Walk by the Sea

This hike along the ocean was about a 45 minute drive from here...most of the time spent just sitting in traffic on our way to Half Moon Bay.  It was worth it

Seals!

Picnic spot

Fuzzy flowers

Classroom Decorations

Tomorrow is the first day of school!  As B says, I always need something to freak out about, so this time I chose decorating my classroom.

Welcome sign.  The stuff below it is from the other teacher who teaches in my classroom.

Excess math humor

My crowning achievement

The fields where the discoveries come from

B had the idea to make Applied Math like code.  Proud of that one.

The beginning of math time

People trying to estimate pi goes along the bottom

Look how many different regions have worked on pi!

Got a couple women in there

But not enough!

South America, Australia, and Sub Saharan Africa had no representation.  Need to find some!

Core characteristics wall.  I'm going to put up examples of when I see students displaying them!

This is just for the first unit!

Pool fun!

 We got to spend some time a few weeks ago with family...and were totally entertained by our nephew.  He turned 2 in June and is just so much fun.

Shameless Self Promotion

We spent most of today in my classroom getting it set up...I forgot the camera but will take photos of it soon!  B was a huge help and I'd definitely still be there now if it weren't for him.

What my classroom doesn't have, however, is any way of projecting anything written.  I taught with a document camera in Chicago but without one in Colorado and ended up with my back to the class writing at the board way more than I should have.  I'd love to teach with power point, but since so much of precalc is making graphs, I find that I need to show written processes too often.

So I have a project on donorschoose.org to get a document camera.  For the first week only, the website is matching donations to the project if you enter the code INSPIRE when you're donating.  That means $5 becomes $10, $10 becomes $20...it basically makes my project half price for a week!

So here's the project!  http://www.donorschoose.org/karibridgeland  Feel free to donate or not, I am just trying to spread the word!

Apartment tour

Just did a quick walk through of the apartment for those who are curious.

Nanaafest Destiny

We have arrived in California!  Actually, we have arrived in California, unloaded the truck, started unpacking, headed home for a few days, came back, finished unpacking, and ate at the 24 hour donut shop down the road 3 times in our first 48 hours.  I started work on Wednesday...new teacher orientation.  Students don't start until 8/27, we just have a lot of staff development between now and then.

But that's for another time...for now, enjoy the move!  We neglected to take a picture of packing up, which, let's face it, was best given the sweat situation, but I'd like to give a shout out to my first year roommate from UVA who volunteered to come up to Boulder from CO Springs to help us load the truck.  It would have been a lot more painful without her!

Front Range in the rear view

Nanaa not exactly having fun

Stopped in Fort Collins for lunch with an old friend

If Penske is looking for new spokespeople, they should call us.  We'd be in a commercial for Penske anytime.  Soooooo much better than Budget.

Weird rain clouds

Whaaaat?

Clearly we took the bait.  A sign on the ice cream machine read "Sorry we only have chocolate." As if there is any other kind.

Wyoming Sunset

Nanaa happy to be in the hotel room in West Wendover, Utah

She summitted the room.

Don't make me get back in that crate

Oh, to be curious like a cat.  It's like she's never seen a sink before.

California customs.  Had to submit to search and get a lecture about cleaning off our bike tires and hiking boots.

The living room, post arrival

More living room

Nanaa was so wired that she had to burrow under the blanket to force herself to sleep

Once we finish hanging the art and what not, more pictures from the apartment.  And some to come soon from our trip home.  For those keeping score, this is  Nanaa's fourth time zone to live in.