First Day Back

Summer's over and school is in session. It was my first day as a first grade teacher. I had a really fun time with my kids. It felt a little like being back in kindergarten. Probably because these students just were kindergarteners two and a half months ago. My class is small(13 kids) and I have a great big room. I felt a little strange having so few children to wrangle up at times. Kinda like I was expecting to go around to another part of the room and find five more students. It will be great having a small classs because first grade is a very intense year for a child's development.

Beyond the kids and my giant room, I love working with my staff at my school. They have been so great already this year. Each person on my grade level is genuine and works hard. It's also nice to have great leadership to look to when you are working in a school.

Well, I'll save the rest of the boring teacher talk and just keep you posted on the funny first grade antics. I have a couple of students that will be great entertainment this year- I'll keep you posted. Until then, thanks for reading!

End of An Era

I figured I could use a fun night out. It was our end of the year party for our school. There were many goodbyes to say that night. You see half of the teachers are leaving the school. It's been a rough year there and many of us were unhappy with the changes taking place. The thirty some people that have now left the school are scattered all over Las Vegas and in some cases farther. It was a great place to work. The kind of place where everyone could count on having a good day. We were all there for the right reason, to help children and do what was best for their education. Now it just isn't the same and it's sad to see the end of such a great staff and a great school. We celebrated the end of a long year with drinks, dancing and lots of reminiscing. Thanks to everyone who welcomed me back this year and thank you to everyone who made Tony Alamo a place I wanted to go to in the morning.