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  • Freedom's just another word, until you have nothing left to lose (Janis Joplin) feeling better 12 days of school left that feeling inside has subsided....until the next time. My life is one short term event to the ne…

  • A friend sent this to me. It is a short piece on Freedom. I thought it was rather interesting. MB What people really want Not all of us really love freedom. It is not by definition, either, that if the US does s…

  • To Whom it May Concern: I will make this very short. I talked to my Mom today and she said that Jan sent a letter to her and said that she should look to get other accommodations while in Fairbanks. That was entirely i…

  • I copied this piece from a neat book I am reading. Enjoy! MB Learn From Your Own Experiences The greatest performers I have worked with have learned to take personal responsibility for their own destiny. If they do …

  • "You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again." - Bonnie Prudden -

  • This is a joke. It is not true but it is kind of cute. The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street, pronounced (Peek'aboo), is not just an athlete, she is also a nurse who currently works in the Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.) …

  • "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it's the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willi…

  • "A pessimist is someone who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks." - Michael Levine -

  • Mitzi, Without going into to much detail, what do you think of the idea of the sixth graders having a educational sleep-over. This would be in conjunction with the fifth grade and would include activities, educational g…

  • Matt and Jen, I do not want to steal your idea (about having a group slumber party) but I would like to plan something with the 5th and 6th graders. The 6th graders would invite the 5th graders to join us in a slumber p…

  • Fjel, The sixth graders are planning a sleep over/ slumber party for a week from Friday. We would like to invite the fifth graders. In order for it to work we will need to classrooms and two teachers. I will be sending …

  • Hello from Kotlik! Thinking about the Quality Schools model lately...I will not get into what it is at this time. But I do believe that it is an opportunity to do something positive for our children. Thanks Mark

  • What is the Iraqi air force motto? - I came, I saw, Iran. Have you heard about the new Iraqi air army exercise program? -- Each morning you raise your hands above your head and leave them there. What's the fi…

  • The Master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows whic…

  • Matt- I found this on Xanga and thought I would share it with you. It is a perspective and can be compared with other views. At some point I may have more in common with this person than not. MB People keep asking "so…

  • Life is what happens to me while I am busy making other plans. Teaching and Learning... Inspiration and Hunger.... Show me a person that can inspire and I'll show you a teacher. Show me a person hungry for knowledge …

  • > >> > Sad, Sad News >> > >> > Sometimes we have to send e-mail that is sad for each of us. But >> > I must >> > share this piece of news with all my e-mail friends. It is with >> > saddest >> > heart that we must pass o…

  • The Iditaread Attention Sixth Graders: we will be starting a 3 week reading unit based on the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. It will be called the Iditaread. Below will I will outline some of the main points of this program. …

  • Dear Sixth Graders, I would like to talk about success with you and I would like you to think about what success is. First, ask yourself a question: "What is success to me?" Then write down the things you will have to d…

  • Dear Sixth Graders, We have been spending some time on Yuuyaraq skills. These skills are ways of life skills. That is skills that will help you live a more successful and happy life. Included in this are manners. A few…

  • Parts of Speech: 1) Nouns- person, places, things, or ideas 1A) Pronouns- replaces a noun (i.e.- he. she, it,we, they, us, the, what, when, where) 2) Verbs- describe the action taking place. To be, To feel, something is …

  • "I have come to a frightening conclusion- I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher I possess tremdous pow…

  • ~Mark Its nice to hear from you, we have sort of lost touch. How was your trip to Anchorage? Was it an Business or pleasure trip? Track is great, execpt for the kick ball game.I was nailed in the face(as the cheerleade…

  • Mark Biberg writes: >This is not a logical or easy decision. But the coin idea is something a >friend told me a long time ago when one is not sure. One of the teachers last year used a pendulum! > It would not matter if…