Wednesday, April 30, 2014
May Calendar Events
May Calendar Events
National Youth Traffic Safety Month May
National Flower Month May
Sudoku First Published as Number Place in Dell Puzzle Magazine
May, 1979
May Day May 1, 2014
Mother Goose Day May 1, 2014
Whale Awareness Day (in Massachusetts) May 1, 2014
First Freedom Ride May 4, 1961
Elizabeth Jane Cochran’s, Known as Nellie Bly, Birthday-May 5, 1864
Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2014
Cartoonist Day May 5, 2014
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower May 5-6, 2014
Space Day May 6, 2014
Mother's Day May 11, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Teacher Quotes-Inspirations-Appreciation Ideas
What's your secret? How do you do these things each and every day?
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
English Language Day-Shakespeare's Birthday April 23
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Good luck to ALL teachers & students taking the STAAR.
Good luck to ALL teachers & students taking the STAAR.
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Monday, April 21, 2014
Meteor Shower-Spread the word. Mark your calendars for April 23!
Meteor Shower-Spread the word. Mark your calendars for April 23!
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San Jacinto Day-Texas Revolution-April 21
April 21, 1836, Sam Houston and the Texian Army defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto and won independence for the Republic of Texas. The Sons of the Republic of Texas will celebrate this great victory with a dinner at the Potpourri House in Tyler at 6:30 PM. This is a state holiday so salute the Lone Star state in your own way and Honor the Texas Flag.
Texas Resources:
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
SEASONAL HOLIDAY THEME PAGES-LESSONS-ACTIVITIES-CRAFTS-IDEAS-PROJECTS-QUOTES-BOOKS-POEMS
SEASONAL HOLIDAY THEME PAGES-LESSONS-ACTIVITIES-CRAFTS-IDEAS-PRINTOUTS-PROJECTS-RESOURCES-QUOTES-BOOKS-POEMS FOR TEACHERS:
National Library Week-April 13-19, 2014
National
Library Week begins today! This year's theme is, "Lives change @ your
library." How often do your students visit your school library?
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Saturday, April 12, 2014
Drop Everything and Read Day
Happy
National Drop Everything and Read Day! Making reading a priority today!
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Random Acts of Kindness-Teacher Appreciation
Touching story. Random acts of kindness, I think they call it?
As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. However, that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he did not play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. In addition, Teddy could be unpleasant.
It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners... he is a joy to be around.."
His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper That he got from a grocery bag Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to." After the children left, she cried for at least an hour.
On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets.."
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling* her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he had ever had in his whole life.
Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer.... The letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.
The story does not end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he had met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit at the wedding in the place that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.
Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. Moreover, she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for* believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
(For you that don't know, Teddy Stoddard is the Dr. at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines that has the Stoddard Cancer Wing.)
Warm someone's heart today. . . pass this along. I love this story so very much, I cry every time I read it. Just try to make a difference in someone's life today? tomorrow? Just "do it".
Random acts of kindness, I think they call it?
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Cutest or Funniest Misspelling
We thought this was too cute! What is the cutest or funniest misspelling you have encountered as a teacher?
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Monday, April 7, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
April Calendar-Events
National Kite Month April
National Frog Month April
National Garden Month April
Distracted Driving Awareness Month April
Financial Literacy Month April
California Earthquake Preparedness Month April
National Humor Month April
National Mathematics Education Month April
National Poetry Month April
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Apr 15, 1865
King George III Reacts to the Boston Tea Party by Closing the Boston Port Apr 1, 1774
April Fools’ Day Apr 1, 2014
Ponce de León Discovers Florida Apr 2, 1513
Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday Apr 2, 1805
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi’s Birthday Apr 2, 1834
Death of Pope John Paul II Apr 2, 2005
Booker T. Washington’s Birthday Apr 5, 1856
Metric System Adopted in France Apr 7, 1795
World Health Day Apr 7, 2014
National D.A.R.E. Day Apr 7, 2014
Civil War Ended Apr 9, 1865
Jumbo the Elephant Arrives in US Apr 9, 1882
Safety Pin Patented Apr 10, 1848
Spain Cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain Apr 11, 1713
National Frog Month April
National Garden Month April
Distracted Driving Awareness Month April
Financial Literacy Month April
California Earthquake Preparedness Month April
National Humor Month April
National Mathematics Education Month April
National Poetry Month April
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Apr 15, 1865
King George III Reacts to the Boston Tea Party by Closing the Boston Port Apr 1, 1774
April Fools’ Day Apr 1, 2014
Ponce de León Discovers Florida Apr 2, 1513
Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday Apr 2, 1805
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi’s Birthday Apr 2, 1834
Death of Pope John Paul II Apr 2, 2005
Booker T. Washington’s Birthday Apr 5, 1856
Metric System Adopted in France Apr 7, 1795
World Health Day Apr 7, 2014
National D.A.R.E. Day Apr 7, 2014
Civil War Ended Apr 9, 1865
Jumbo the Elephant Arrives in US Apr 9, 1882
Safety Pin Patented Apr 10, 1848
Spain Cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain Apr 11, 1713
