Dear Children of America, I am sorry. I am sorry the adults in this country have let you down. I am sorry that mass school shootings are commonplace for you. [I remember exactly where I was, what I was wearing and how I felt when the news of Columbine was shared.] I don’t think you… Continue reading Dear Children of America
Breathe. It seems like a natural thing to do and something I don’t even think about as it happens. A few things have happened in 2017 (at the beginning and at the end) that have made me stop and think “am I really breathing?”. Do I stop and breathe during the chaos? Do I take… Continue reading #OneWord 2018
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
