We are approaching a new month and parent/teacher conferences. I am looking forward to discussing my wonderful students and setting new goals for their success. I am so blessed to have such a rewarding profession. In class we are comparing and contrasting stories and learning two digit subtraction with regrouping. Second grade is beginning to introduce Common Core thinking to our students by redesigning our formative tests. I am eagerly anticipating the change to our curriculum in order to better prepare our students for college and careers. I wish everyone a
" Setting the Angel Free"
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free – Michelangelo The shofar sounded like Sinai’s thunder. Flowers blossomed inside the sanctuary. A rope held all prayers lest they fell on The dead ears of another. Prayers whispered by worshippers Rote and searching for meaning Reached the Holy One. G-d turned to face us But we saw nothing Not even the sunset hues. The gates of heaven closed slowly. But again at midnight each new day The gates slightly open to let in the light Swallowing the darkness of evil Setting the angel free. Ryfkah First, I am so happy to be giving thanks for all I have been given. My poetry has been published once again. What a gift! I love my students and seeing them grow and succeed.
Next, we will be very busy with report cards and conferences in the next couple of weeks, and I might not have time to blog. Finally, I hope some more of my ELD students finished their haiku poems over the holiday break. Otherwise, those who did complete a poem will be on our "Projects" page and those who didn't won't. Next trimester, I hope more students will participate. So here I am again with a bit of hot air and some rambling thoughts. Our haiku poems for our projects are s l o w l y finding their words. It will be as it will be. This week, we will be busy taking our ELA benchmark tests. Then I am off the Virginia early to visit my eldest daughter Ariella, who is working toward her PhD in cultural studies at George Mason University.
I set goals for my students as if they were my own children. We think college and career; this should align well with the new common core standards. My own dad would ask me when I was not yet in school to think about what I wanted to do when I grow up and where I wanted to attend college – not if I wanted to attend college. I am so grateful to him for my weekly visits to the neighborhood library. He encouraged me to read anything and everything. By the time I was of middle school age, I was reading Tolstoy's epic novel, War and Peace. |
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July 2014
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