There is NOTHING like rainy weather sleep! We need the rain (it has rained all day today – which makes me anxious after Hurricane Milton) and it will make me sleep like a baby most definitely! All of my classes watched AMERICA: THE STORY OF US – Revolution today in class. They have their AmericanContinue reading “A rainy night …”
Category Archives: Educator
Okay, this time for real – real …
Here we go … again. The switch from elementary to middle school was a HUGE adjustment (still figuring things out), but I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! Year 6 is nothing more than an extension of 5th grade. Seriously! I am teaching US History and I am loving it! We just finished the AmericanContinue reading “Okay, this time for real – real …”
Life has been CRAZY! Seriously.
It has been super duper crazy! Even though I have the summer “off”, I still work with the Before/After/Summer program for my district as the STEAM Education coordinator! And I went to my new school a couple of days to do SUMMER BRIDGE (a way for incoming 6th graders to get to know the schoolContinue reading “Life has been CRAZY! Seriously.”
Leadership is EVERYTHING.
It’s been a week, but it’s my Friyah and I’m glad! Make no mistake, I love what I do in the summer for our district’s Before/After School and Summer program, but I’ve been going non-stop … I’m ready for this four days off! Today, was a day for people to get things off their chests,Continue reading “Leadership is EVERYTHING.”
The Short Version
So, here we go again … Way too many things happened to go into specifics, but it involved my anxiety – which really got much worse last fall and I made some major decisions that, so far, are bringing me some peace and comfort. The biggest being – and it’s still a learning process –Continue reading “The Short Version”
Recovery. Relax. Refresh.
The last day of school was bittersweet – sorta. If you’ve read my previous scribbles, you’ll know this was the second year in a row that was absolutely rough and ‘chaotic’. There were a handful of my kids that made it okay. I will truly miss that group because they have dreams that they talkContinue reading “Recovery. Relax. Refresh.”
The End is Nigh.
Just five days remain of the 2022-23 SY and let me assure you, there is no tired – aside from my mum tired – like teacher end of the year tired! And honestly, tired isn’t even the right word — that would be EXHAUSTED. When you reach this point of the year as a teacher,Continue reading “The End is Nigh.”
My So-Called Life. 