boy student: Ms. Ebberts, do you have any jeggings?
me: Why, no I do not.
student: i tried on a pair of my sister's, they're really comfortable...
me: I do not want to see any form of because written on your paper. I don't want to say anything like IDK or any other 3 letter abbreviation
student: what about LHH?
me: what's LHH?
student: laughing hella hard
Friday, January 28, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
bruin pride
School was fun today, here's why:
1) During the middle of my lesson, here is conversation that occurred
Student: Ms. Ebberts, Ellie threw my pencil on the ground!
Me: Ooookay, what do you want me to do about it?
Student: Call the police!
Me(pick up the phone): Hey, cops, it's Ms. Ebberts. Yeah, can you come get Ellie, she's throwing pencils on the ground. Bye.
Then I carried on with my lesson...i LOVE joking with students!
2) Also, after school we had an award ceremony, called bruin pride. each teacher has an opportunity to nominate a student who may not normally receive recognition. you can base your nomination on attitude, contributions to the class, or really any reason you feel a kiddo deserves to be praised. hands down, I had a kid I wanted to nominate.
It was really exciting because his parents came and so did his grandpa and he kept telling me how honored he was to be receiving the award. I asked him if he was nervous when I was telling the audience about him and he said, "yeah, i was so nervous, my legs were shaking and my heart was beating out of my shirt."
As we were leaving the ceremony he also said, "this is an honor, i'm always going to remember this."
3) AND, to top it all off--just got the call, SNOW DAY TOMORROW.
1) During the middle of my lesson, here is conversation that occurred
Student: Ms. Ebberts, Ellie threw my pencil on the ground!
Me: Ooookay, what do you want me to do about it?
Student: Call the police!
Me(pick up the phone): Hey, cops, it's Ms. Ebberts. Yeah, can you come get Ellie, she's throwing pencils on the ground. Bye.
Then I carried on with my lesson...i LOVE joking with students!
2) Also, after school we had an award ceremony, called bruin pride. each teacher has an opportunity to nominate a student who may not normally receive recognition. you can base your nomination on attitude, contributions to the class, or really any reason you feel a kiddo deserves to be praised. hands down, I had a kid I wanted to nominate.
It was really exciting because his parents came and so did his grandpa and he kept telling me how honored he was to be receiving the award. I asked him if he was nervous when I was telling the audience about him and he said, "yeah, i was so nervous, my legs were shaking and my heart was beating out of my shirt."
As we were leaving the ceremony he also said, "this is an honor, i'm always going to remember this."
3) AND, to top it all off--just got the call, SNOW DAY TOMORROW.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
beast mode
I was up in front telling my students which example I wanted them to work on and I said, "Go big or go home and you can't go home, so looks like you're going big."
student: man, ms. ebberts, you're such a beast
Beast is a compliment, it means something similar to cool. So, instead of saying things like cool or awesome, they may use the phrase, "beast mode"
In other news,
I had never been one for new year's resolutions until 2008; the year I decided to pie someone in the face. After I completed that goal (at about 9:30 Dec 31, 2008), it felt so great because I was faithful in what I set out to do. So, I've been making goals since then.
2009 Goal: read 1 book a month
2010 Goal: track my spending in an excel spreadsheet
2011 Goal: complete a triathlon
student: man, ms. ebberts, you're such a beast
Beast is a compliment, it means something similar to cool. So, instead of saying things like cool or awesome, they may use the phrase, "beast mode"
In other news,
I had never been one for new year's resolutions until 2008; the year I decided to pie someone in the face. After I completed that goal (at about 9:30 Dec 31, 2008), it felt so great because I was faithful in what I set out to do. So, I've been making goals since then.
2009 Goal: read 1 book a month
2010 Goal: track my spending in an excel spreadsheet
2011 Goal: complete a triathlon
Sunday, January 2, 2011
book list
I set a goal in 2009 to read 1 book a month. From this goal, I realized that I LOVED reading! So now, I always have a book that I'm reading. While I spent a good portion of 2010 reading Nancy Drew (since I only made it to #35 in the series, I'm going to finish the original 56 this year!), I did read some other great books as well.
* denotes real, real, real good, like, I really recommend these.
By Jodi Picoult:
19 Minutes*
My Sister's Keeper
House Rules
By Suzanne Collins:
Hunger Games*
Catching Fire*
Mocking Jay*
Miscellaneous Authors:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
3 Willows the Sisterhood Grows by Anne Brashares
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
The Help by Kathryn Stockett *
The Bee Keeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
By Carolyn Keene:
The Secret Of The Old Clock
The Hidden Staircase
The Bungalow Mystery
The Mystery At Lilac Inn*
The Secret Of Shadow Ranch
The Secret Of Red Gate Farm
The Clue In The Diary
Nancy's Mysterious Letter
The Sign Of The Twisted Candles
The Password To Larkspur Lane
The Clue Of The Broken Locket
The Message In The Hollow Oak
The Mystery Of The Ivory Charm
The Whispering Statue
The Haunted Bridge
The Clue Of The Tapping Heels
The Mystery Of The Brass-Bound Trunk
The Mystery Of The Moss-Covered Mansion*
The Quest Of The Missing Map
The Clue In The Jewel Box
The Secret In The Old Attic
The Clue In The Crumbling Wall
The Mystery Of The Tolling Bell
The Clue In The Old Album
Ghost Of Blackwood Hall
The Clue Of The Leaning Chimney
The Secret Of The Wooden Lady
The Clue Of The Black Keys
The Mystery At The Ski Jump
The Clue Of The Velvet Mask
The Ringmaster's Secret
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
The Witch Tree Symbol
The Hidden Window Mystery
The Haunted Showboat
Happy New Year! Here's to another year of great books!
* denotes real, real, real good, like, I really recommend these.
By Jodi Picoult:
19 Minutes*
My Sister's Keeper
House Rules
By Suzanne Collins:
Hunger Games*
Catching Fire*
Mocking Jay*
Miscellaneous Authors:
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
3 Willows the Sisterhood Grows by Anne Brashares
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
The Help by Kathryn Stockett *
The Bee Keeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
By Carolyn Keene:
The Secret Of The Old Clock
The Hidden Staircase
The Bungalow Mystery
The Mystery At Lilac Inn*
The Secret Of Shadow Ranch
The Secret Of Red Gate Farm
The Clue In The Diary
Nancy's Mysterious Letter
The Sign Of The Twisted Candles
The Password To Larkspur Lane
The Clue Of The Broken Locket
The Message In The Hollow Oak
The Mystery Of The Ivory Charm
The Whispering Statue
The Haunted Bridge
The Clue Of The Tapping Heels
The Mystery Of The Brass-Bound Trunk
The Mystery Of The Moss-Covered Mansion*
The Quest Of The Missing Map
The Clue In The Jewel Box
The Secret In The Old Attic
The Clue In The Crumbling Wall
The Mystery Of The Tolling Bell
The Clue In The Old Album
Ghost Of Blackwood Hall
The Clue Of The Leaning Chimney
The Secret Of The Wooden Lady
The Clue Of The Black Keys
The Mystery At The Ski Jump
The Clue Of The Velvet Mask
The Ringmaster's Secret
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
The Witch Tree Symbol
The Hidden Window Mystery
The Haunted Showboat
Happy New Year! Here's to another year of great books!
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