Monthly Archives: October 2012

Snow in October?!

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Jill

Yesterday it snowed. We’re not talking flurries or sleeting rain – it really snowed. And it stuck. Emily and I drove to Staufen to get some coffee, and on the way we stopped to get some pictures of the scenery. … Continue reading →

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Thursday = Recovery Day

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Jill

On my school schedule, I blocked out 3 periods of Thursday morning. Instead of filling those boxes with student names or a class to teach, I colored them an ambiguous gray. During those gray times, I leave school. That’s right, … Continue reading →

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Dissection

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jill

Yesterday Emily walked into my 3rd period class and said, “What are you doing right now?” “Uh, not teaching a lesson?” (my student couldn’t come that period). “What do you want to be doing?” “Uh, hanging out with you?” “How … Continue reading →

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Musical Funnies

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jill

B.L. – “Why is it called an accidental? I’m sure it’s very intentional!” D.P., tuning her cello – “I’m very high today. . . . Oh, I didn’t get the double meaning!” J.O. – “My Haydn is hiding!” Me – … Continue reading →

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Blauen Sunday

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jill

Yesterday after church I drove up to Blauen, a girls’ dorm in Marzell. The dorm parents had their weekend off, so I was supporting the RAs as another adult presence at the dorm. It was a student’s birthday, so she … Continue reading →

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Double Nursing Home

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Jill

Today there were 2 trips to the local nursing homes. 4th period Guitar class went to the yellow nursing home next to the grocery store. The nurses asked if we could come at 11:30 so we could play during lunch … Continue reading →

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Cleanup can be fun, too

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jill

We have a silly tradition in Intermediate Orchestra, but it ensures that the stands and chairs all get put away before everyone leaves. This tradition brings joy to me every Monday and Wednesday afternoon! Today they tied their current record … Continue reading →

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Transposition

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jill

Today in a guitar lesson, my student asked me about transposition.   She wanted to know how to change keys if a song is too high or low to sing comfortably. Last year she was in my Guitar 1 class, … Continue reading →

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French Bakeries

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jill

Yesterday, Emily had to pick up some nursing supplies from a pharmacy in France, so we took a French-speaking student to Saint-Louis after school. Of course, we couldn’t visit France without visiting a bakery! Our student picked out some goodies … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Jill

This semester, the high school orchestra has been playing the theme song from Mission Impossible. We performed last Tuesday in the informal recital after school, complete with sunglasses! This semester’s social chair asked if the students could come over to … Continue reading →

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