I guess I should have titled this “Heart After a Hurricane” or “Heart After the Dirty Side of a Hurricane”, regardless “Heart” is the key word here. I sent this picture to my #MomsAsPrincipals Voxer group on Wednesday, August 23rd. I was annoyed that Harvey was going to create rain on our first day of school. Rain… Continue reading Heart of a Hurricane
I leave school most days by 5:00 and am home by 5:30. I am home to make dinner, do some laundry, I never miss my kids’ activities (unless they are scheduled at the same time) and I am even able to get them on the bus some mornings while still arriving on time to school.… Continue reading My Work/Life Balance Facade
What started as a yearly tradition in December has now turned into a monthly activity and I couldn’t love it more. 50 Classroom Read Alouds-every month! Every December our admin team takes one grade level and does a read aloud to the classes on that grade level. 7-8 read alouds per admin, no problem. We… Continue reading Worth Every Minute
Spring Forward! When you hear that phrase what comes to mind? For many it is probably, losing an hour of sleep or gaining more daylight (who doesn’t love that?). Spring Forward to me says, new beginnings, hope, progress and warmth! The spring season allows us to see the progress of the seeds we’ve planted.… Continue reading Spring Forward
In one of my #PLN’s this week, the challenge was to blog about the best thing I saw in a classroom this week. I couldn’t name just one, so I am blogging about several. In a building with 50+ classrooms, it is a challenge to see all the amazing things taking place with my own… Continue reading A Little Pie in the Face
I am a competitive person by nature, I often have to reel it in. If you ever sat by me at my children’s sporting events, you know this to be true. I keep the score book not just because I’m a nice parent volunteer but because I want to make sure the game is accurately… Continue reading Type A’s New Leaf
After watching the hearings for our potential new Secretary of Education, I felt compelled to write about Public Education. Public Ed is… accepting and embracing ALL children. providing a safe place for the angry child who doesn’t know how to deal with the cards life has dealt him or her. (I can assure you, Mrs.… Continue reading The Good Fight
