Ms. Millie and Friends

Finally it is Friday and the kids are so excited knowing we will have goodies this afternoon in celebration of the upcoming holidays. No school for two weeks and I am sure they will be so grown up when they return. I sometimes believe they grow in their sleep. I wore my red Santa hat, […]

My fun activities this week and next is to make space food with the children two at a time. We use 2 graham crackers split into two, a small baggie to put the crackers in. We then zip it closed and squeeze to make crumbs. Then we look at the spoons and I explain a […]

I returned to the classroom on Thursday after a ten day vacation and my eighteen kindergarden children ran to me with open arms. “We missed you” they chanted as they wrapped their arms around me. Merrily, the teacher smiled as she affirmed their words, “where is MsMillie? When is MsMillie coming back?” It warms my […]

It is just over a week since I have bent myself into a pretzel or raised up on toes, did deep knee bends or lifted my weights and my body is crying for exercise. Who would believe that one’s body becomes so conditioned to routine and movement that it becomes starved and acts up with […]

Today I completed an online course for beginning writers that had me completing lessons till the wee hours of the morning. I have a better handle on writing with feeling and hopefully creating interest for my readers. Doing this in the confines of my own office is neat, private and fun. At this age, I […]