Ms. Porter

Elementary teacher in Mi'kma'ki • she/her

[CCRCE @CCRCE_NS]

All CCRCE will be delayed opening by 2 hours due to road conditions today (Friday, January 6). Buses will run two hours later than usual. In addition, once buses are running (two hours later than usual), bus drivers will use their discretion on roads.

[Ms. Porter @_MsPorter_]

A student was telling me about their favourite activity at gymnastics:

"It's fun if you do it right. you do it wrong it hurts your behind. Or your eyeball."

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I told my students that I was going to be an aunt. A couple days later, one of them brought me a note congratulating me on my "grandchild."

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

ADHD is never wanting to start, and never wanting to stop.

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Classroom Update: Could possibly double as a sauna based on how warm it is, but it's coming along!

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I'm in my new classroom for the first time.

This is wild.

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Nothing like being swarmed by a bunch of crying children at the end of the school to break your heart ❤️

This year was hard, but I learned and grew. And the relationships that were formed make it all worth it.

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Apparently I'm teaching comedians

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One of the other students responded "Why would you want to?" and I will also take that as a compliment.

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Today one of my students told me that I'm "hard to trash talk" and I think I'll take that as a compliment.

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Never underestimate the power of an elementary class during a painting activity.

They can - and they WILL - cause chaos.

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@teachergoals Bold of you to assume I look that put together on a Monday

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One of my students who was struggling with ELA at the start of the year just wrote 3.5 full pages during writing today and I am immensely proud.

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Grade 2 student: "I need a big bucket of water."

So, we're NOT gonna do that but I would love to know WHY you need a big bucket of water in the middle of the school day.

[Nova Scotia Gov. @nsgov]

Mask Requirement Remains in Public Schools https://t.co/D9Rq3STLae

[Nick Tillem @NickTillem]

Accessibility isn’t extra steps, it’s steps you’ve missed.

[Ms. Porter @_MsPorter_]

quote of the day
"Lemme just summon Beetlejuice real quick"

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Navigating Autism Acceptance Day is like trying to avoid booby traps in an Indiana Jones temple.

"Oh this looks like a good activity nevermind it is all about puzzle pieces"
"I could use this nope it's from a pro-ABA organization."

[Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Social Work HWDSB @HWDSB_2SLGBTQIA]

Thursday March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility. TDOV was created to raise visibility of, and to listen to and uplift voices and experiences of transgender, gender-nonconforming and non-binary people.

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Writing report cards after a week of March Break followed by a week of being off with COVID has been...interesting.