Monthly Archives: April 2020

I Will Never Take Things for Granted Again

Today Emma and I decided to get out of the house and still practice safe social distancing. Because she isn’t driving her car every day, her dad and I have her start it up and drive around at least once a week so that the battery doesn’t go dead. Today I rode along with her and we ended up driving out to the high school. It was nice to drive around and listen to music and put the windows down. As I was riding, I realized that there were times in the past when I might have been a bit “grumbly” about the drive to school. But today, I looked at the whole thing differently. I will never again take driving to school in order to go to work for granted again. It was strange to see the empty parking lot without any students walking around or athletes practicing after school. During the drive home I made a list in my head of the little things that I took for granted in the past (and maybe even complained about) that I will not take for granted in the future. Here are five of the items from my list …

Going to the grocery store and taking my time going up & down the aisles picking out food
Going to the movie theater
Visiting with my family and my friends
Going to the mall and just walking around
Sitting down in a restaurant to enjoy a meal cooked by someone else

Here are two of our favorite activities that I will never take for granted again … going to Easton and going out to eat at a restaurant.

What are some of the things that you won’t be taking for granted in the future?

What a GREAT Friday and Math Camp-In

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Friday was probably one of the best days of my life. After being inside and teaching online for over 4 weeks, I was really missing all of my students. One of our bus drivers, Jennifer Skinner, and Mrs. Ross and I borrowed a school bus and went to visit as many of the 3rd and 4th graders that we could. I was so happy and excited. I couldn’t sleep the night before because of the excitement. It was a rainy day but it turned out to be so much fun. I was able to see all but 5 of the 4th graders. We dropped off books and I handed out information about Logan Elm’s Spirit Week and our Math Camp-In to everyone.

Math Camp-In is an awesome opportunity for students and their families sponsored by the Teaching & Learning Collaborative and AEP. It offers students a chance to learn through fun math activities. This will be a nice break for some of the students who are getting a little tired of Stepping Stones and IXL. To be part of our Math Camp-In, you just need to join our Google Classroom. The code is SV7MOQG. There are math activities for 2 different levels … grades 1-2 and grades 3-4. Math Camp-In is not limited to just Pickaway students. Spread the word! Anyone is allowed to join us. Once you join the Google Classroom page and make your first comment, you will be mailed a special package with some math camping supples. We will start our math camping adventure towards the end of this week.

Hello world! Welcome to Mrs. McKibben’s Blog

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This is the start of a new blog for me. I started it especially for my 4th graders while we are away from school. This is going to be the place where you can check in to quickly find out what is going on with math and science and other school topics. We will even share some of our experiences while we are apart. I am excited about this journey. I picked the title “Never Stop Learning” because that is my goal for all of my students. My vision is for all of them to set goals for themselves and to continue to learn even as they move on from 4th grade. So welcome! I hope you come back to check out the news and see where we are in our journey through math, science, and learning at home.