Last year I started a class website with hopes that parents/guardians would get a better idea of what their children were learning & doing at school. 

It included:

-a schedule of upcoming dates
-links to school district pdfs
-a form with which they could send me messages
-a class blog about upcoming units/projects
-list of daily homework and assignments
-links to educational websites
and more!

The first week ‘Back to School’ is over and all the rules, routines and procedures have been covered and practiced (check)  The hallways are full, the classrooms are bustling and the teachers are getting to know their new school families for the year. 

Well the summer is over.  It just flew by…because I was having so much fun….learning! 

I grew a lot as a teacher this summer.  From stepping out of my comfort zone to teach 6 year olds in summer school for the first time, to doing a lot of professional reading, to taking another graduate course at SFU.