As if my Facebook, Pinterest, and online shopping addictions weren't enough, let's add one more guilty pleasure to the mix. Hellllloooooo blogging world :) This new addiction that is quickly developing, really is not my fault. I blame it solely on a great friend of mine, Mary Beth. She is a coworker of mine and an outstanding educator. She has been someone that has motivated me since day one of my career and her blog has caused me to jump on the bandwagon. I am constantly stalking Mary Beth's blog (which is very pathetic since I talk to her on a daily basis), so I hoped that maybe getting a blog of my own would justify the stalking habit. It's unfortunate how much time may be wasted on this thing, but a teacher's gotta do, what a teachers gotta do! I feel it is one awesome way to collaborate, connect, and communicate with other educators. I am hoping this is a way for me to grow professionally and will motivate me to implement new, innovative ideas in my classroom. Most importantly, I think it will just be fun!
I feel like there is so much to learn with this thing that I don't even know where to begin! It took me long enough to create it and get back to the draft of my first post. My only disappointment so far is that there are not any animal print backgrounds that I LOVED. There was a zebra one, but it looked a little more realistic than fashionable. If you know me, I am NOT an animal lover. I just like the fashionable prints. I guess the flowers will do for now. I am excited to learn the ropes on this blogging thing! Fortunately for me, I have a great friend to help with that! Sorry ahead of time for all my future questions, MB.
I am thrilled to end my first blog by sharing some very exciting news we learned at my school today! The state IREAD scores (reading assessment that students are expected to pass before entering a 4th grade reading curriculum) were posted this week and our school was the 9th top score for percentage of students who passed the assessment in 6 counties surrounding Indianapolis. I had known for a few weeks that all my special education students had passed and that we had done well. We just didn't realize then, how well we had done! Pretty impressive for a Title 1 funded school, if I say so myself! The staff and students have worked so hard thanks to our awesome reading and RTI programs! More info to follow in later posts about our setup.
Hopefully this post becomes one of many! Looking forward to what it may bring! Happy Hump Day! The weekend is almost here!
