Daily Archives: July 26, 2012

My First Award!

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I’ve been blogging for two years now, but it took me just that same amount of time to create my personal/professional blog. But now, I can’t believe I waited so long. My online community has grown so much in just these few days and I’ve won my very first award! 🙂

Donna from Working 5 to 9 has nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award! *doing the happy dance despite the fact that my family thinks I’m corny*

In accepting the One Lovely Blog Award, I have the following responsibilites:

  • Follow the person who gave me the award….
  • Link back to the person who gave me the award….
  • Pass this award on to 15 new bloggers!

So here are the awardees for MY One Lovely Blog Award (Well actually the first five)! Drum Roll, please!!

1. Fantastic Fifth Grade

2. Blessings of Teaching

3. Fabulous and Fun Fourth Graders

4. Young Daze In Fifth Grade

5. Splish! Splash!

Here are #’s 6-10

6. The Loop

7. Fourth Grade Fanatics

8. Stories from a Second Grade Classroom

9. A Day In First Grade

10. Fifth is Fabulous

Here’s more….

11. Teach, Love, Happiness

12. Wild About Fifth Grade

13. Cooperative Learning 365

Stay tuned….

Newbie Bloggers Hop (A Linky Party!)

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I found this linky party on Hodges Herald .   Grade Three is the Place for Me is hosting a newbie blogger hop.  I’m not a “newbie” blogger, but this personal, reflective blog is new and I’m always interested in building new relationships, so what a wonderful idea!

Interested in making new connections?  Here’s how to participate:

1.  Post about his linky party on your blog

2.  Answer these five questions

3.  Think about visiting the other blogs on the post

1. What state are you in?

South Carolina

2.  What is your current teaching position?

6th grade ELA

3. What is your teaching experience?

I am embarking on my 15th year – 5 years in 6th grade 5 years in 8th grade, 1 year as a Curriculum Facilitator, 3 years as a Exceptional Education Facilitator

4. When did you start blogging?

I started blogging in 2010 with my classroom webisite:  Mrs. Jefferson’s Classroom.  My new personal, reflective blog, Surviving Sixth Grade, is not quite a week old! 🙂

5. Share a blogging tip / blogging resource.

Make connections by following other blogs, commenting on posts, following them on Twitter, etc!  Make your prescence known in the blogosphere!