NOTE: I have tried this Before That format a few times over the past years as seen HERE. On this 2nd to last day of the challenge, I thought I’d try it again. Here goes… I climbed the third staircase to my bedroom, set the alarm for 5:30am and called it a day. As I … Continue reading Before that…
My friend texted me: I enjoyed it! She’s so amazing Before that, I sent this text to my friend: That was lovely!! Thanks for letting me know about this. Before that, she shared how a picture books takes her weeks to six months, Brown Girl Dreaming took three years and Before the Ever After took … Continue reading Before that
Before That I opened my eyes, removed the earplugs from my ears, turned off my kindle and the light and went back to sleep. I climbed into bed, propped up with 2 pillows, placed the ear plugs into my ears, clicked on my kindle fire and picked Episode 49 of House of Cards to view. … Continue reading Before That
Before That by Pigeon Pigeon and Duckling share a hot dog while Pigeon realizes that the Duckling is very clever! Before that, Pigeonstates all the many, many reasons why this is his hot dog and why he should eat the whole thing by himself. Before that, Ducklingasks if a hot dog tastes like chicken (for … Continue reading Before That…a poem written by Pigeon who finds a hot dog
I entered my house, sat down on the couch, and closed my eyes for a moment, before making dinner Before that, I walked my homeroom class downstairs for afternoon dismissal Before that, I reminded M to pass out his birthday donuts, but “just to those students who are sitting and writing” Before that, my homeroom … Continue reading March 30 – Before That
Before the pandemic, she’d stop at Shoppers or Aldi’s on her way home from daily Mass at St. James. She’s eat out a few times a month with friends from church. The Friday Night Fish Fry was a favorite at the Knights of Columbus. Now every Sunday, I call to get her grocery list. Usually … Continue reading Before – Now
I stood on my MS stage on Sunday afternoon before the matinee and made this speech: My name is Sally Donnelly. I teach Reading 6 here at Swanson MS. Last year I was new here and volunteered to help Ms. Caldwell and she named me Production Manager. Though last year I was new here, I … Continue reading Speech before Final Play Performance
Spoiler alert… If you haven’t read the novels Rain, Reign by Ann Martin or Wonder by R.J. Palacia, READ THEM! and then you can appreciate my poems! It is only Thursday and I awoke thinking about a Poetry PD I am planning for my district in May and I thought about the new poetry forms … Continue reading Beginning the TUESDAY SOL habit – Writing Poetry in Reading Workshop
Today, in light of the Supreme Courts recent ruling, I find myself reflecting on both women’s rights and on the women in my family. I just read about the 19th Amendment HERE to remind myself of the date it passed – 1920. This amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Yet, as I … Continue reading Laws and Women
Last week, I read Juliette’s reflection and today, I follow her 5-4-3-2-1 structure. 5 Things that Made Me Smile1. Planning and pulling off a successful Teacher Research conference for my district. I personally guided nine cohorts, helping 40 teachers choose a topic they were interested in researching. Then after a moving Keynote speech by Ellin … Continue reading Reflection of my 2021-2022 school year
Writing Stories by Sally 