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Beth Pinyerd Articles

Classroom Observer | July 4, 2024

July 4th parades in OPINION — I used to hear my grandmother say when July comes in that we are celebrating the “Dog Days of Summer.” The Farmer’s Almanac has named the 40 days from July 3 to Aug. 11, when we feel the hot, sultry days of summer in the Northern...
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Classroom Observer

Celebrating our fathers OPINION — Hey, have you picked up that Father’s Day card or your dad’s favorite tie or shirt, a needed tool or favorite sports’ equipment yet?There are many different kinds of dads that come to our minds when we think of Father’s Day. Even the...
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Classroom Observer

Summer has arrived OPINION — As a teacher, I love to teach about the different seasons of the year. I teach the Bible verse Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”I will be honest with you. Summer has...
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Classroom Observer | May 23, 2024

Promises and encouragement to graduates OPINION — As we teachers have seen our classes graduate, we have bittersweet heart felt feelings as we see our students finish up a good school year.As parents bond to their children, we teachers bond to our students. They...
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Celebrate Each Autumn Day

Oct 4, 2023

BY BETH PINYERD It is beginning to look like Autumn in the faces of young children. Smiles, more energy, cool air, beautiful Autumn leaves and...

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Hop on the Train

Sep 20, 2023

BY BETH PINYERD As I drive through downtown Opelika and see the railroad station and the crisscross of tracks, the sights bring back so many good...

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Our Furever Friends

Our Furever Friends

Aug 30, 2023

Before August goes out with summer fun and heat, I want to remind the readers that August is National Dog Month. Right here in the middle of what we...

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Babies Love Books

Aug 23, 2023

I am so very thankful for all the preschool opportunities that God has provided for me, as a Grandma, through Trinity United Methodist Church...

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Our Furever Friends

Tears At the Classroom Door

Aug 17, 2023

As school has started back in our preschools, as well as different childcare situations, we might hear that when young children separate from their...

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The Homework Table

The Homework Table

Aug 10, 2023

Here we are as students and families head into the second week of school and we begin to take on the adventures of homework. I can remember it like...

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