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New Year. New School. New Classroom.
Last week, I started working officially at my new school. I had been waiting all summer to meet my new team of teachers and I was so relieved when we finally got to…
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Great Beginnings(?)
Yesterday, while Gracie was at Trolls camp, Chris, Bean, and I moved my classroom supplies into my new classroom at my new school. We have had two full van-loads of my classroom materials…
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Hello, Summer!
Today was the last day of school for our family. Hallelujah! I woke up super early just so I could have time to get these pictures taken, which involves scouring all my computer…
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Endings and Beginnings
I always get nostalgic at the end of the school year. For my own babies, it marks the passing of time and growth, which to a parent is bittersweet. I’m so proud of…
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Teacher Friends Are the Best Friends
I’m not usually one to put teaching above any other profession. Every job is different and taxing in complete unique ways. If I stood in your shoes, I might not make it until…
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ClassMax is Live!
You. Guys. I know I have been a terrible blogger lately (you should see what kind of mother I have been… Oy…), but the first phase of launching our new digital classroom management…
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Small Goodnesses
Last week, I was hurrying through my 6th period class, counting the minutes until the bell would ring after 7th period. It had been a long day of teaching argumentative writing to 14…
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End of Year Teacher Gift Idea
For once in my life, I am ROCKING the end of the school year. I’m teaching a unit right now that I taught at this same time last year, so planning each day…
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The Magic of Teaching
This past Friday was our school’s 8th grade Gradventure to Universal Studios. Did you have a class trip when you were in 8th grade? Yeah, I didn’t either. These kids don’t know how…
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