Sara ❤️
@arasbeth27.bsky.social
4th grade teacher in the PNW, childless cat lady, sometimes knitter, food fan, reader, always learning, nap advocate
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Sara ❤️
@arasbeth27.bsky.social
· Aug 8
It's almost time for a new year. If you would like to help buy books for my students (fabulous fourth graders), you can use this link. Thank you! You'll also be supporting my favorite books store @spokeandwordbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #EduSky
School Year 2025/2026
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It's that time of year again. I'm trying not to use Amazon, and I've deleted my meta accounts, so my reach is limited. But any help getting some books for my amazing fourth graders, some of whom I also had in kindergarten, is appreciated.
@prisonculture.bsky.social will you repost please? 💙
@prisonculture.bsky.social will you repost please? 💙
These are great. Even after 20+ years, there are things for me to learn, or relearn. I have a student teacher right now, and I'm going to share this with her as well.
I loooove a good @mrrablin.bsky.social Edutopia post!!! @edutopia.org
www.edutopia.org/article/clas...
www.edutopia.org/article/clas...
11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep
Over time, every teacher makes small changes that have a big impact on how their classes run. A veteran teacher shares the hacks that work for him.
www.edutopia.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
These are great. Even after 20+ years, there are things for me to learn, or relearn. I have a student teacher right now, and I'm going to share this with her as well.
Reposted by Sara ❤️
Thousands of protesters marched to Portland's ICE building Saturday.
Demonstrators were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs shortly after their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Demonstrators were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs shortly after their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Thousands of protesters marched to Portland's ICE building Saturday.
Demonstrators were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs shortly after their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Demonstrators were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs shortly after their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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(hint for teachers: using AI to give feedback is the ultimate hint that you don't care about what you're reading and that is a lesson that student writers carry with them beyond your classroom so please don't do that)
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
(hint for teachers: using AI to give feedback is the ultimate hint that you don't care about what you're reading and that is a lesson that student writers carry with them beyond your classroom so please don't do that)
I've called my rep and was told she has been getting a lot of calls encouraging a no vote. I hope she follows through.
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I've called my rep and was told she has been getting a lot of calls encouraging a no vote. I hope she follows through.
Good for her! I hope she has some wonderful garden summers ahead of her.
Prue Leith, one of the judges of “The Great British Bake Off,” said on Wednesday that she was leaving the TV show after presiding over more than 400 challenges in nine seasons.
Prue Leith Says She Is Leaving ‘The Great British Bake Off’
Ms. Leith, 86, presided over more than 400 challenges in nine seasons of the TV baking competition, and said it “feels like the right time.”
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Good for her! I hope she has some wonderful garden summers ahead of her.
I'm not Gen Z, but the first question I asked my partner when I messaged him in early 2017 was what his opinion about the election outcome. He responded appropriately.
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm not Gen Z, but the first question I asked my partner when I messaged him in early 2017 was what his opinion about the election outcome. He responded appropriately.
Reposted by Sara ❤️
PRODUCER 1: Okay, so: Curtain up. It’s Christmas Eve. A young girl named Clara is opening gifts. One happens to be from her favorite uncle, a kind of creepy mask-wearing guy named Drosselmeyer.
PRODUCER 2: Don’t love this...
PRODUCER 2: Don’t love this...
A Producer Attempts to Pitch The Nutcracker
(A production office. PRODUCER 1 sits at a desk. Enter PRODUCER 2.) PRODUCER 1: Take a seat. You said you have something Christmassy for me? PRODUC...
buff.ly
December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
PRODUCER 1: Okay, so: Curtain up. It’s Christmas Eve. A young girl named Clara is opening gifts. One happens to be from her favorite uncle, a kind of creepy mask-wearing guy named Drosselmeyer.
PRODUCER 2: Don’t love this...
PRODUCER 2: Don’t love this...
On the first Saturday of winter break, I'm sitting on the couch, drinking a martini, listening to Dire Straits on vinyl, and looking at the Christmas tree. It's a special kind of perfect.
December 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
On the first Saturday of winter break, I'm sitting on the couch, drinking a martini, listening to Dire Straits on vinyl, and looking at the Christmas tree. It's a special kind of perfect.
Reposted by Sara ❤️
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Over the last 20 years, we have gotten a comp day on the Friday of conference for two evenings of conferences. This year, our comp day was today…3 weeks later. I’m enjoying a 4 day weekend, but I would have preferred that Friday off. Conference week was exhausting!
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Over the last 20 years, we have gotten a comp day on the Friday of conference for two evenings of conferences. This year, our comp day was today…3 weeks later. I’m enjoying a 4 day weekend, but I would have preferred that Friday off. Conference week was exhausting!
Reposted by Sara ❤️
Pizza Beans 2.0! Hearty chickpeas, sausage, and kale are simmered in a spicy tomato sauce then finished with melted and blistered mozzarella and pecorino. We like to scoop it onto garlic bread.
smittenkitchen.com/2025/02/ziti...
smittenkitchen.com/2025/02/ziti...
October 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Pizza Beans 2.0! Hearty chickpeas, sausage, and kale are simmered in a spicy tomato sauce then finished with melted and blistered mozzarella and pecorino. We like to scoop it onto garlic bread.
smittenkitchen.com/2025/02/ziti...
smittenkitchen.com/2025/02/ziti...
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Bacon cheeseburger: tomatoes, pickles, mustard
Tommy Boy
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Bacon cheeseburger: tomatoes, pickles, mustard
Tommy Boy
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Paloma with fresh grapefruit juice
Swiss, mushrooms and extra pickles
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Paloma with fresh grapefruit juice
Swiss, mushrooms and extra pickles
Out of Sight
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- Laphroaig, neat
- Green chile w/ cheddar
- Medicine Man
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October 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
GET TO KNOW ME
Share:
- a drink you might order
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- a movie you love that might surprise others
Old Fashioned
Bacon cheeseburger: tomatoes, pickles, mustard
Tommy Boy
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- a drink you might order
- a burger you might order
- a movie you love that might surprise others
Old Fashioned
Bacon cheeseburger: tomatoes, pickles, mustard
Tommy Boy
It's the beginning of vinyl and knitting season. Tonight, we are starting with Simon and Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme while I work on knitting a shrug I started last winter.
October 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's the beginning of vinyl and knitting season. Tonight, we are starting with Simon and Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme while I work on knitting a shrug I started last winter.
We've finished the first month of school. Of course there have been ups and downs, but I can feel a good year forming. We have new admin, and that is making a big difference.
Here's to a great year!
Here's to a great year!
October 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We've finished the first month of school. Of course there have been ups and downs, but I can feel a good year forming. We have new admin, and that is making a big difference.
Here's to a great year!
Here's to a great year!
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Beaver fans, get yourself some Dippin' Dots at the game this evening to support Corvallis High School athletic programs. Parents are also serving beer and Bloody Marys to raise money for the programs. #gobeavs
August 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Beaver fans, get yourself some Dippin' Dots at the game this evening to support Corvallis High School athletic programs. Parents are also serving beer and Bloody Marys to raise money for the programs. #gobeavs
Scrolling Bluesky last night was my favorite time ever scrolling. Thank you for reminding me to have hope.
August 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Scrolling Bluesky last night was my favorite time ever scrolling. Thank you for reminding me to have hope.
Back to School Night ✅
24 of 26 fourth graders and their adults came. Several former students came by to say hello. Two boys exchanged bff necklaces and were so excited. I chatted about Travis and Taylor.
It’s going to be a great year! But, I am TIRED!
24 of 26 fourth graders and their adults came. Several former students came by to say hello. Two boys exchanged bff necklaces and were so excited. I chatted about Travis and Taylor.
It’s going to be a great year! But, I am TIRED!
August 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Back to School Night ✅
24 of 26 fourth graders and their adults came. Several former students came by to say hello. Two boys exchanged bff necklaces and were so excited. I chatted about Travis and Taylor.
It’s going to be a great year! But, I am TIRED!
24 of 26 fourth graders and their adults came. Several former students came by to say hello. Two boys exchanged bff necklaces and were so excited. I chatted about Travis and Taylor.
It’s going to be a great year! But, I am TIRED!
A few more books arrived today. I don't know who sent them, but if it was you, thanks so much! @mattholm.bsky.social @sarahweeks.bsky.social @amynoelleparks.bsky.social, thank you for writing awesome books!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A few more books arrived today. I don't know who sent them, but if it was you, thanks so much! @mattholm.bsky.social @sarahweeks.bsky.social @amynoelleparks.bsky.social, thank you for writing awesome books!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
Thanks again @prisonculture.bsky.social for sharing my list!
Wow! Thank you so much @prisonculture.bsky.social for promoting my list. The books have started rolling in, and I can't wait to share them with my new students. All of the donations were anonymous, but if you sent something, thank you so much!
August 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Wow! Thank you so much @prisonculture.bsky.social for promoting my list. The books have started rolling in, and I can't wait to share them with my new students. All of the donations were anonymous, but if you sent something, thank you so much!
Reposted by Sara ❤️
Here outside the House chamber with folks chanting “LET HER OUT!”
August 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Here outside the House chamber with folks chanting “LET HER OUT!”
Today, I met my fear of ladders head on and washed the upper windows. It wasn’t terrible, and they look so much better!
August 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today, I met my fear of ladders head on and washed the upper windows. It wasn’t terrible, and they look so much better!
Nearly everyday, but especially today, I’m glad I deleted my meta accounts. On occasion I miss scrolling through reels, but I’ll never go back.
August 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Nearly everyday, but especially today, I’m glad I deleted my meta accounts. On occasion I miss scrolling through reels, but I’ll never go back.
Pro tip: If it holds water and doesn't leak, you're good. You don't need a new one.
The best reusable bottle is the one you already have. No one is saving any plastic waste if they keep buying new damn fashion bottles!
I tested 42 water bottles to find the best for leaks, looks and sustainability: here are my favourites
August 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Pro tip: If it holds water and doesn't leak, you're good. You don't need a new one.
Reposted by Sara ❤️
Los Angeles school district police, staff and volunteers will form protective perimeters around at least 100 schools to help ensure safe passage of children — an announcement that came on a day that immigration agents drew their guns on a student with disabilities. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Agents detain student at gunpoint near school; safe zones to be expanded around LAUSD campuses
Amid immigration enforcement, city and school officials will set up "safe zones" monitored by LAPD and community volunteers to protect undocumented families when school resumes at LAUSD.
www.latimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Los Angeles school district police, staff and volunteers will form protective perimeters around at least 100 schools to help ensure safe passage of children — an announcement that came on a day that immigration agents drew their guns on a student with disabilities. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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If you get a letter from the school board demanding you pay extra for your disabled child’s public school education, contact a Special Education attorney IMMEDIATELY.
This is a flagrant violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act signed into law in 1993.
WILDLY illegal.
This is a flagrant violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act signed into law in 1993.
WILDLY illegal.
Ohio parents of kids with disabilities are receiving letters from the school board demanding they pay “extra” for their disabled children.
This is ableism and discrimination at its finest.
They weren’t even given adequate warning. Just 17 days to pay up.
This is ableism and discrimination at its finest.
They weren’t even given adequate warning. Just 17 days to pay up.
August 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you get a letter from the school board demanding you pay extra for your disabled child’s public school education, contact a Special Education attorney IMMEDIATELY.
This is a flagrant violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act signed into law in 1993.
WILDLY illegal.
This is a flagrant violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act signed into law in 1993.
WILDLY illegal.