Teacher Appreciation, NWEA, & Mother’s Day

Thank you so very much for all the thoughtfulness and generosity for teacher appreciation. I love the bulletin board Mrs. Bronson designed with me as a “brain chef” to the students. The breakfasts, lunches, and treats were delicious and appreciated. Lastly, the gift cards are very generous and appreciated, too! This has been one of the most enjoyable school years out of my 27 year career. Thank you, so very much. I am very grateful to be teaching at Howard – it is an amazing community. I am extremely grateful for your support and kindness.

 

NWEA testing starts this week. Yes – I know, we just got finished with M-Step a couple of weeks ago. We have to get NWEA done this week (Math, Reading, Language, & Science) because of many students (and me) attending camp next week. I also realize many students are fasting because of Ramadan. Because of that, we will do most of our testing in the morning. Parents, please make sure students are well rested and ate breakfast (if possible). These scores are very important. The students have worked very hard this year – we want that growth to show.

Moms … Happy Mother’s Day! My daughter is cooking for me and my mom (her grandma), so I get a little rest from that. I have Social Studies and Math test to score and reports to write for Mrs. Lazar, so it’s not a complete day of rest for me. (No worries – you know how much I love Math – it’s great to see their progress with such a challenging math program!)