Once again I find myself thinking about needing to find the time to blog more. Actually, I realize I need to make the time, so today, I will start with my morning coffee (Thanks Delany’s) and a blog. I have to be quick about it, as people will be coming in soon to see if [...]

This afternoon, one of our grade 3 students seemed quite pleased to let me know that he knew “my real name.” When he told me that I thought,  “Of course you do Kaiden. I’ve been here for two years.” He quickly added, “It’s Doug.” It turns out, he was reading my name tag. The North [...]

Yesterday I wrote about spending a lot of time in Mme Cusanelli’s class. I also spent time in Mme Gagné’s class. I spent about an hour rushing back and forth between the two classes, as I was so interested in what was going on in both rooms. They are both such nice groups of students [...]

Today is one of those rainy days that make lunch time interesting for staff and students alike. It’s raining outside and there are always some students who seem surprised that I expect them to be ready to go outside and play in the rain. I decided to come in to the library, as there are [...]

A group of grade 4 and 5 students are heading up to the Bighouse at the North Vancouver Outdoor School, so we are left with a group of grade 3′s who are in need of a teacher. Today, that’s me. When I visited classes last week, a couple of grade 3′s would always ask me, [...]