One of my favorite months is September. I love its promise of fall and cozy days. This year, September 1st felt nothing like autumn. In fact, it was close to 90 degrees, and we felt like racing right back to the summer swimming pool. Harper and I decided that we would let the calendar inspire […]
I love back to school activities that build classroom community and encourage positive energy. Sharing books with students is one of my favorite ways to do that. Although I teach 5th grade, I always tell my class that they are never too old for picture books and stories. They are never too old to be […]
So here we are at the unofficial end of summer. Goodbye, August. Hello September. Please bring autumnal weather! I’m ready for you. To be truthful, I am always joyful when the calendar turns over and I get to write “September 1.” I can’t help but dream of apples and pumpkins and boots and scarves. The […]
Yippee! We have survived the first week of school. Though I am feeling more tired each day when the alarm rings in the morning, the back-to-school pep hasn’t completely faded. As a teacher, I appreciate back-to-school for its grand feeling of starting anew. I’m not sure there are many careers that have such a cyclical […]
Second grade and kindergarten, here we come! How is it that the 2019-2020 school year is already upon us? Summer was sweet, but there is so much to look forward to when school begins again. There is a beauty about the gift of starting over again. There are new classrooms, new teachers, and new school […]
Well, summer has officially come to an end here. We feel so fortunate that we have the gift of summers together. I have new memories to smile upon, and a rested heart to move forward with. Here are some highlights when looking back: Now it’s time to look forward! It is the season of crayons […]
Peace and love to you and your neighbors.
Water, food, shelter … and a sense of belonging. Basic human needs. We belong to our families, to our schools, to our neighborhoods, and to our work. And if we are really fortunate, we belong to a group that is special and unique – friends. Real friends, not just people you call friends for lack […]
July 31. Is it true? I think July is particularly special, because it is uninterrupted. In Wisconsin where we recently vacationed, for example, kids are in school until mid-June. Their July is like opening a gift to summer. Around here in Colorado, our June is free, but school begins right around the corner in early […]
How was your weekend? I hope it was simple and nearly perfect. We tried to make the best of this last one of July. Next weekend, I’ll be all-in with back to school brain. I looked at the calendar six times today, just to be sure it was true: there is one week of summer […]
