November 2009

  • Be Kind Today

    Please remember to be kind today. After all it is World Kindness Day. The fact that we even need such a day is awfully telling. The world is often not a kind place. Yet, it can be. And it all starts with YOU. That’s right, YOU. No one else can make the world a more […]


  • Take a Moment

    I never understood the phrase “Lest We Forget.” To me, “lest” looks too much like “let’s” and of course, “Let’s forget” is something that we never want to do. I was glad that we had some Veterans come into my class yesterday and talk to my students. I think it was enlightening for them. My […]


  • Teaching Tip Tuesday – Monthly Homework Newsletter

    I send home a newsletter to parents each and every month. This is the homework portion of the newsletter I sent home last week for the month of November. Homework is an important part of your child’s learning. It is expected that Grade 3 students do at least 20 minutes of homework per night. Below, […]


  • Reclaimed My Name

    Silent Cacophony was born a long, long time ago. It was originally a title of a book I tried to write when I was a teenager. So I knew when I started blogging that it just had to be the title of my blog as well. It just made so much sense. It also seemed […]


  • Cale Sampson Interview Part 3

    In between Part 2 and Part 3 of this interview I had a really hard time reading my messy scribbles otherwise known as interview notes. We had just played a song called “Never Had a Choice” but with my writing it looked like is said “Chance” instead of “Choice.” It led to some funny moments […]


  • Cale Sampson Interview Part 2

    Chase: “How ya doing Cale?” Cale Sampson: “I’m doing great, man. Thanks very much for having me on the show. I really appreciate it. DOPEfm is solid radio show that’s been around for a long time. I got much love for you guys. I’m really happy to be on the air with you guys to […]


  • Cale Sampson Interview

    Last month, I had the honour of interviewing Toronto’s own Cale Sampson. I have transcribed the interview here but you can also catch the whole thing as a podcast at the DOPEfm page. Thanks to Daddy J for helping to set this interview up and for manning the boards. So without further ado, we bring […]


  • Teaching Tip Tuesday – Mark Book

    It is very important to have an organized record of the marks you assign your students. Marks are a personal matter and should not be written down in your Day Book. That’s why it is important to keep a separate Mark Book. I use a sheet just like this one to record all of the […]