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End of the Year Gift

End of the Year Gift

Hello again, Every year my students bring me gifts of appreciation, and I am very grateful to those parents who go and spend  their hard earned money to say thank you to me. It means a lot. I normally get a lot of Starbucks gift cards, which I use throughout the year. This year, however, […]

The End of the Year

The End of the Year

Well, we’ve finally come to the end of another year. It’s been a good year. After doing this for over 20 years, I would think that I had it all figured out,  but every year I learn something new. Maybe when it’s time to retire I’ll get it down. : ) Spending a year with […]

Build a Civil War Soldier

Build a Civil War Soldier

Hello again, It’s been a while since my last post. All of a sudden, you’ll find as a teacher, things just pile up on you and you have no extra time.  Your prep periods are taken with grading an important project or meeting with parents, etc. Well, now that I have time to post, I […]

Testing is Over

Testing is Over

Hello again, Testing is finally over. Every year, we give these state tests to see if we can hit the magic API number for the school. I’m lucky enough to be working at a school that consistently earns the highest scores in the district. I used to stress out about these tests – after all, […]

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