General
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Building the plane…
As this school year gets off to a start, many (if not all) of the educators I work with feel as though it is their first year of teaching all over again. Whether you have 30 years or 3 years in education, welcome to your FIRST year as an online teacher. Many of us have…
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Yet Another Chapter
I suppose books are filled with many chapters and if I am viewing my career as a book, then I should not be surprised to find some chapters are longer than others. My last post here was when I began my career as an administrator with the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District. When I joined…
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A New Chapter
I have been quiet on my blog for many reasons, but the main one being that I was working toward another shift in my career as an educator. I became aware that my position as a Teacher on Assignment was not going to be continued into the next school year, so I was looking at…
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The Places I Work
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and edtech enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it to join in, or sign up to receive email reminders of each new prompt. Hello Reader! Thanks for stopping by. Today’s post is about my…
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Claiming My Blog
As I work toward using my class website in new ways related to my work as an educator and parent of a 6th grader, I am using a tool I have used in the past with my Second Life blog, Bloglovin. It’s a great tool to follow blogs with as well as to easily read…
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SBAC Test Practice
My class will be taking the state test (SBAC) on: Friday, April 10th Monday, April 13th Tuesday, April 14th Wednesday, April 15th Friday, April 24th Tuesday, April 28th Wednesday, April 29th Please make sure your child is at school and on time, have had a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast. There are practice…
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Homework
Hello Parents and Families, I am curious as to your thoughts on homework for the last 13 days of school. Please reply to this survey. If you would like to make a comment on the subject, please do so in the comments area of this post. Thank you! ~Mrs. Ruiz
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Multiplication Monsters
I have been a bit late in getting this going, but I finally have had enough time to set it up so I present MULTIPLICATION MONSTERS! Having basic multiplication (0-12) committed to memory is HUGE in third grade. It isn’t uncommon for teachers to make some sort of visual incentive to motivate their students. I…
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Winter Party
(Here is the body of a note I sent home today. This post will be updated with the items parents will be bringing.) December 16, 2013 Dear Parents, We will be having a winter party in class this Friday, December 20th beginning at 11:30 am. I would like to have a potluck, so if you…
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