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Friday, October 14, 2016 4:49:57 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Free Kindle Ebook for Halloween:
Jeanette said, "October has arrived along with crisp rustling leaves, mounds of pumpkins, and requests for Halloween stories in the speech room. One repeated request is especially pleasing, “Read the ghost story. The one with a g - g ..." more
Friday, September 30, 2016 7:52:12 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled The Bug Book Inspires Budding Artists, Writers and Scientists:
Jeanette said, "If you visit my blog regularly, you might have noticed I haven’t written for a while. I returned to work the day after my trip to Alaska and was swept up in a whirlwind of activity—both at work and at home. We are short one speech therapist in..." more
Friday, August 12, 2016 11:52:23 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Summer's End:
Jeanette said, "My summer vacation is almost over and I’ll be back at school next week, but for now I’m enjoying my summer’s end with family, old friends and beautiful scenery in Juneau Alaska, where I lived years ago. We’ve seen wildlife, ..." more
Friday, July 29, 2016 6:23:13 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled I Wish My Teacher Knew:
Jeanette said, "A few years ago, a young student told me his family was moving. I was sad to hear the news. I was going to miss his charming and somewhat mischievous personality. I contacted his mom and she explained they were moving to be closer to her family. Our..." more
Friday, July 15, 2016 7:31:44 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Contrasts:
Jeanette said, "Outside my window, the reed grass is shivering in the morning breeze. Some feathery stalks have a golden glow, a pale reflection of the sun, others are purple-tinged, and all move together with the wind. Nearby, a small stand of cypress trees cast..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:59:21 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Playing from the Heart:
Jeanette said, "One of the joys of summer vacation is more time with books—novels, nonfiction, inspirational and, of course, children’s books. I was so pleased when, during my last trip to the library, I happened to pick up Peter H. Reynolds’ Playing from the..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 1:29:33 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Summer Vacation!:
Jeanette said, "Walks along the river,along the bluffs,fresh King Salmon off Captain Laura's boat,puttering in the garden,harvesting fresh vegetables,time with good books,and lots of time to write.Ahhhhhhhhhh . . . summer vacation!"
Friday, June 10, 2016 11:13:58 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Last Day of School!:
Jeanette said, "Another school year is coming to an end. Students are bubbling with excitement as they bounce around the playground and try very hard not to bounce around their classrooms. Some are successful—some, not so much. Focus is difficult to maintain this..." more
Friday, May 27, 2016 11:24:14 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled The Tiger Returns!:
Jeanette said, "One of our speech therapists has been out due to a serious illness and I’ve been filling in for her. It‘s extra work I hadn’t anticipated but I’ve discovered a bright side. I’m seeing some of my old students whom I haven’t seen for..." more
Friday, May 13, 2016 7:24:25 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Get Caught Reading!:
Jeanette said, "May is Get Caught Reading Month. This nationwide campaign is supported by hundreds of teachers, librarians and celebrities across the country (including, Olivia the Pig.) If you need inspiration or instructions on how to participate, there..." more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:42:06 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Poem in Your Pocket Day:
Jeanette said, "This year, Poem in Your Pocket Day falls on April 21 and my students will be ready with poems for their pockets and more for mine. It will take a lot of poems to fill this enormous paper pocket but my students have been hard at work, filling..." more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:42:04 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Poetry Month Adieu:
Jeanette said, "A few years back, I shared this photo with my students and with you, my readers: I still carry it on my iPad and every now and then, someone will see it and ask where I got the picture. They are always surprised to hear I took it..." more
Friday, April 1, 2016 8:09:31 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Welcome to National Poetry Month!:
Jeanette said, "In preparation for this month, our school had a visiting poet working with students in their classrooms. Some kids missed speech sessions because of this and when one student came into my room and I explained why the rest of her group was missing,..." more
Friday, March 18, 2016 8:56:03 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Pesky Words:
Jeanette said, "I walked into a first grade classroom to pick up one of my students for speech and another child, who’d graduated from my program the year before, hurried over and said, “When do I get to go back to speech?”“You don’t need my help..." more
Friday, March 4, 2016 12:43:07 PM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Read Across America & Take a Wild Ride With a Book:
Jeanette said, "Books are flying off the shelves at Redwood Elementary this week. My speech students are so hungry for books that I’ve created a checkout system in the speech room so they can enjoy my personal collection. Read Across America is having its..." more
Friday, February 19, 2016 8:15:13 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled The Ghostly Night in the Speech Room:
Jeanette said, "You may have noticed I haven’t been posting much for the past year. Instead, I’ve been busy working on other writing projects. I was nudged to get back to my blog when I received a digital review copy of the book I featured in my last post...." more
Friday, February 5, 2016 10:11:27 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled CALLING ALL CARS for the 100th Day of School:
Jeanette said, "It is hard to believe but this week we celebrated the 100thday of school. That special day ranks right up there with Valentine’s Day around our campus. Most teachers asked their students to bring in 100 items of their choice. Take a look at their..." more
Thursday, June 25, 2015 10:03:56 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled HOW TO SPEAK DOLPHIN:
Jeanette said, "It has been quite awhile since I last posted but my writing time has been well spent. I completed a middle grade novel, and now, before I start working on the next one, I thought I’d check in on my blog. Thank you all who continued to visit while..." more
Monday, June 2, 2014 2:59:16 PM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Students Interview Jim Averbeck:
Jeanette said, "Welcome back, Jim Averbeck. Our Redwood students had such fun participating in an interview with you back in December of 2012—we’re overdue for a second one. Your book, The Market Bowl, was a hit with the kids and they’re full of questions for..." more
Friday, May 2, 2014 2:09:28 PM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Explore the Core (Common Core State Standards):
Jeanette said, "There is a lot of debate surrounding the CCSS but that’s healthy; after-all, in education you can be sure of one thing—change will happen and you can’t always be certain it’s for the best. Programs and approaches often cycle through our..." more
Friday, April 4, 2014 3:41:45 PM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled “Once Upon a Time” at a Speech/Language Convention:
Jeanette said, "Last week, toward the end of an exceptionally rainy day, three of my first grade speech students (all boys) came bounding into my classroom, overflowing with unspent energy. I had an appealing speech game laid out on the table, ready for this..." more
Friday, March 21, 2014 11:41:43 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled How to Be a Pirate (and Still Address the Common Core Standards):
Jeanette said, "I’ve had a productive blogging break. My middle grade novel is progressing well and now I’m letting it rest before my next round of revisions. I love the writing process (most of the time.)I’m glad I’m not the only one who enjoys it. Over..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:14:24 PM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled POETRY in the Speech Room:
Jeanette said, "I had a pleasant surprise when I opened the September issue of POETRY magazine. This subscription, published by the Poetry Foundation, is a splurge that always brings me joy; the latest issue brought more than usual. When I peeled off the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:14:24 PM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled THE DARK—Shedding Light on the Common Core Standards:
Jeanette said, "My students fell in love with Lemony Snicket’s name last week when I shared his comments from an essay in POETRY. This author was new to most of them. They are a little young for his Series of Unfortunate Events but, I have no doubt, they..." more
Friday, November 18, 2016 11:16:52 AM
Jeanette Stickel wrote a blog post titled Author Interview - Lauri Fortino:
Jeanette said, "I’ve been buzzing around our school campus lately—testing students, writing progress reports and attending into-the-evening parent-teacher conferences. Fortunately, I had time during one rainy-day recess to share a story with a group of..." more