If you're named October and writing a horror novel while sitting in a graveyard... is it really that surprising when you end up hanging out with a bunch of ghosts? The Dead Kid Detective Agency by Evan Munday ECW Press ISBN: 978 1 550 22971 4 October Schwartz and her dad are new in … [Read more...]
An Education
There's this kindergarten teacher that our whole community raves about; Avelyn didn't get into her class. There are a few kids she knows who are in the same grade; they are all in the other class. I feel kind of bummed about how things have unfolded, which is silly because it's kindergarten and … [Read more...]
Rough Starts
Well, my boy started the second grade the other day - he seemed easy about returning to the same school for his third year. I wanted his first morning to be uncomplicated and cheerful, so I prepared a toasted waffle for his breakfast, and Chinese dumplings for lunch - some of his favourites. I … [Read more...]
Gifts gifts gifts!
Does anyone else NOT remember bringing this many gifts to school on the last day before Christmas vacation?(somewhere, Lynn Spence is crying)Yesterday I was getting everything organized to bring to school Friday. And I thought back to when I was little and realized that I can't remember … [Read more...]
What I love about Teaching so far
Sorry I've been awol this past week. We had a beautiful new addition in our extended family and I'm a little giddy inside. I'm the proud auntie of a gorgeous new niece and she is everything precious, soft and beautiful in a little divine package! I started a new job in September as a part-time … [Read more...]
Teachers are awesome
Last night was Curriculum Night at my kids' school. It's a big, inner-city Toronto school with over 650 kids. I grew up in small town in the Maritimes, and my school experience was nothing like this. I am kind of freaked out by the largeness of everything in my kids' life, … [Read more...]