end of the year slide show music

Happy summer! Check out my post on Virginia is for Teachers blog for fun music, perfect for your end of the year slide shows!

Classroom Library Update

I've just finished reading Game Changer by Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp. Wow. The book is packed full of ways to make books real and alive for your students ... how to update your classroom library ... finding newly published books to add to your library ... to finding ways to get books into the hands of your students and their families.

So check out these updates in not only my own classroom library, but also in my thinking about children and books.

Importance of School Attendance

We know as educators of the importance of school attendance. But what do your families know about it? For the last three years our school has had a school-wide push for attendance - not just being at school, but coming on time AND staying all day.