I'm sick. I'm drippy and chilly and sleepy and irritable. And it's your kid's fault. Ok, maybe not YOUR kid, but the one who sits across from my desk. The one who was coughing and sneezing all week but who insisted he was fine because his mom told him he was fine and to just go to school. The … [Read more...]
Pizza, sisters, and books: these are a few of my favourite things.
There are few things in life that I love more than my sisters, my books, and pizza. I think it's because compared to the average Jane, I have had more than my fair share of each: I have 4 sisters, a huge book cookbook collection, and a (somewhat abnormal) obsession with pizza. I used to … [Read more...]
It’s Easy Being Green.
Last week, I was honoured to host an Eco-schools demonstration classroom. This meant that teachers from other schools came to watch me teach, talk about my program, and learn how they can have their schools and students become more eco-literate. In other words, go green."Huh?" Eco- … [Read more...]
My Super-fast, super-good, super-sloppy, sloppy Joes
Since we are still getting to know each other, there are a couple of things you should know about me: I really am the world's most impatient person and I L.O.V.E. good food. Sometimes, these traits are not well-balanced and my impatience outweighs the "good" part of good food and I end … [Read more...]
This teacher needs your help:
Believe it or not, we teachers do not know everything. Whether its how to solve that really, really confusing math problem or how to solve a really, really silly fight between two best friends. We rely on plenty of other resources to help us out. For that math problem? … [Read more...]
Wait! Don’t Throw Out That Halloween Candy Yet!
Disclaimer: these cookies are not at all healthy. I apologize in advance for how many you will eat.Halloween is over and while the stores, greeting card displays, and radio stations are in full Christmas-mode, there still remains one big reminder of Halloween: the giant mound of candy left after … [Read more...]
The (dreaded) Parent-teacher Conference
The most important thing I can tell you about parent-teacher conference?Go.Even if you think you have nothing to talk about. Even if you hate "these things." Even if your child is now in high school. Even if your child begs you not to go. Especially if your child begs you not to go.Go. … [Read more...]
Report Cards 101
In schools all across Canada, the first progress reports of the year will be coming home soon. As a teacher, when I am not frantically marking last-minute tests and assignments, I'm trying to come up with a clear, concise, and sensitive way to tell you that while she loves talking to her … [Read more...]
Caramel Apple Cookies
Still lovin' them apples.So two weeks and 10 jars of applesauce later, we still had lots of leftover apples from our trip to the orchard. And while we all love the sauce (that sounded a little wrong), pie, cake, and crumbles, I was feeling like there was something more I could be cooking, … [Read more...]
How Do Ya Like Them Apples? We love ’em!
For the past 10 years, it has been a family tradition to go apple picking on my birthday since it falls on what is usually the prime apple-picking weekend of the season. The first year we went, we barely made it into the orchard before a bee stung my infant daughter and we high-tailed it out … [Read more...]