Two quick
notes:
One, I’m
so excited and honored to be part of the Cybils award this year! I get to serve
on the 2012 Easy Readers and Short Chapter Books
team with these amazing folks:
The 2012 Easy
Readers/Short Chapter Books Judges
Round 1
Jeff Barger
NC Teacher Stuff
Katie Fitzgerald
Secrets &
Sharing Soda
@sharingsoda
Mandy Goldfuss
A Lovely
Bookshelf on the Wall
Teri Lesesne
Professor Nana and LS5385
@professornana
Colby Sharp
sharpread and Nerdy Book Club
@colbysharp and @nerdybookclub
Amanda Snow
A Patchwork of
Books
@ApatchworkofBks
Katherine Sokolowski
Read, Write, Reflect
@katsok
Round 2
Julie Azzam
Instantly
Interruptible
Stacey Loscalzo
Stacey
Loscalzo.com
@staceyloscalzo
Catherine Nichols
The Cath in the
Hat
@thecathinthehat
Nancy Talan
5 Minutes for
Books
@5M4B
Zoe Toft
Playing by the
Book
@playbythebook
And second, a entertaining note from today. I posted awhile back
about an essay I was having my students write on defining greatness. (HERE)
Today I finished up Wonder in my classroom. Mr. Tushman gives a speech
at the end of the book and in it he says something to the effect of,
What is greatness?
It isn’t something you can define. …. (and on)
A boy in my class piped up, “Mrs. S, that’s why you had us write
those essays, you were tying Wonder, The Dot, and your Be Kind
lessons together, weren’t you?”
My quick response was, “Absolutely.” Honestly, I love when
things just come together for me. Had to chuckle a bit.
