tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post1859597940444780679..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Saturday CelebrationMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-71472634280831476642013-10-27T19:05:26.049-04:002013-10-27T19:05:26.049-04:00So glad to hear the good news on your mammogram! ...So glad to hear the good news on your mammogram! I LOVE your reflection with the kids...More of This, Less of That. I think I'm going to start tomorrow morning off with these two phrases! I hope your weekend was just what you needed. Have a great week!Julie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90543356842615435412013-10-27T16:12:49.503-04:002013-10-27T16:12:49.503-04:00I love the idea of the reflection with your studen...I love the idea of the reflection with your students. That is such a great and simple thing to do with the more of this and less of this lists. I hope you enjoyed your extra day off. Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85467211031166703552013-10-27T09:54:24.319-04:002013-10-27T09:54:24.319-04:00Congrats on your mammogram - I had to go back for ...Congrats on your mammogram - I had to go back for a follow-up right after school started because of an abnormal reading, and even had a sonogram. It was a scary few moments waiting for the dr. to come back and tell me everything was ok. It was, but I'll never take a normal mammogram for granted again! I love when you said you "just wanted to reach out and break a piece off to taste." That's a great image - I can see it in one of your future poems! :-) Also, I love that your kids are enjoying exactly what you know is to be right! Keep on keeping on! :-)Holly Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80088152076405820542013-10-26T21:31:52.260-04:002013-10-26T21:31:52.260-04:00Sounds like a great week! Amazing how kids can alw...Sounds like a great week! Amazing how kids can always tell us what we know to be true, huh? Here's to another week of rainbows and reading and celebrations!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17868858325008479022013-10-26T21:11:28.469-04:002013-10-26T21:11:28.469-04:00Such good news about your health, Mary Lee. Good, ...Such good news about your health, Mary Lee. Good, good, good. And more validation that you are doing what needs to be done in the classroom. Best to you, and may your weekend be restful.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88848256208690361462013-10-26T20:40:30.814-04:002013-10-26T20:40:30.814-04:00So happy to hear about your "all clear" ...So happy to hear about your "all clear" appointment. Such good news!<br />Love the messages your students are sending. So glad you're staying true to what you know is good for kids! It makes me think back 27(?) years and remember who helped me figure out best practices (you!!!).Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549453373381775445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-13286135114973171942013-10-26T19:36:05.966-04:002013-10-26T19:36:05.966-04:00So true. I stay nervous until I hear otherwise. ...So true. I stay nervous until I hear otherwise. Had to go in once for a re-run and that was not fun. Great to have the all clear.<br />I love this line: Time to stop SAYING I trust the process and time to LIVE it! Me, too. I am pledging right along with you.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-17201775086933928072013-10-26T18:58:25.316-04:002013-10-26T18:58:25.316-04:00Hooray for a clear mammo! I love the reflecting wi...Hooray for a clear mammo! I love the reflecting with the class. Such great insight.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76418636463796435602013-10-26T17:41:48.212-04:002013-10-26T17:41:48.212-04:00I am giving thanks for your results and a beautifu...I am giving thanks for your results and a beautiful rainbow gift. I love how you trust the kids. ( Hardly a surprise....) I am going to focus my talk about the joy of poetry on the power of doing what we know works and staying strong in these nerve-wracking times for too many. I am celebrating from afar. Janet F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40943183821694627732013-10-26T11:55:21.258-04:002013-10-26T11:55:21.258-04:00I love rainbows. They represent magic to me. It so...I love rainbows. They represent magic to me. It sounds like you are on a road to magic happening as you reflect and reboot.Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10318551186459475112013-10-26T11:54:02.165-04:002013-10-26T11:54:02.165-04:00I'm glad you're healthy to celebrate more ...I'm glad you're healthy to celebrate more of the kinds of moments you shared! I like how there were more focus on the positive in the classroom than the negative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-33785658532015437932013-10-26T10:31:06.582-04:002013-10-26T10:31:06.582-04:00I have never thought about "tasting" a r...I have never thought about "tasting" a rainbow. Hope you enjoy your long weekend. I want to try the more/less idea. Anxious to see what my 4th graders would say! Thanks!Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9983837110164807132013-10-26T09:47:50.438-04:002013-10-26T09:47:50.438-04:00Mary Lee I am celebrating that my friend is health...Mary Lee I am celebrating that my friend is healthy and will be writing MORE poetry about tasting rainbows! <br />We end each day with a closing meeting where we share "What worked for me and what didn't." I am finding a trend- what's not working is all about RECESS and what's working is all about learning! YAY, learning! Deb Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357198767241625023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87167758940507638742013-10-26T09:12:17.831-04:002013-10-26T09:12:17.831-04:00We love your ideas of a More of this/Less of that ...We love your ideas of a More of this/Less of that chart --can't wait to try it.<br /><br />Clare and TammyClare Landriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413627163568088181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-73319851737383096372013-10-26T09:02:55.897-04:002013-10-26T09:02:55.897-04:00Happy to hear that your week was full of good thin...Happy to hear that your week was full of good things, starting with that all-important check, Mary Lee. Love the asking of 'more of this' and 'less of this'-always good to ask! And don't forget to ask yourself too! Happy Saturday!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-64541421184364003822013-10-26T08:00:39.366-04:002013-10-26T08:00:39.366-04:00Celebrating the workshop process is good for my so...Celebrating the workshop process is good for my soul. Children thrive on the relationship built within the workshop approach. Thanks for the reminder a out my health. I need to make that appointment. :) glad you are enjoying some quiet time to yourself this morning. MaryHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493683144411995592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76424234407359903282013-10-26T06:54:12.996-04:002013-10-26T06:54:12.996-04:00Health is a precious condition to celebrate. I lik...Health is a precious condition to celebrate. I like how you interpret the message from the universe. Happy weekend and new start on Monday!Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-55579606770910470812013-10-26T06:44:11.885-04:002013-10-26T06:44:11.885-04:00I"m up too, Mary Lee. :) Writing-in the day w...I"m up too, Mary Lee. :) Writing-in the day with my warm cup of tea and clacking computer keys. I love this line from you: "Time to stop SAYING I trust the process and time to LIVE it." I'm glad we're celebrating together.<br />Shine on,<br />RuthRuth Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691244229499772525noreply@blogger.com