February 28, 2015

A Glimpse at our 100th Day of School

  100th Day Super Hero Capes! My daughter wearing her 100th Day Super Her Cape - (Each Class Had a Different Color Cape) This was taken as we started our 100th Day Super Hero Parade!  Putting Together a 100 Link Chain Playing With 100 Balloons Before We Saw How Long It Took Us To Pop Them! Dressed Like We Are 100 Years Old! ...

February 24, 2015

The Countdown Begins!!

We will finally be celebrating the 100th Day of School this Friday! Due to the number of snow days that we have used this winter and February vacation, the 100th Day has been pushed back further and further. Well I am happy to say that it is finally here! The 100th Day of School is like a holiday to me! I have to say that it is my favorite day of school. Better than the first day and even better than the last.         I have loved, loved reading about some new 100th Day ideas on Pinterest and some different...

February 9, 2015

I Need Your Ideas Please!!

I am a firm believer in the co-teaching model. My school implemented this model over five years ago dissolving all self-contained classes that we once had in the elementary school and have not looked back since. Having two teachers in the classroom as well as a teaching assistant allows us to implement small group instruction for the majority of the day. Needless to say with the elimination of the self-contained classrooms, we have absorbed any and all students with emotional needs, and/or behaviors. These past few months have been on the more...