Where do I begin? I'll go backwards...

National Boards are "forcing" me to go even more above and beyond my efforts to be a great and involved teacher. It's as time and energy consuming as everyone said it would be. I have a general feeling of never finishing anything. However, I can see the positive effect of my efforts in my students. I invited parents to join us for some fun activities the week after Thanksgiving. It was fun! Brig - the kids standing are using ELMO to share their comic strip idea. Sorry you can't see the screen.

My student Alec was diagnosed with juvenile rheumotoid arthritis this year. His mom and I walked (with a few others) in the Jingle Bell "run" Dec. 6th. Unlike Tracey, we didn't place, but we finished! We raised a lot of money also. It was the coldest morning of the year - high 20s!