Class, 1-2-3

Well, I've finally bitten the bullet.

I've taken the bull by the horns.

I'm taking the plunge.

In short, this is the inaugural post

on my newest blog,

"Mr. Loyd's Adventure Classroom."

On this blog, I will feature activities

from virtually every area of classroom

life during my 33 years of teaching at

Sandhills Farm Life Elementary.

I could think of no better way to kick

things off than with pictures of as many

of my former students as I could find.

Below are group or individual photos

from 21 of the 33 years, and if any of

my readers can send me scans from your

old yearbooks I will HAPPILY add

YOUR year in Mr. Loyd's class.  I apologize

for any of you that are not included, but 

SFL did not have yearbooks every year.

I think I was pretty diligent about keeping

up with these (and just about everything

else), but I would love to add to the collection.

If you are a former student of mine, or

a parent or child of a former student,

do a little math and begin searching for

a familiar face in the appropriate year.

1975-76

1976-77

1978-79 (?)

1980-81

1982-83

1983-84

1985-86

1987-88

1990-1991 Page one

1990-91 Page two

1990-91 Page three (top row only)

1991-1992 Page one

1991-1992 Page two

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008  My Final Year

There!  I hope you succeeded in finding

yourself or someone else you were seeking.

Though upcoming posts will deal with

some reminiscing of good times, I plan

to delve into the rationale for some of

my activities, policies, and practices.

I hope that teachers and parents may

glean something of use from the ideas

I will share.  Please visit regularly, and 

I will strive to keep fresh material coming.

I will offer companion pieces on Facebook

for those of you who rely on my links to 

see what I'm blogging about.

Class Dismissed!