Category Archives: General

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If you couldn’t tell, I wasn’t sure how the Spelling Demons activity would go today. It was the first time I’d used that activity. This is the first year we’ve used this “system.” I’m excited about how it went. You … Continue reading →

It’s blog time tomorrow! To be honset, I’m pretty nervous. I’m not sure if you noticed, but rolling out Edmodo was somewhat stressful. Some people had trouble logging in and creating accounts and there were a million questions. Which is … Continue reading →

Dear parents, I wanted to take a moment to update you on what we’ve been up to these first few weeks. In Reading, we’ve been focused on genres. As teachers, we’ve highlighted 10 genres/categories that will be important for students … Continue reading →

I was reading Kelly Gallagher’s Readicide today during free reading time. I took note of this list of “What Good Readers Do.” Any of these jump out at you? Here is what they did: Reread Changed speeds Slowed down when … Continue reading →

I’m glad we finally got conferring going. It was interesting talking to so many of you about your reading habits. In case I didn’t get a chance to talk to you today, these were some of the questions I asked: … Continue reading →

Whoa! What a day! Am I right? You guys took to Edmodo like ants to peanut butter. I told the 58ers how much it warmed my heart to see you all passing book recommendations around on Edmodo. How cool is … Continue reading →

Wow. What a first day! I heard so many sentences start with “So I just…” …head to class without my binder? …go back to advisory? …put my stuff in my locker? … Keep asking questions. We’ll do our best to … Continue reading →

Today is my last day to prepare for school starting tomorrow. I’ve had two meetings today, otherwise I’ve been tying up loose ends. I’ve made some copies and cut out some cards. I even brought my lunch so I could … Continue reading →

I try not to use the word “amazing” too often. Same goes for “awesome.” Overusing words tends to demean them.1 But I’ve found that every time someone has asked me, “How was your summer?” — and if you haven’t heard … Continue reading →