Currently April!

Here is my Currently April! Better late, than never!

Thanks Farley from at Oh BoyFourth Grade for hosting the monthly Currently.

Listening to kids laughing and giggling and playing

My husband’s cousin and her family is visiting from Albuquerque. She has 5 children of her own. We also have my sister-in-laws over with their kids too. Needless to say – we have a very full house! So happy they were able to come and visit!

Loving Spring Break

Although I spent the first half of it getting my house in order and cleaning, it has been nice to have the mental break from work. I don’t know about any of you, but March was an overwhelmingly busy month for me at school: three benchmarks, Reading Portfolio was due, students created their own hardback book of a folktale they wrote, yearbook due, talent show. And those were only the big stuff. Anyway, now the rest of the vacation is hanging with family. No real rest, but all good!

Thinking about Common Core Testing

Right before break, we had a training on the SBAC, the new standardized testing for Common Core. There are so many types of questions students have to navigate – it started to stress me out. I want to prepare my students but this is the first we have seen any of what is expected of them. Since it is on computer too, we have to ensure our students can manipulate the computer properly. The experts say knowing how to use the computer correctly vs. not can affect students score by 20%. I know we will make it through, but I still worry for my kiddos.

Wanting more time for myself

I have just been so busy for the last month. I want to sit down and read a book or watch a movie. I have been working so hard at work and then doing house projects. I haven’t even been working on any TpT products either. I am looking forward to a calmer month ahead!

Needing to bake a ham for Easter

I have made many turkeys in my day, but I have never made a ham. I am not worried, but I will have to figure it out soon. We have a smoked ham that we got from our neighbor whose daughter is in 4H, so it should be delicious!

Egg plain your name

My store and blog name is Applejacks Teacher.

Apples signify teachers and jacks is the part of my last name Jackson. Applejacks is also a cereal, but I don’t really eat cereal – isn’t that ironic!

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