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Reading Fair Projects

Posted on January 24, 2012June 27, 2021 by Mandy

Last Thursday my students put on the reading fair at our school. Participation was optional and we ended up with around 50 reading fair projects, which was great. Their enthusiasm was amazing and they were so proud of their storyboards. I was pretty proud of them, too. I thought I would share a few of these reading fair board projects that really caught my eye.

TAR BEACH:

This was the winner in the 4th and 5th-grade division. Tar Beach is one of my favorite children’s books, so I was so excited this student chose this book. She put in a lot of hard work and I think her storyboard is fabulous!

CRYSANTHEMUM:

Chrysanthemum is a story about a little mouse who doesn’t like her unusual name. While this board didn’t place, I still think it was wonderful.

ROSCOE RILEY RULES #2- NEVER SWIPE A BULLY’S BEAR

The detail and hard work put into this storyboard on Roscoe Riley Rules #2- Never Swipe A Bully’s Bear was very obvious, and this board placed second in the 2nd-grade division. This division was a tough pick for the judges because there were so many beautiful storyboards.

THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY, AND THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR:

The winner in the 2nd-grade reading fair division was The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. Isn’t this amazing? This is a popular book in our library, so for the kids to get to see this was so much fun!

I could go on and on posting pictures of these reading fair projects, but I’ll stop. I’m just so proud of my students and hope these will provide a little inspiration should you find yourself having to do a reading fair project with your own children.

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Cartoon Nail Art

Posted on January 23, 2012March 13, 2019 by Mandy

It absolutely amazes me how intricate nail art can be. Although I could never get away with wearing these nail polish styles, I have to appreciate the detail that went into the painting. These would be some fun nail polish options for kids. Assuming you were artsy like that.

There Is A Bump On My Eyeball

Posted on January 22, 2012June 3, 2019 by Mandy

Say hello to my little friend. Yes, I have a bump on my eyeball. I noticed it last weekend and actually went to the ophthalmologist that following Monday and he told me it was a cyst caused from a clogged tear duct. He then put some medicine in my eye to deaden it and removed a layer of this cyst. I never felt a thing. However, do you know how difficult it is not to blink and freak out when someone is coming dead at your eyeball with a sharp instrument? Fun times.

Well. It seems to be growing back. Or something. And I have to say, it looks disgusting and I’m tired of looking like I’ve been up for three days straight with bloodshot eyes. I’m assuming another trip back to the doctor is in order. I keep hoping one of these mornings I will wake up and it will be improving.

Naturally, before I headed off to the eye doctor last week I Googled my symptoms, just for fun, and Dr. Google told me I had a pterygium (which I cannot even pronounce), a small bump on the eyeball caused by exposure to sun and dust. I haven’t been exposing myself to much of either, so I feared it was something more serious. But, apparently it’s a cyst. A harmless, disgusting-looking cyst. And this picture really does not do it justice.

I’m thinking at this point, should I give it a name?

(My apologies for the unkempt eyebrows…I have an appointment this week. Promise.)

UPDATE!

To see an update on my eye (3 months later) click here.