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Yesterday afternoon I was feeling overwhelmed. During that period my  first and  second grades math classes were in progress. There were a lot of activities going on in our classroom including assessments. One of my first grade students spoke the following words out loud -" Ms.---- you are a great teacher". Instantly I felt like a heavy weight  has been lifted up my shoulder. I also felt very encouraged and energized. Wow, it's amazing how much power positive words can do to a person!

Food for Thought: What are we communicating to our students through our spoken words? Are we saying words to them  that can build them up, or words that can tear them down?

      Monday, December 7 was really a rewarding day. All of my students came to class prepared for learning ,and were   focused throughout insructional period. They were instructed to use some adjectives to describe their weekend. In our class we do not use the word "good". My first and second graders came up with the following words: terrific, super duper cool, amazing and awesome. I  was quite elated as I stood in awe and watched how enthusiastic all of my students were towards learning. Later my first graders worked extremely diligently on their "Snowmen Project" involving counting backwards by twos and 5s. Their finished products were superb  What a fabulous Monday!!!!!!!!!!!