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This week I introduced Pixie to Kindergarten for the first time.
So. Much. Fun.
We now have a whole new group of Pixie lovers!
When I first introduce Pixie, I show the kids a few things and then send them to individual computers to "explore." Their voices were filled with excitement as they showed me and each other the cool things they were discovering. I grabbed a video camera to capture and share the excitement. However, I am not very good with the video camera (yet), and I really didn't do ju… Continue

Today was the first day of preplanning (yes, I am still working at 10:30 at night...yup, that is why teachers need summer breaks!)
Soooo.....one of my friends at work came to me today with one of those teacher catalogues with all the posters to decorate your classroom. She and I are opposites (but work very well together). She is very neat and organized and likes things just so. She handed me the catalogue and showed me some posters she thought would be nice to "add some color to the lab."

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Here's my little story from tonight.
After an extra-long day at work, I arrived home pretty late to find the usual mountain of stuff to do and this email from the parents group at my son's preschool:
All we are asking for tomorrow is to make a simple card for your teachers, decorated by your child, just as a little thank you for ALL that they do.
Please just take a few minutes tonight before bed to make a little special card from your little one to his/her teachers.

A little more notice… Continue