Category Archives: parents
C and His Dad
Met with C, his dad, and the principal today. Explained to dad that C was quietly singing (but doing it so his table could hear) “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” with the hand motions. I looked at him and got his … Continue reading
A New Kid
First day back, I get a call from my principal. She wants to tell me about a new kid I’m getting. Apparently his dad asked the district to be moved to our school because he liked the way our principal … Continue reading
Gold Rush, 2011
We had a lot to do the morning of, but got the town all set up, thanks to the help of a few parents and students. The kids did a great job singing, and especially square dancing. It was a … Continue reading
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Open House, 2011
We only had a week after testing to get ready for Open House. It felt a bit rushed. But we got it together. I’m sure the room didn’t win any awards for most awesomest room in the world, but it … Continue reading
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The I.E.P.
We had Jenny’s big IEP on Friday. I counted 8 people there for our “side,” not including our principal, who had to be in and out of the meeting. By the way, most IEP’s have the teacher, the RSP teacher, … Continue reading
Screwed Up, and Not His Fault (for the most part)
Poor Peter. He is so screwed up. To put it briefly: His family was at the park a couple of nights ago. He sees a girl there from our class (I think she was with her family). He got into … Continue reading
Homework Meetings
Jenny’s mom insists on them once a month, just so she can see what’s coming up. My school uses it as a chance to see what’s going on with her, and to see what she’s worrying about. It’s rarely about … Continue reading
Disobeying in the Classroom
Melanie tells me Imalda is doing her homework in class. Imalda, who tends to throw little fits when she gets in trouble, gets mad at Melanie for telling me. I ask Imalda to calm down, and to not do her … Continue reading
Rediculous
You know I have a special needs student in my class, Jenny, right? Our district bows down to her, because she has lawyers who tell her what her child needs. Make sure you understand that. Her lawyers tell mom what … Continue reading
P (Peter)
Okay, we’re calling him Peter. The new guy. Peter was actually at school today, though I was interested to see how long he would stay. Yesterday he left fairly early. He claimed he had chest pains. (I found out later … Continue reading
