Run for Stuart, our Superhero!!!!

Thanks to all participants this past sunny Saturday at Tanglewood in the Lillie's Friends Race. It made me realize all the blessings and hope for all families who have ever had to deal with this demon called cancer. Each and every one of you has helped touch a life just by your participating, whether through your donations, your training, or the completion of the run!!! I'm such a proud teacher! My heart overflows with your goodness. Please do not let that spunky little guy out of your thoughts as the days pass. Go Stuart, Go! You're our superhero!!!!Be blessed and thankful for your loved ones! I love you all!

Lillie's Friends Race at Tanglewood

I've mentioned this to the kids. Please print out a registration form and SEND IN WITH YOUR CHILD IF YOU'RE INTERESTED and I'll mail them together. What a wonderful way to show our love to my little friend, Stuart, in New York City!

We will start training some during recess when it warms up! Please join me!!!

http://www.lilliesfriends.org/give-a-hand/fund/

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Hi sweet boys and girls! I'm currently typing away to you from 4162 feet above sea level at Beech Mountain where I'm in fuzzy slippers, a fleece robe, and enjoying a fire in the 8 degree weather with over 2.5 feet of snow outside!!! Palmer has NOT been enjoying the outdoors, much to our dismay. In fact, when we arrived--THERE WAS NO POWER FOR A DAY AND A HALF. Joe Dirt is missing the warm grass under her paws as well. The views are spectacular from the Ski Slopes here and the company I've seen throughout the vacation has been warm and endearing. There have been many eating opportunities, miles on the highway, and a plethora of laughs and giggles (not just Palmers!) I just finished 2 children's books, the recent Newbery, The Graveyard Book (pretty dark and morbid), and the Magician's Elephant (Thanks Meaghan--a wonderful read about believing and hope in goodness!) I'm now reading The Help (an adult novel). Please ask me about them when we get back to school and I'll be glad to share my thoughts and opinions on them! I miss you all and encourage you to comment how you've spent your past few weeks away from school!

What a Fun Day!

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Snow Biz!

Were you all as proud of our class as I? What a fun, enjoyable evening seeing what they've been working so hard at doing the past few days!

Multiplication Ice Cream Party

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?

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• sloppy baby kisses
• friends who check on you to make sure you're doing the best you can!
• Students who make bookmarks for everyone in the class with items that each of the students enjoy
• Mothers and Fathers who bring teachers coffee just because
• Students whose lightbulbs turn on and smiles when they learn something new

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY?

Cool new toy--thanks Mrs. Hugosson!

Fall is in the air!

Dear parents, Your kids are composing a "love letter" to the fall in class and I can't wait to send them home to share. I asked them to tell fall how they'd dress if they went out on a date, and where they'd take fall if they were going out to eat, and I am more than delighted in the outcomes. I must say one of my favorite lines is from Ben with, "Fall, I'd take you to an all you can eat buffet, just you and me." I hope the language your children are learning to use to express themselves about this magical season make you all as warm and fuzzy on the inside as it has me! I challenge you to post your favorite line from your child when they come home with the letters!

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS

HI-ya, students and parents:

Let's chat about our favorite ways to lead another life, whether it be through a magical journey to Neverland full of pirates and deadly adventures, or whether it be traveling through another country and meeting friends along the way; aren't books an excellent escape from our own daily rituals and habits?

A few of my favorites are the all time classic Charlotte's Web, as I dream of the tire swing scene with Fern and Avery and absolutely delight in Fern's motherly tenderness towards Wilbur. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech pulls at your heart strings almost as much, but with a little twist in the end, much like Holes has when you figure out about the brothers and the revelation of the owner of the tennis shoes. Some adult favorites of mine are Edgar Sawtelle (probably the most well described scenes by a new novelist I've seen since Steinbeck's East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath), as well as Ken Follet's World Without End and Pillars of the Earth. Some easy fun reads that make you sit back and say, "Did someone steal my journal?" are Eat, Pray, Love and the ever classic, The Awakening. What are some of your favorites and why???

The Grand Canyon--Northern Rim

Bryce Canyons. We hiked down into these canyons, whereas the River Narrows of Zion Canyon we hiked upwards. Can you believe the structure here?

Testing testing

Hi parents and students. This is our way to openly communicate our wishes for the school year. Please feel free to comment on whatever/whenever. I'm trying to get as many shots from my summer Utah trip to show you the magnificence of the rock cycle at work. Feel free to comment on those!