In my area kids normally start school on a Wednesday. While I like it, and appreciate that the first week isn’t too drawn out and extra exhausting, it does make it a bit difficult. 3 days is not enough time to do all of the getting to know you stuff you want to do, and 8 days of no instruction begins to feel like you are losing valuable time. But alas, we combined the two
The Back to School season is officially upon us. I’m joining together with some of my favorite bloggers to give you a bunch of tips to help you sail into the new year smoothly! The beginning of each school year is always a bit hectic. With new items to set up in your classroom, and getting things prepared for students, it’s a lot of work. And that doesn’t even include trying to learn a new
The last few weeks of school have been insanely busy! On top of the normal end of year stuff, this year my school is closing and so there’s a million packing, moving, starting a new job things that I’m also trying to do. Then I’ve had a million events in the evenings as well. The kids still have 5 days, and then the teachers have two more, and so we still have a bit of
I wasn’t sure I was going to survive today. It’s been a crazy busy week and I just didn’t get myself prepared physically or mentally for Valentine’s Day. As of 5pm last night, when I was finally hitting up Meijer for supplies, I still had no idea how our Valentine’s Day party was going to go. I knew I was going to buy bags for the kids to decorate and to help get cards passed
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is obviously recognized with a national holiday. In my area, some schools observe it with the day off, and some schools are in session to learn more about him and the Civil Rights movement. With Black History month being just after, it’s also a great time to be intentional about teaching about other influential African-Americans that helped to create positive change in our country. I have tried to be intentional
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