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Happy 4th of July

July 04, 2015

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Happy 4th of July from my little firecracker!!

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Dealing with Teacher Gossip

As we approach back to school it is so easy to get caught up in the classroom decor, TPT sales, labeling all the things, laminating, and on and on. But there is one thing happening in our schools that has nothing to do with beautiful decor or Pinterest worthy perfection. Teacher gossip. Every school has them. Some have more than one. The one teacher who knows everything about everyone.....and shares everything about everyone. That teacher who during lunch breaks or planning is fluttering happily from classroom to classroom office to office talking. It is so easy for us to get caught up in the talking. I'm asking us to try not to. Because often times what happens is misinformation, miscommunication, hurt feelings and DRAMA. Here are a few tips for avoiding the teacher gossip. 1. Don't tell information that isn't yours to tell. Sounds simple enough. But it needs to be said. If your teammate tells you she's pregnant or got another job or anything personal in n...

Ok...Let's try this again!

Sooooo...one post....not a very good start! Ha! Now I think I will try again to get this blog up and running. I type this post as my now 6 month old daughter naps peacefully in the other room. Since I started this blog more changes have come. The greatest change...my daughter. My precious Evangeline was born December 12, 2014 (yes...her birthday is 12/13/14) We also moved to a be closer to my parents since my dad watches our daughter while we work. The next big change is after 8 years as a Catholic School teacher I will be making the move to public school. It is a BIG change but I am super excited about it! Not only is it a great career move BUT I will be working with one of my best friends! I will be teaching 3rd grade reading and writing! So many changes and I can’t wait to share them all right here on my blog! For starters…a picture of me and my littles!!!! Laura

Leveling My Classroom Library Part 1

Moving schools...to me means a fresh start! Since I will be teaching reading and writing this year I figured my classroom library was the place to start. I'm not going to lie, in the past my library has been half way done, sort of organized and not at all kept up with. I know I have books that have 'wondered' off over the past few years (I will cover how I am going to work on that in my next post). My first step was to take all my books, 1 by 1 and relevel them and to organize them by genre. Years ago I purchased an IntelliScanner to help keep track of all my books. Every summer I had the intentions of scanning every single one of my books and categorizing and leveling them... I always started....and never finished. Well...not this time!! I am happy to report that I am ALMOST done...I am hoping this blog post will keep me motivated to finish! I started with my boxes of books on my living room floor....Now....the last couple summers I accomplished so many things...

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