen's coffee mug? *pout*
I SPECIFICALLY requested a highlighter with red sequins, but NOOOOOO... I had to settle for a plain old pink one... now I'm REALLY pouting! *lip quivers*
Fine! Fine! Since I don't seem to have any red-sequined items to play with, I'll simply walk around taking pictures of OTHER people working!
I wonder what they're going to draw...
What's so funny? *checks for lipstick stained teeth*
*whispers* I suddenly have a craving for Red Lobster!
Geez! I come near people and they hide their faces! Poor things! They're simply blinded by my extreme beautimosity!
FINALLY! Somebody that's happy to see me! *pause* Oh, never mind... the boss is behind me... I think they're just sucking up again.
*whispers* Notice how the ART teacher was put in charge of the drawing for this group?
I also took copious notes... please notice that the pink highlighter came in handy after all!
At the end of the day when all of the fun was done, our principal left us with a little motivation!
Our Esteemed Leader!
Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent by dwarthy
Afterwards, he made a VERY good point… it doesn’t matter what a child’s background or family history is… it doesn’t matter what a child looks like… it doesn’t matter where a child comes from…
EVERY child matters and EVERY child has great potential!
He pointed out that 47-year-old Susan Boyle was adamant when she came onstage that she wanted to be a professional singer. When Simon Cowell asked her why it hadn’t worked out for her so far, she simply said, “I’ve never been given the chance before.”
To everyone’s shock and amazement, the awkward, mousy-looking, older woman has an extremely powerful voice that can reach to the depths of your soul.
Our principal really brought the message home to us –> make sure every kid that walks through your door doesn’t have to wait until they’re middle-aged to get the chance to make their dreams come true. 
P.S. This post was tongue-in-cheek… I really did work and learn things today…
P.P.S. I promise!
P.P.S.S. No, seriously! I did! I swearz!
P.P.S.S.S. Thanks go out to Ginger, Becky, Karen, and Mr. Case for a great workshop!
*toddles off to bed so I can wake up early enough to make sure I have BOTH the lipstick AND the deodorant on tomorrow*
In all seriousness, if you’re a writing teacher, the method we were learning about today is called Four Square Writing. I HIGHLY recommend it!
This program teaches children how to organize their thoughts into a cohesive story and spans across various grade levels. Small children can begin with drawing pictures and progress to adding words and simple sentences. Older children can add more details and complex sentence structures.
Love this post, Kayecee! I laughed at some of it, but I really love the “lesson” from your conference. Every child matters. I couldn’t agree more!
Thanks, Becky!
We had a great time… I love the writing program that we were learning about and our principal left us feeling all warm and fuzzy with the little motivational piece at the end. All in all, it was a pretty nice day even IF I had to get up early instead of getting to sleep late.