Goals

School starts on Monday! I can't believe another school year is here. I'm excited and nervous about this one. I've learned that I have 13 boys and 7 girls (yikes!). I feel much more confident this year, and I'm so excited to improve my literacy stations, my word wall activities, and my guided reading groups. I'm also looking forward to our new math curriculum. Last year was wonderful...I had a great group of kiddos and some outstanding parents. Who knows what this year will bring??? We have had some really good staff development meetings this year. In one of these, one of my colleagues challenged us to make a list of goals for this school year. I've thought long and hard about these, posted them in my classroom as a daily reminder, and now I thought I'd share them here. GOALS: 2008/2009 1. Working together effectively: I want to teach my students to solve social problems/disagreements with minimal or no teacher intervention. 2. Take responsibility for own learning: My goal is for my students to be excited to learn new things and to apply the things they learn to other aspects of their lives. 3. Possess problem solving and higher level thinking skills: I want to teach my students to "think outside the box." 4. Care about others: I want to teach my students to be caring individuals who treat themselves and others with respect. I hope and pray that I can be a good teacher to these kiddos, teach them the things they need to learn, establish a love of learning in them, give them confidence to achieve their own goals, and ultimately show them Christ's love.

8 days left

I just realized that it's been a month since I've posted!! It's not that I haven't had enough time...because I have...so I'll blame it on the lifetime movies I keep watching!! I have had a blast during this second-half of summer. Our friends got married, mom and I went to South Padre on vacation (where we had a blast), I got my hair cut short, and we moved my Granny to Abilene. I've also worked on a few things for school and have taken care of some doctor's appointments. Here are some pics from all of those activities: Me and Matthew at Casey and Ashley's wedding Mom eating more food than I've EVER seen her eat! Me and Mom by the ocean...nice hair!! On the Dolphin Cruise I have 8 more days of summer and there is still fun to be had!! During the next 8 days I'm planning on... *Spending a day at Six Flags *Watching Matthew's last two softball games *Getting my hair cut again *Working in my classroom *Watching Lifetime movies Enjoy your week!