Oreo Lunar Cycle

for a laugh

From one male student to another: "well, you....you have a period"

Me: "Do you know what that means?"

Male student: " Yeah, it means you change your mind a lot, thats what my mom said it is"

Happy Pi Day

I had a fantastic time nerding out with my fifth grade class the other day as we celebrated Pi Day. 

(March 14th, as in 3.14... :)

I told them to have an irrational day, we brushed up our "area of a circle" skills,  and of course we all ate pie. If nothing else they will remember that crazy teacher who was really into pie. 

Maybe its the little things that will stick with them and they really will remember that pi is 3.14

A Dose of Inspiration

I shared this with my class today and we plan to memorize it in the next couple of weeks. Not only are they benefitting from the fluency exercise and word structure, but they see a rousing example of not giving up. Many of mine will give up long before ether try. I long to see them "buckle right in with a trace of a grin." I am also happy to have the reminder hanging on my wall for those days that I'm ready to throw my hands in air and listen to the prophesy of failure these kids have stamped on their lives.