Well, here it goes! My first blog post... EVER. If you're reading this, THANK YOU for visiting and I hope you'll come back! I hit the ground running through the world of curriculum this past Monday when I came back to work. Though I was a little sad summer was over (mainly because I had to reinstate my alarm clock), I was PUMPED to start my new job. Also, it will be exciting to start the school year in our new building. Though we moved in last December, this will be our first time opening a school year here!
The teachers come back on Monday, August 16th. Next week will be busy, busy, busy -- a Title I Conference, working in classrooms, workshops galore, working in classrooms, meetings, working in classrooms... All leading up to Open House on Monday, August 23rd. Then our school year will officially begin when the doors open to the pitter-patter of little feet (on freshly-waxed floors, I might add) on August 25th!
I'm hoping to use this blog to document our year, communicate with teachers/parents/students, share resources, give reminders, etc. If you ever have any input or suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated!
Soon we will all dive back into DIBELS, K-2 Assessments, PLCs, Quarter Testing, an online gradebook, and a brand new K-2 reading series called Imagine It! The staff at Moore is incredible and conquers every task thrown in their direction. This year I know we will all work together, stay positive, and have fun while reaching every pair of feet that pitter-patter through our doors. :)
Hi Jessie,
ReplyDeleteI am planning to incorporate reading and writing workshop in my classroom this year. I found an execellent resource that provides framework for this:
http://blogs.scholastic.com/top_teaching/beth_newingham/
Beth Newingham also has execellent ideas on math workshop as well. Scroll down to the second bullet for this information!
Hope this helps =)