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
My take away’s from 2016: Life is short and no one is immune from this. Unexpected outcomes are the new norm. I am fighting the good fight with a bunch of great people. Riddled with celebrity deaths, racial tensions and political mayhem, I could easily say 2016 was a disaster and a year we will… Continue reading Reflections on 2016
“”Tis the Season!” will be heard for the next few weeks. It will be said with enthusiasm, with love, in sarcasm and in just plain exhaustion. In this season of festivities that keep us all busy, my goal is to purposefully find joy in the day to day situations that we often take for granted… Continue reading Finding Joy!
These are just three images that depict how school should be so much more than academics. It is relationships, tapping into talents, hobbies and pushing kids to reach personal goals. The image on the top left is of a few students who are part of our Craft Club, 36 members strong with a waiting… Continue reading So much more than academics…
This year we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Matzke Elementary, the school at which I have the honor of being the Principal and attended as a student my 5th grade year. This evening we hosted a reunion for current and former staff members. We had attendees who worked there as early as 1967! It was… Continue reading Planting the Seeds and Passing the Torch
Today I had the opportunity, along with one of my Assistant Principals, to visit our former students during their lunchtime at the middle school. We left with full buckets and rock star status. This particular group had their fair share of challenges while they were with us during elementary school. They truly define the phrase… Continue reading Relationships and Rock Star Status
This is my Dream Team (a.k.a. Matzke Admin Team). These ladies are some of the hardest working leaders in public education. I am honored to work along side them everyday. They are so dedicated to our staff and to our students. They are masters at building relationships, sustaining those relationships and growing our school. True… Continue reading Dream Team
