Hopes for Year #4

Thursday begins my fourth year of teaching. This year will be different in a lot of ways. Cameron is out of school and working full time and he leaves BEFORE I do everyday! I'll also be the After School Detention teacher this year. Hopefully my mean face will be mastered soon! 


I have a few hopes for this year... 


I hope that my students will feel loved by me. 
I hope they will feel important and valuable in my classroom. 
I hope that I have enough energy to give them the attention they deserve - even the quiet ones. 
I hope that only positive words will flow from my mouth so that when the negative ones appear they will be more meaningful. 
I hope my classroom is a place full of laughter and learning.
I hope to be an encourager to my colleagues.
I hope to be a cheerleader for my students. 
I hope that my students' well being will outweigh their potential test score. 
I hope that I will be more self reflective to learn what I need and what I can give as an educator. 


And most importantly... 
I hope I will leave at or before 5:00 everyday. 

Home Owners!

The past month has been a blur... we put in an offer on July 10th and closed on our new home July 31st! We got settled in really quickly thanks to a wonderful crew of family and friends! We painted the first night, had the carpets cleaned on Saturday and slept in the new house Saturday night, then moved the rest on Sunday! What a whirlwind. 


We are really happy, but still feel like we are playing "house" sometimes! Cameron is leaving the house early everyday for work now, and I have stayed busy putting things away and organizing the house. The clock is ticking because school starts next week! Eek! 


BEFORE: Painting over the rainbow of colors, cleaning up the AC leak, moving in:

AFTER: Partially moved in pics

COME SEE US!