Monday, July 13th, 2009

Summer Vacation

Our school is out for summer break. I started the break with a class “Teaching with the Brain in Mind.” I learned lots of valuable teaching strategies to implement in my classes next year. I have been reading Laura Robb’s books about teaching reading. She is great! I am looking forward to differentiating instruction. [...]

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Christmas Break

I flew home to Nebraska with my husband on Saturday, Dec. 20, to celebrate the holiday with our children, our siblings, and my parents. We were in Omaha, Lincoln, and Columbus, NE over the seven day visit. Of course Santa Claus was good to everyone and we got to visit friends and family that we haven’t [...]

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Thanksgiving break

We are off for two days for a break. This was already the middle of the second quarter and grade reports were turned in today. Be sure to check parentlink to get the updated grade for class.
There are only three weeks in December and two weeks in January before semester exams. Writing workshop projects will [...]

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Holiday

I was on holiday last week to New York City. My family met in the city for tourist activity. My husband and I arrived at JFK airport on Wednesday, July 2, jumped on the air train, then transferred to the subway to make our way into Manhattan and our hotel. I actually was handicapped traveling [...]