Love you!

Is today’s postal truck stuck in a snowbank? Did you forget to send a card or gift to your favorite Valentine? Not to worry, middle schoolers. Poetry by Heart to the rescue! This poetry promoting group thinks if you can memorize TV jingles without breaking a sweat, why not poetry? Mizz C. couldn’t agree more. Yes, she could agree more. She officially agrees more.

Why memorize a poem by heart when you should be running to the drugstore to get a Valentine's or anytime card? Here’s why:

. . . if you learn by heart it means you take the poem right into yourself, it becomes part of you. And it remains with you, probably for the rest of your life. 

--Poet Jeanne Sprackland, Poetry by Heart

Mizz C. hopes there’s someone special you can share a memorized poem with on Valentine’s Day. You can find all kinds of kiss kiss poetry right here. 

As for Mizz C. she likes this one—short and sweet:

If raindrops were kisses,

I'd send you showers.

If hugs were minutes,

I'd send you hours.

If smiles were waves,

I'd send you the sea.

And if love was a person,

I'd send you me!

            --Emily Bronte

Happy Valentine's Day!

LOTS OF TEACHERS, LOTS OF BOOKS, OH YES!

Hey, Middle Schoolers. Was this you just a month ago?

Is this you today?

 

Mizz C. to the rescue with a study skill tip you can try out TONIGHT, yes TONIGHT-- and every night for the rest of the school year. This amazing study tip will do more than index cards, nagging voices, or class notes to help you prepare for tests, memorize information, stay focused in class, and get your work done. 

Can you guess what it is? 

Not!

                                                          
Mizz C. knows the energy you need for school doesn't come from a can. It comes from two things you can see in the picture below. You probably have both of them right in your room. 

pillow and alarm clock

Mizz C. has been accused of repeating herself. Now she's going to do just that. The best study skill you can master this year can be found in one of Mizz C's first blog postings, Sleep, the Super Study Skill. 

Now go catch some zzzs (unless you're in class right now or you haven't finished tomorrow's homework yet).