More

Online classes

I'm trying to do some kind of drawing or painting every day. This forced time off is annoying, but necessary, and maybe my skills will improve because of it.

Insomnia

Owl factory

We need to put some of the students' writing up in our display case. The title will be Whoooooo is excelling in English?

Art therapy

Drawing a zillion teensy circles with a sharpie is soothing. Also, blobbing paint around is therapeutic.

Rainbow muffins

Last Wednesday, we made these muffins using sugary rainbow cereal, which the kids liked a lot. This is a 7th grade Sp. Ed. class. Three of the kids are English learners. They love to do these cooking projects.

Minestrone

Two weeks ago I was chopping vegetables for Mr. Paris and Ms. Noble's class. It was their week to make their offering for the annual Soup Sale, which benefits the Special Ed. classes at School #4. Along with the above, I chopped onions and potatoes.  The kids made the soup on that Monday, and sold it all week. My food processor is cooling down, and I'm sick of minestrone.

More sketchbooking

Underwater citrus candy

Leap Day Mandala

Oh, well

Some of Joe’s beaded lizards

Sketchbooking

Too bad my sketchbook energy came back on the last day of winter break. 

Bibimbap with tofu

I like it that Korean food comes with a spoon. 

Chemistry

I'm glad I don't live in Newfoundland

They're having a bomb cyclone, with snow.

Potluck

I Like Paul Klee

Let's all move to Iceland

Stressed

A Polish lunch and a visit to a store called Simply New York

My friend, Becky, and I went on a Saturday jaunt. 

One of my co-teachers has a mom who knits these sweaters for sale. The tags say "Mother-made" in NY.

Thanks for the travesty, RCSD school board

Friday, December 20, 2019, School #4 lost four teachers, four reading specialists and two paraprofessionals. The students found out about this today, and there was a lot of crying. One of the girls was so upset she threw up. 

So many other solutions could have been implemented.

We Protest

Over 1000 teachers, parents, students, paraprofessionals and supporters from Buffalo, Syracuse, Pittsford, and other suburbs came out in advance of the school board meeting on Thursday. Mid-year layoffs are imminent, and the superintendent and board plan to cut over 100 teachers and support staff tonight.

Shopping on Amazon is Good

Pinterest Knows Me

Auntie Vicky babysits

Baby RJ slept on my lap for over an hour.  Just chillin'.

Winter Painting - Seventh Grade

We watched a video demonstration, and followed along.

And this is Mrs. House's door. She's so proud of it, I just had to take a picture.

Seen in Mumford, New York

I went on a field trip with kindergarten and firsties to Genesee Country Village and Museum. 

The stockings were hung on the messy mantle with care. Christmas decorating done. Boom.