I cannot believe that 2 months of school are finished!! Where has the time gone. I totally remember as a kid how it took FOREVER for Halloween and then Christmas to come. As of right now, I'm making halloween costumes for Brent and I. I have also finished casting for our Christmas Play. What the heck?!?! I love my job - I love my students. We have hit our stride and are getting much accomplished. Today we did the most beautiful art project. It is a spooky tree silhouette in black with a beautiful dark sunset behind it with a full moon. I'll try to post a picture at some point, but they turned out beautiful! We have also been learning about Canada. So I realized the other day that my students didn't know that Alberta was between BC and Saskatchewan, that Ontario is next to Quebec. I scoured through the curriculum set by Alberta Ed and realized as well that nowhere in there did it require students to know this! I was appalled. How can these kids not know where we are in Canada, the continent, the world? So we went old school for the week and they had to memorize a map of Canada complete with Capital Cities, correct spelling, and capital letters at the beginning of each word. I haven't marked the tests yet, but I'm hoping they at least know how to spell Alberta correctly now!

We are off to see the movie "Pitch Perfect" AGAIN! It is sooo funny, if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend that you take the time. You'll build a six pack while watching a movie. :) 

Cheerio!

Jules

Week 2

Another week is done. It is Sunday night and I am ready to go for week 3. This will be a hectic week with PD and sub plans on Wednesday, and IPP day on Friday. I am hoping to hear all my kids read this week and set some goals with them for their reading. As for the home front, we are well. We spent a good chunk of the weekend setting up our new turtle tank and stand. It's so nice now! Hopefully they don't eat too many rocks! We also went to the funeral for little Thomas. What a sweet little one he was. His parents are amazingly strong and faithful! It was a good opportunity to reflect on the importance of loving and forgiving everyday. Until next week, be good, play fair and have fun!
xo
Jules

A long time coming...

Wow! It's been almost an entire year since the last post. I am going to try to use this as a journal of sorts. Here is a quick update on our last year:
- Dog is now Huge! We love him and he is just adorable - even if he cries when we stop to visit people on our walks. :)
- Half our basement is now renovated! Hooray for laundry rooms that aren't in the bathroom! Lovely job Wolsey Works. 
- We finished a school year and have started a new one!
- I went to Atlanta for a conference this summer trying to learn how to better teach reading and writing. 
- We spent a week in Fairmont with the Gilson family and it was a very relaxing and fun week. 
- one nephew and one niece have been added to the family. Beau Baker and Nia Haggarty. We love them both!
- We continue to love high school and our students' sports. We go to whichever town promises the most exciting match-up for football, basketball, hockey and baseball. Cheap date nights! lol
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I can't really think of anything else. We are happy, we love our lives and our jobs. We are grateful for our health and the blessings that sneak up on us. 

Cheerio,
Jules