Open House | August 2014

Open House | August 2014

Hi everyone, I hope you’ve had a productive week so far. For me, there’s only one more “workday” until our students come! Today our 7th and 8th grade teams held our open house.  I had the chance to meet a large…

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Teacher Tips & Tools for Transitioning Back to School!

Teacher Tips & Tools for Transitioning Back …

Hey, hey, HEY everyone! I hope you all have been having a fantastic summer! Did anyone else’s summer seem to fly by this year? Mine certainly did. Next week teachers are returning to school to prepare for what hopes to…

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Writing Wednesday

Writing Wednesday

We made it through our first Wednesday! Hooray! While making copies during our 2nd block planning period I had a conversation with Ms. John, an 8th grade Language Arts teacher. She said something important that really struck me: This year,…

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A Pep Talk from Kid President

A Pep Talk from Kid President

For all my students / teachers / administrators: We’ve seen it once and been inspired by at least 1 line (if not the entire video), so we can see it and be inspired again! We all need a little encouragement every…

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Text Tuesday

Text Tuesday

Day 2 was another great day all around. I have some seriously stellar students (yes, I am already making these positive assumptions about them). I love their ability to engage in our content and collaborate so well with each other.…

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