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Amanda on September 5th, 2012

Ian’s school does a bike rodeo each spring where all the students bring their bikes to school and practice their skills on obstacles in the school parking lot.  Each student is graded on their performance and the highest scoring student in each grade wins a prize.  The bike rodeo is a great way to encourage […]

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Amanda on May 11th, 2012

We were invited to a Reading Celebration in Ian’s classroom back in February.  Ian’s teacher, Mrs. Newman, taught a lesson to the children while the parents watched.  Her lesson was all about how readers use print strategies to read like they’re talking. After explaining in detail and showing the kids how it was done, she […]

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Amanda on August 22nd, 2011

I think Ian might have a loose tooth so I got him a tooth fairy pillow from Erin at My Lil Butterfly. The pillow has a pocket on the back for Ian’s tooth so the tooth fairy doesn’t have to dig around under his pillow while he’s sleeping. The tooth fairy appreciates having an easier […]

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