today i was given a free salmon & lox bagel,

read in sunny breezes on a roof,

and rolled some felt sushi

with a hot glue gun :D 

according to cathy, i am a
"living bank of ideas."
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M didn't have anything tropical or nature-y

to wear for the assembly dance,

so i decorated her hair with flowers and leaves.
^___________^

i used my one can of coconut milk and made a:

and a

banana walnut cinnamon chia seed custard!

n a r n i a

today during recess,

S was trying to tell me all

7 of her brothers' names,

but could not recall her

7th brother's name.

:P

i've been teaching our new unit on Opinion Writing.

it's a tricky and long process,

but it makes me so happy to see my students

writing about topics such as

gun & knife violence, dirty water,

and that in some countries,

only boys can go to school.

and to also provide reasons why these are problems

and articulate how they feel about it.

these are kindergartners who are starting to
think about complex global issues; i love it.

i like to think that i'm planting the seeds

for these skills that they will have, develop
and can use for the rest of their lives~*~

next, we move onto

petitions :D

another glorious seattle day.

i read in the sunshine,

watched kites flutter when the wind rose,

and then picked up some irises from Pike ^___^

seattle art museum!
we went to the last day of the Miro exhibit.

i really love aboriginal dot patterns.

i want to learn more about the Dreaming...

when i think of the p northwest, i think this:

sunset at golden gardens

-always the best way to end the day.

ashley and i went hiking in the woods today
and it unexpectedly turned into a frozen lake

surrounded by waterfalls flowing down

the sides of snowy mountain cliffs.

it was hauntingly, stunningly beautiful.

baking muffins on a friday night~*

tomorrow, i will climb a mountain.

~*~and now the countdown begins~*~

23 days until graduation!

we will have fancy light blue hoods
and specially sewed sleeves..

"You seem fully immersed in a study of oppression.

Any reason for this?"

"Well, I do live in the world."

(p.35)

cleaned my room for the first time in a month!

i borrowed some books from the library

and now i have time to actually read them~

y e s

it was teacher appreciation week and

all my students wrote me a letter

and compiled it into a little book! :)
somehow, i had no idea this was being created.

"I think you are awesome! and you rock and

thank you for thecheing me haw to read and to write."

"you rock because you teach us fabric."

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now that i have a life again (post edTPA),

i indulged~ in doing laundry and being clean.