SOL #14
Ruth Ayres invites us the celebrate each week. Click over to her site Discover. Play. Build. to read more celebrations.
I had a rough week physically, fighting congestion and cough and feeling generally yucky. Yet, there are still many moments to celebrate. I like to collect these moments on my phone and look back to see that this has indeed been a week to celebrate.
I have been eliminated from the MMPoetry 15 in round one. I gave it a good shot and now, according to Ed, I am part of the “club.” My students knew I was going to get beat as soon as they read the competing poem by Tiffany Strelitz Haber. It’s hard to compete against Mr McStuffins baking muffins. I am proud of my Poetry Friday friends who moved on to the next round. Good luck! Be sure to follow the next brackets and vote. It’s a great learning activity to do with your students.
My students are slicing away. Friday was Digital Learning Day. Our activity was a crazy comment challenge. I offered candy prizes for comments. (Skittles for single comments and Dum Dums for 10) Two students wrote 50 and got a treat from the lounge. I offered the challenge on Twitter and Holly Mueller’s class took it on.
Because I have small groups of students, I am able to celebrate birthdays with a special treat. Vannisa wanted cinnamon rolls and apples and the apple peeler. I have an old fashioned apple peeler that spins the apples and slices in a spiral. My students love it, and it’s become a favorite for birthdays.
Book gifts are always a reason to celebrate. We had a book fair this week, and Emily’s grandmother bought 3 books for my class library. Two of my boys, Reed and Nigel, knew I wanted Terrible Two (teachers make a wish list), so they went in together to buy it for the class. How special!
On one of my lowest health days, I got a card in the mail from my friend, Jen. She made it herself. Isn’t it lovely? Despite the incessant rain, my nagging cough, and the loser poem, I feel lifted by my students and my friends. Celebrate!
Reflections on the Teche 
I made one round up the first year, & didn’t move last year, Margaret. Good for you for trying. I wanted to again but with all the SOLC, just didn’t think I could. Next year? Sorry you’ve been feeling bad, hope the weekend helps a lot! Love that you have one of those apple peelers & that you bake special treats for your students’ birthdays. That’s a gift from you that the student will remember, along with all the poetry, too!
I liked your poem, Margaret, and I voted for you, but the rhyming one was tough to beat. Your students were right… I love Jacob’s tally marks–what a great celebration picture that is! Rest up and get feeling better!
Reading your student’s slices has kept me up on Vannisa’s birthday and the book fair. It’s been a joy connecting with your students. Rest up this weekend!
I hope you feel better soon and can get some rest this weekend. Those cinnamon rolls look yummy and what a “sweet” gift for your student. Your poem may have lost the round but it certainly was not a “loser poem.”
Many celebrations here, Margaret – love that you make birthday treats for your kids, cinnamon rolls, no less! Yum!
Feel better, Margaret. And as far as #MM, I am part of the club as well having never made it past round one. I, however, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED your poem. The cinnamon rolls look yummy.
Special teacher you are; making treats for your students! But more than that, you are setting an example for your students by blogging, writing poetry, entering competitions, and being a reader.
My friend, you are an explorer and a warrior too! I have no fear that you will conquer this new territory soon.
I hope you are feeling better! I would want you to make cinnamon rolls for my birthday too. 🙂
It’s still hard to believe that you wrote a “loser poem”.
Those cinnamon rolls look amazing! Your students are way spoiled!!