My Happily-Ever-After
I hope you enjoy visiting my blog site. It is designed to be a resource for parents and students to help support all we do in the classroom throughout the year. I will keep the spelling words updated each week, and include links to sites relating to our curriculum. Please feel free to add comments and questions. I will check this weblog each day to keep the communication current! You can also contact me at my e-mail address: lpowers@nppsd.org, or by calling Washington School.
This is my grandson! His name is Gavin!
CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO SEE THE LATEST SLIDESHOW!!
Oh my goodness, you should see how precious he is!
HE IS OBVIOUSLY ALREADY A READER!!
NOW HE'S WALKING!
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I’d just like to tell you a little about myself! I have been teaching for 24 years and I still can”t wait for the first day of school in August! Each year brings a whole new set of beautiful children into my life! It is truly a joy!
I have two boys of my own. They are Adam and
Shawn. Adam is a 24-year old wonderful young man! He works hard and has such a kind heart! Shawn is a 22-year old fun guy! He loves to whistle around the house!
I have a perfect little dog named, Tucker, and a kitty named Abby. I will tell the students many stories about my pets and the funny things they do. Tucker will also “write” them stories from time to time! Here’s a little video all about Tucker and his friend, Abby!
I have the greatest husband in the world! He works for the radio station, Eagle Communications, Mix97.1, QCountry107.3, and ESPN1410. He has a security business called “Top Caliber Security”, he’s busy at our church, and loves to watch sports! He is a great teacher’s husband with proven skills in grading papers, cleaning dry erase boards, and most importantly, listening attentively to all my interesting classroom stories and ideas!!
I enjoy reading, playing the piano, going for walks and spending time with my nieces and nephews. I absolutely love to sing and be a part of my church choir. I am the director for a summer enrichment program called X-Plore. I also teach religious education classes on Wednesday evenings. I love to stay busy, active and happy! I am looking forward to getting to know my new families for 2011-2012!
mrs powes i hop you have a good summer i will miss you a lot and you are the best teacher ever i will read
mrs powers you are best teasher of all
hi
Howdy!
Mrs. Powers
hi.mis.powers.
Hello there!
Mrs. Powers
hi mrs powers this is phalary
Hi, Phalary!
Tell me about a book you are reading.
Mrs. Powers
My book is relly good
I miss you a lot. you are the best teacher ever! Kilee Sauer
you are indeed a sweet young lady, Kilee!
Mrs. Powers
Hi Mrs.Powers how are you?
Hi, Hunter!!
I’m great!! Wonderful students, wonderful family, and . . . I’m reading a really good book, (The Beautiful Girl)!! I’m happy!
Mrs. Powers
I like the video you put on your blog Mrs. Powers!!
It makes me smile too!!
Mrs. Powers
hi Mrs. powers this is phalary
HI PHALARY!!!
HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!
HOPE YOU ARE WEARING GREEN TODAY!
See you Monday!
Mrs. Powers
Happy S.P. day!
Thanks!! Hope you day is filled with lots of luck!!
Mrs. Powers
Ok it 40+40=80!
Hi Mrs. powers what is 40+40?
Ooooh- that is a good one! You tell me!
Mrs. Powers
I am not. She is reading bears on wheels!
Jada can read!
Hunter,
I am amazed your sister is reading already!! Did you help teach her? What is she reading?
Mrs. Powers
I am home now!
Hi Mrs.powers this is Phalary
I will.
I am going to Oban,s houes on sunday!!
Hunter,
Wow! That sounds like great fun for you two guys!! You will have to tell us all about it!!
Mrs. Powers
i like you a lot and i love you i hope you’r foot feels good
Thank- you so much Kendra! You are a sweetie!!
Mrs. Powers
Happy valentine,s day!!!
Hunter,
Happy Valentine’s to you too, young man!!
Mrs. Powers
Diary of a wimpy kid!
Hunter,
This is a perfect, just right book for you!!
Mrs. Powers
You are rite i can read it!!!!!!!!!!!
I am reading!
Hunter!!
You are such a wonderful reader!!! You message is like music to a teacher’s ears!!
So what are you reading??
Mrs. Powers
Hi Mrs. Powers i have my own e-mail address!
That’s exciting!!
I might be leaving to a new school next year. Sophia Walsh
Sophia,
I would really miss seeing you! I remember when we had 2 Sophia’s in first grade!! Sophia C. had to go to a new school too!! I was just watching a video of your class on the 100th day of school when you were in my classroom! That was fun! It is on my blog, but you have to go back a couple of pages! You two Sophia’s were the CUTEST first graders ever!!
Mrs. Powers
hi this is Phalary I love reading! Mrs powers
Oh, little Miss Phalary! You just made me smile!! I love reading too! I read two chapters in my book last night! I was cozy by the fire in my living room. Tucker was sitting on my feet! It was perfect!
What book do you enjoy?
Mrs. Powers
mrs. powers do you went to no what book I enjoy?
Phalary- Yes! I really want to know what book you enjoy! Tell me!
Mrs. Powers
I am readig ten apples up on top what are you reading did you have a good mothers day I had a good mothers my mom loved her gift did you give your mom a gift I like math
I did give my mom a gift. I don’t get to see her until next Friday, so I will give it to her then. I called her and said, “Happy Mother’s Day! I love you!”
Mrs. Powers
I’m reading a book called, “Learning by Doing”. It’s a nonfiction book.
Mrs. Powers
i got a pet hampster i dont know what to name it do you
Hi Abby! Congratulations on your new hamster!! click on this link for some cute hamster names . . . . http://petnamesplace.com/hamster-names/
Let me know what you decide!!!
Mrs. Powers
How was your Christmas? Did you give Santa any cookies?
Hi Brianna!! I had a wonderful Christmas! Santa got peppermint candy from my house! How was your Christmas? Did you get a nice present? You were on the very nice Santa list!!!
Mrs. Powers
My christmas was very good. I got a pink electric scotter from santa!
Wow! An electric scooter!!! That is very fun! Can you go fast?
Mrs. Powers
My mom forgot to change the name.
THAT’S TRUE HE DID DO A GOOD JOB.SOPHIA WALSH
i miss you mrs.powers
Hi, Ana!
At least we can see each other in the hallway! I love seeing you before and after school too! You are welcome to stop into my classroom anytime possible!!
Mrs. Powers
hi i miss you alot you are the best teacher ever.from Sophia Walsh
Thanks, Sophia!
I love seeing you in the hallway!! You are very special!
Mrs. Powers
hi mrs. powers i am talking to tucker you are amazing
tucker
Thank-you! My mom thinks I’m amazing too! And she says I’m cute!
Tucker
you should make your students play on friv.com and do the game that has three cars one police car one truck which is really a tractor and it,s part of a truck and tractor and the one that has a real tractor that is black but the real colors are yellow red in the first row and green blue and orange in the second row which is the last row and on the one that i told you before that one has an orange and red ones are on the first row and blue and green in the last row
I’ll have to check it out!!!
Mrs. Powers
Thank you for being my teacher Mrs. Powers – Dylan Chapman
Dylan!
I am glad to be your teacher! I am learning how smart you are! It’s going to be a good year!
Thanks for sending a message!
Mrs. Powers
hi mrs. powers,
how are you?
Hunter!
Hello my new first grader! I am very good! Thank-you for asking!
We are going to do so many fun things this year! I have the best students!
Mrs. Powers
hey mrs.powers do you know how i got down here by pushing the down aroaer and scoarling down that is the fast way
Very smart! You are a thinker that’s for sure!
my first day of school and i,m already being good
Oh, Stone! I knew you would be good! No worries about it!! You have a very nice teacher too!
Mrs. Powers
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Hi, Austin!
You had a good day! Tell Stone I said, “Hi!” to him too! I hope he had a good day! You are nice boys!
Mrs. Powers
when tucker have babys
Tucker will probably not have babies. He just gets to be my baby!!
Mrs. Powers
P.S. Sorry it took me a few days to check my messages! I have been so busy! It was fun to read all your great words!
i mean when did tucker have babies i just missed up on the first time
Oh! Tucker never did have babies. He does act like Abby, our cat, is his baby! But he didn’t have any baby puppies of his own.
Mrs. Powers
before 1..37 they put the show dog the bountey hunter which is like the real police officers they had to take a girl to jaly in the morning and the girl was found at the gass station but one month the girl escaped from the police and the girl hidded in a good hiddeing spot and she got found by them maybe on the second day the police found the girl but maybe she broke out and a couple months they were finding the girl and they found her at the night and then she broke out the next day that is the only persin
here i got a good poem that you could put after the figher fighter one . go police recited by stone . santa claus way to go way to go way to go fier fighter,s keep it up keep it up keep it up army fantastic work fantastic work fantastic work shieraffies good job good job good job police officers go go go
police officers army sherffieci and fier fighters are nice is that right
That is right! Do you still want to be a fire fighter?
Mrs. Powers
i,ll be a police officer a figher fighter to
Perfect!
when i almost had lucky chained up he went to the pipe and when i almost had his collar he tried to bit me two times and i sayed no two times and he quiet now that,s a lazy pet
may i please do on the hundred chart all the ones twos threes fours fives sixs sevens eights nines tens until i,m done with the switch count one and by the way how did you do the money one when i was in your class do you remember
You may have a hundred’s chart. You can either ask your new teacher, or you can come to the 1st grade room after school and I’ll give you one! Make sure you ask your mom first!
Believe in your heart how amazing you are! I believe in you, Stone!
I think you are such a wonderful boy, Stone! You will always be very special! I’m glad I was your teacher for a whole year! I am lucky because I know you!
Mrs. Powers
may you please put this poem after the fier fighter one that i did . i have to pets for reall reicited by stone underwood. i have lucky still and a box turtle the box turtle has to spend it,s life outside and eat leatice and it dosen,t get to have water to drink yet cause box turtles can,t live in water in reall life the end
do you know you have a millen of stuff on this website do you know that yes or no
Yes, yes, yes! Isn’t it fun?!
Mrs. Powers
i don,t like lucky when he bits do you
No one likes biting!! It sounds like Lucky has to learn that lesson! Be careful!
Mrs. Powers
could you do the math lesson one that is a millen plus a millen = one every time with you,re students and if one student of yours gets it right could you make that student do three of them that you leted me and my friends when we were in your classroom
We sure did have fun, didn’t we Stone!! You are so good in math and reading!! I’m glad you remember all those things you learned!
Mrs. Powers
could you give ana olivea sophia a book of their own that shows justin beiber,s reading the cat in the hat and give ana her own olive her own to and sophia her own to
It is very thoughtful of you to remember how much those girls loved those stories! I’m excited to see everyone in one more week!
Mrs. Powers
lucky,s a supied dummey bonehead do you know why cause he was biting me and lucky mad it so hard to breath with my back so what do i do to make it easy to breath again just e-mail me what to do but e-mail me that i have to lay down and rest and if that dosen,t work i,ll e-mail you that didn,t work you have to e-mail me what i have to try next but you have to e-mail to me i have to pray and rest at the sametime and i,ll e-mail you if that worked or it didn,t work and if it didn,t i,ll e-mail you that you have to e-mail me try to read pray and rest together and that is all of this comment
Stone,
Yes, I would recommend you lay down and rest. I hope that helps you breathe easier.
Mrs. Powers
i want sale my green light blue flunceay folder to you and i don,t need a new folder and songs and i don,t need new eyeball practices and i don,t need two story,s cause austin found them okay
I’m so happy Austin found the things you lost! You are such an amazing reader!!
Mrs. Powers
why did you get new glasses where let do a geuse cause on your old glasses the rim,s brock off
I got new glasses because my eyesight had changed. When I went to the eye doctor he showed me some nice new glasses that worked perfectly! I still have my old ones if I should ever need them!
Mrs. Powers
fine i,ll ask you a different question did you get ready for the new year all week and don,t tell me you will miss mr.irish and by the way i was telling you that or maybe you didn,t have your glasses on
I did work on the classroom all week! You’ll have to come see it! I rearranged everything!! It looks like a different room! I got new glasses this summer. They help me see very well! They have brown rims. You will see soon!
Mrs. Powers
my brother taylor found a turtle in his bedroom but looked out his window but he thought it was a rock but when he saw the head he knew it was a turtle and it,s a girl he was working at summer kids club but now he work,s at sonic
Your brother, Taylor is busy! That’s good! How funny to find a turtle!
Mrs. Powers
no mrs.powers it wasn,t fake it wasn,t a play one it wasn,t deed and ackachalea it,s a boy one but the first day i didn,t know which kind it was then in the afternoon i asked my dad and he sayed that it was a box turtle and my dad taught me after that they are the kind of turtles that can,t live in the water this is a real story and the colors on it,s shell light brown and dark brown
mrs.powers do you know what my dad did he took the turtle to the lake that used to be little but now it,s big and the turtle has a new family and new freinds
Wow! I bet that turtle is so happy!! It is kind-of like you . . . on Wednesday you will go to a new place at school. You will be in a room of 2nd graders. You will have new friends too!! Of course, you will still have many of the same old friends!! Lucky you!
Mrs. Powers
do you miss you,re classroom cause i,ll miss mr.irish when school start,s again
I have been working in my classroom at lot to get ready for the new year! Yes, I will miss Mr. Irish very much! You will enjoy our new principal, Mr. Alexander! He is different than Mr. Irish, but very, very nice too! He works hard for kids!
Mrs. Powers
did you even put justin bieber,s reading ” the cat in the hat ” back on you,re second page if you did,t this is why cause it was on one of the song,s
I put Justin Beiber’s “Cat in the Hat” story on the comment page. Did you find it?
Mrs. Powers
no i did,nt
yes thank you
that,s all of today,s
just protend the word that read,s no i didn,t pratend that isn,t there cause it,s at the top and e-mail me okay and e-mail the computer worker,s that owns the old phone store erase i didn,t
and you my bestest friend
Mrs. Powers
Thank-you!
Mrs. Powers
could you put on your front page the person that reed to us the cat in the hat and could you put one on your second page and write underneath it if someone click,s this go to the printing sheet
Stone,
Justin Beiber read the Cat in the Hat. Just click on this link and you can find it!!
Mrs. Powers
Mrs.powers do you likeJustin Bieber i don’t.Sophia Walsh
Well- he did a good job reading “The Cat in the Hat” online for children. That’s about the best thing I’ve seen from him!
Mrs. Powers
haey mrs.powers do you know who,s birthday was it in the morning noon and afternoon austin,s
Stone,
I’m glad to know it was Austin’s birthday! I’m excited to have him in my classroom!
Mrs. Powers
i have another lose tooth mrs.power
Wow! Is it hard to eat some foods now?
Mrs. Powers
well mrs.powers i didn,t know that you were having back sugurey
Yes, do you remember my back hurt many days? But now it feels much better! The doctors were very good!
Mrs. Powers
mrs.powers may you please give austin two fluncey folders and another copy for me cause i lost the one you leted me keep
I’ll try to send an extra copy for you too, Stone! You really loved those readings! I can’t wait to see you!
Mrs. Powers
no it was in the back yord and it was oreng and black.
It was in the back yard and it was orange and black
That sure sounds like our painted lady butterflies!!
Cool!
Mrs. Powers
i so are butterfli.
Hi Ana!!!
Wow! Was the butterfly near flowers? How could you tell it was our butterfly? That is exciting!
Mrs. Powers
you have to do 15
I hope you enjoy reading the few I answered, Stone! Send me more if you like!
Mrs. Powers
now you have to email me alot is that right
I’ll do my best!
Mrs. Powers
mrs.powers thank you for teaching me
You are welcome! It was my pleasure to teach you, Stone!
Mrs. Powers
you,re nice to everybody mrs.powers do you know that
Thank-you! I just LOVE all kids so much!
Mrs. Powers
may you please get on you,re computer right now
Stone,
I checked my messages on Sunday, July 24th. I was very surprised to see your name 16 times! I’m sorry I didn’t work on my computer for a couple of days! Sometimes during the summer you have to wait a little longer for my reply. I just love getting messages from you! Thank-you, Stone!
Mrs. Powers
mrs.powers i didn,t know you and dixon were maried by the way could one for meaustintaylorloganmomdadsissyirlandjonantkimgramagrandademilyscottyandjackup
do you want to listen to a story
what are you tucker aby baby gavin adam baby gavin,s mom do haey mrs.powers
Baby Gavin is getting very good at walking. He can even run a little if he’s excited! Tucker and Abby are lazy little pets! Tucker always sits on my lap and keeps me company! He’s a good puppy!
Mrs. Powers
mrs.powers i know i have to do my handwirteing is that right if it is comment yes if it isn,t comment no saturday july 20th 2011 thats the reall date all these ones are on that date
Yes, it is always good to practice good handwriting! Your writing was always excellent!
Mrs. Powers
i went to a reall fire fighter station okay andfire fighters were there to but there was a fire while theywere teaching the other part of the first graders that gos tolincoln school for summer kids klub
Cool, Stone!
whats up you cool girl
My friend and I have been getting journals and book bags ready for the new 1st grade children! It is fun!
Mrs. Powers
i,m haveing a graet summer are you mrs.powers
Hello Stone, you were very busy on the computer writing comments! I am having a good summer! I had to have surgery on my back so I have been relaxed and reading a lot! That makes me very happy!
Mrs. Powers
now i,mtelling you something funny youl,re an apple
You make me smile, Stone!
Mrs. Powers
i went to the fire fighters station 38 or 88 mrs.powers
HELLO Stone!!! Wow, I’m happy to hear from you! I hope your summer has been very nice! I know you must have loved the visit to the fire station! You were so interested in firemen when you were a first grader!! I will see you in a few weeks when school starts!!
Mrs. Powers
my toth is about to come out.
ANOTHER ONE!! Is it in the front? You will look even cuter! I saw Aidan playing outside the other day. He just lost his top front tooth! I love the way you guys look when that happens!! Hope your summer is fun!
Mrs. Powers
i so micah yesterday. i learned how to ride my bike.
YOU SAW MICAH!!! WOW! How is our friend? She must have been visiting North PlatteI bet you guys had a great time together!
NOW YOU CAN RIDE YOUR BIKE!! My goodness, Ana, you are having a wonderful summer!!
Guess what? I saw your mom at the eye doctor! I was happy to see her! It made me think about you! That made me smile!
Mrs. Powers
yes i did .the new one from wenensday love ana
hope you,r summer is good.
Ana,
Thank-you for the good summer wishes! I can’t wait to read more and more books! I started one today!
How about you?
Mrs. Powers
thank you for the math book i love it. i miss you and i am reading books iwant to read to you. love olivia.
Hello Miss Olivia!! I’m glad you like the math book! Your mom thought you might like to work on it this summer! That is a smart idea!
Mrs. Powers
yes i fel like a 2 grader mrs.powers
Ana, you look like a 2nd grader too! You are so smart!
Mrs. Powers
i miss you so much mrs.powers
Hi Ana! It is great to get a message from you! I can’t believe we are out of school already! Do you feel like a 2nd grader?
We did have a wonderful year! Hope you are having fun!
Mrs. Powers
You are sweet, Ana!
Mrs. Powers
isaw you at .c.c.d. sophia w.
That gave me a BIG smile!!! I love to see you sweethearts at places away from school!!
See you tomorrow, Sophia!
Mrs. Powers