The Sunrise Story

Thank you to Ruth Ayres for the opportunity to focus on celebrations every week! September 19 will mark our 100th celebration! Please join us! This week marks the return to work for me. There's a new feeling in the school...lots of energy and excitement! I see lots of smiles and I notice so much positivity. It's exhilarating!  Today, I celebrate those that are new to our school community! Your motivation and energy are contagious and I already see the impact you are making on our community! I celebrate the returning staff members who are pulling together to help and support those new to our building and our profession!  I celebrate the amazing and hard working custodian staff. Our building looks beautiful!! Thank you for all you've done to maintain this beautiful environment! I celebrate my classroom. After hours of work, I'm almost there. It's almost done...here's a peek inside... To fully appreciate...

Thank you to Stacey, Betsy, Dana, Tara, Beth, Anna, Kathleen & Deb for this amazing platform to write and share writing! What a wonderful community you've created! I'm honored to be part of it. Join us at Two Writing Teachers .  One of my favorite quotes is from the movie "Hope Floats"... "...momma always says...that beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up. And it will, too..." Beginnings are scary. After twenty one years in the classroom, beginning are still scary!  I was so worried about getting everything done. I don't have any other time to set up my classroom library...what happens if it doesn't get done? How will I finish? Worries plagued me as I tried to sleep. At 7:30 I crept into room C10. I haven't stepped foot in school since last June. The hallways were dark, ...