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Imagine my surprise just now at discovering that today is Wednesday, not Tuesday. 🙂 Oh well, I got up early to write, so here you go. https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/slice-of-life-first-day-2/
End-of-summer magic on Fire Island – Long Island is beautiful in the summer, http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2017/09/end-of-summer-on-fire-island.html
Getting excited for the first day of fourth grade tomorrow! https://mrspalmerponders.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/back-to-school/
Finding the words to describe a new feeling…
https://insiderecessagain.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/truth-in-words/
Our Writerly Community
https://fallhugs.blogspot.com/2017/09/our-writerly-community.html
Slice with a view
https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/my-view/
I started reading Ruth’s preview of her new book … and she enticed me to write!
https://literacyzone.blogspot.com/2017/09/enticingwriters-enticingme-sol17.html
I’m running a little late this time. I apologize.
My Second First Day of School: http://aticket2write.blogspot.com/2017/09/slice-of-life-3-9517.html
Tomorrow I get my kiddos! I love teaching middle school.
https://ritadicarne.com/2017/09/05/a-new-school-year/
Grandma’s summer.
https://pelicansandprose.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/september-5-2017/
Kind of late so here is just a short post on our visit to a Maori village.
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/the-north-island/
A reflection on what makes me so special as a woman…Enjoy 🙂
withwingstofly.com/2017/09/05/we-bleed/
Just a little writing about how life is changing…..
http://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2017/09/05/a-weird-place-sol17/
Being Strong
https://thehappycamperus.tumblr.com/post/165026602858/being-strong-a-hurricane-is-looming-in-the
Recapping my summer and how close or far I came from reaching my goals. cflathers.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/august-just-flew-by/
Two Sisters
http://thisandthatbee.blogspot.ca/2017/09/slice-of-life-sisters.html
Visiting the sculpture garden at the Museum of Modern Art: https://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2017/09/sol-tuesday-museum-play.html
Helping a friend to deal with his grief
https://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2017/09/tuesday-sol-9517-helping-friend-deal.html
Feeling good for showing up here today. Some challenging exercises in yoga made me think of the writers in my class.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com.ee/2017/09/how-taking-yoga-lesson-helped-made-me.html
You’ve probably heard of my town.
https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/my-town/
Tired, but present after this long weekend! Here are the highs and lows of my Labor Day weekend!
http://blogs.ksbe.edu/legerboc/2017/09/05/highs-and-lows/
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/back-to-running/
Consistency makes a difference!
Observations from our first week back to school assembly. 30 minutes to set the tone for the year! https://jocsin603.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/feeling-good/
My first Slice…eek!…inspired to join the challenge by a colleague and TCRWP this summer. My first slice is about Houston, post Harvey.
http://writeherewritenow2.blogspot.com/2017/09/post-harvey.html
Open House night feels a lot like speed dating… http://mskraushaar.blogspot.com/2017/09/slice-of-life-tuesday-open-house-speed.html
A question from a friend has me pondering the four squares of my reading diet!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2017/09/slice-of-life-you-still-do-that.html
I’ve been away for a while – but a new start, new year, new plan.
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/slice-of-life-tuesday-80/
I experienced a small victory today in class: https://teachingwithmrsclark.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/small-victories/.
Kids say the funniest things!
https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/the-things-kids-say-sol17/
How NOT to roast marshmallows…https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/more-marshmallows
So many new beginnings:
http://sweetwritinglife.blogspot.com/2017/09/new-beginnings-begin-today-sol-90517.html
Good luck to all you amazing teachers as you return to school! I’m feeling a bit under the weather so….
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/taking-the-day-off/
The first day of school… but not for me!
http://kfilewych.edublogs.org/
It is the first day of school here, so I am tending my own garden!
https://theapplesinmyorchard.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/tending-my-own-garden/
A post celebrating 60 years of marriage
https://coachbsreflections.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-power-of-we-reflection-on.html
So good to be back slicing…. http://assessmentinperspective.com/?p=4933
Clare
Whoops! This is the correct link. Have a great year!!!
https://digitalbonnie.me/2017/09/05/eyes-wide-open-y33-9-4-17sol17/
Have a great year Teachers!!!!
https://wordpress.com/post/digitalbonnie.me/17127
Back to school jitters
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/first-day-jitters/
My uncle passed away on Saturday. Therefore, I had to have a tough conversation about death with my six-year-old who just lost her first family member.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/on-dying-and-death/
A Plan Gone Awry!
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/i-was-going-to-write-about/
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2017/09/sol17-commencement-day.html
Our students and our teachers are back and eager to begin this new chapter…
My Back to Work Slice of Life for today!
http://everythingela.blogspot.com/
My first Slice…eek! Inspired by a colleague and the TCRWP this summer to join the challenge. My first slice is about Houston, post Harvey. https://writeherewritenow2.blogspot.com/2017/09/post-harvey.html
Great family day yesterday…
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/labor-day-at-the-lake/
Last week, my daughter asked me: “What were some of the biggest bad decisions you ever made?” It took me some days to come up with an answer. Here it is (it’ll be modified a bit for her).
http://whateverings.blogspot.com/2017/09/my-daughter-asked-me-about-bad-decisions.html
Happy first day of school to many of you! For me, it’s the fourteenth day. https://jarhartz.com/2017/09/05/slice-of-life-on-the-fourteenth-day/
No Money Monday update
https://makesharegive.blogspot.com/2017/09/share.html
I haven’t posted since July. Maybe why August was a bit of a blur for me.
https://imaginethepossibilitiesblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/to-new-beginnings
Saying No to Best Practices http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2017/09/sol17-saying-no-to-best-practices.html?m=1
Part 2 of a time when Asperger Syndrome and my son were not understood: https://aileenhower.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/after-christmas-break/
The here and now helped me when there was to much to write about. https://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2017/09/slice-of-life-sorting-through-what-to.html
A meaningful statue in New Orleans: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2017/09/05/slice-of-life-sophie-b-wright/
After a group of students read “Extra Yarn,” I thought about how the president could benefit from this and other picture books:
“Picture Books for POTUS” http://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2017/09/picture-books-for-potus-sol17.html?m=1
Some Labor Day memories resurfaced . . .
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/sol17-memories-2/
It’s my 1st day of the 2017-18 school year which got me thinking about all that has come before.
I structured my thinking into a “Prior to that” list poem.
https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/prior-to-that/
All of the emotions of the first day of kindergarten…as a mom. https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/she-is-ready/
Dear New Teacher, https://goo.gl/85rV1d A letter to a mentee (and all of us)
I have not Sliced for a bit … last night, the moon was out at Fenway Park.
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2017/09/05/slice-of-life-moon-over-my-shoulder/
Kevin
Did anyone else flip their wardrobe to fall colors this weekend? http://horizon51.blogspot.com/2017/09/tuesday-slice-changing-of-purse.html
I’ve messed up my Word Press account, but here is a post on happiness – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/what-makes-me-happy-2/
A poem about a favorite hike
https://maureenyoungingram.blogspot.com/2017/09/our-potomac-river-wonder.html
Happy School Year! https://romeolitcoach.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/back-to-school-2/
Celebrating that my childhood diverse reading interests have spilled over into diverse writing interests. Sharing short fiction today – a little girl assisting her midwife mother when the unexpected occurs. (I often tinker with spinning this tiny tale into something longer …)
https://litbitsandpieces.com/2017/09/02/beacon/
My school’s “One School/One Book” celebrations, in a nutshell: http://wp.me/p2bY8c-23q
I have my OLW, doshare, to thank for helping me to act on an idea that led to this
slice! Here’s to TWT!
https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/thanks-to-the-big-talkers/
Heading back to work after a glorious summer can be a little tough, so I’m taking a moment to realize how lucky I am to be a teacher and do this work.
http://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2017/09/how-lucky-i-am-to-be-teacher-sol17.html