Adios Summer...

Whoah! With a blink of an eye, the summer is coming to an end once again. There has been a lot going on since my last post. I travelled to Canada and Chicago to visit friends and took a cruise to Mexico and Grand Cayman for some rest and relaxation. I attended a professional development training, began studies for my Master's Degree and did some research for the next school year. I am excited and ready for the year to begin and look forward to meeting my new (maybe not so new if I had you in third grade) class of students! I hope you relax and enjoy these last few weeks of summer and are ready for another great school year at Gorrie! See you soon!

Classroom Update

So, in the past few weeks, I have been attending professional development trainings and was able to squeeze in a few hours to work on my classroom. Although the pictures really cannot show, I was able to get tons of things done off of what seems to be an endless list of things to do. I organized some of my cabinets, started figuring out a possible setup for my desks (not sure if I'm sold yet..feel free to leave comments) and tried to visualize where I would like to hang things on my walls. Next week, I have a four-day training, Project Learn, from Mon- Thurs and then I am done for the summer! It is crazy how fast summer has flown by!

Summer Begins...

Welcome Summer! My first year has just come to an end and I enjoyed every minute of it. The year was filled with ups and downs and everything in between. I was blessed to have been offered a job at a wonderful school, surrounded by a great staff, AMAZING teammates and a supportive community. The past year was a huge learning experience for me and I am looking forward to a new year with a new group of kids. This year has just ended and I have already moved on to thinking about next year. I have my new room assignment in a new grade (fifth) and I am ready to begin planning for next year. While I will miss my third grade team, I am excited to see what fifth grade will bring. I thought I would start off my preparations for next year by creating this blog that I can use to communicate to my students, their families and other educators. I look forward to posting updates throughout the summer, as I prepare for the 2010-2011 school year!