Look who’s back… back to school! This photo and post are both Freshman approved! :-) We were ALL ready to get this kid out of flannel pants in his bedroom and back in the classroom, including John. He said it was a good day, and we couldn’t be happier. Like when Whit headed back, we… Read More
Oh, happy day! Middle school has returned in person and we are thrilled! We kicked things off with our first day of school breakfast…. round two! This was the first, and hopefully the last, time we trade in school busses and apples for spiders, ghosts and jack ‘o lanterns. I asked Whit for one adjective… Read More
By now I’m sure y’all know that I’ve found a number of books that I loved via my boys’ required school reading. Most recently was Refugee, and now The Year We Disappeared by Cylin and John Busby. When John chose this title for his Lit class book club, I was immediately intrigued. This extraordinary true… Read More
I know I promised y’all this weeks ago, but virtual learning around here has meant all hands on deck. We are in our fourth week at home and it has been a challenge! Virtual Learning Spaces Video Tour Here’s a video tour of both of their virtual learning spaces. Afterwards, I have gone into more… Read More
I have enjoyed so many incredible books thanks to my kids’ literature and social studies teachers. The most recent was Refugee by Alan Gratz. This was required reading for John over the summer and had us both captivated chapter by chapter and page by page. It is a powerful story of three teens seeking refuge… Read More
There is just a small group of kids that move from our elementary school to our middle school. That alone was a hard adjustment for John entering 6th grade. With Whit starting middle school virtually, I dreamed for weeks about a way to help the small group of kids that were in his shoes find… Read More
I’m sure I’ve shared this previously, but Mother was a lifelong educator. She taught elementary school when we were little and then attended night school for three more degrees before eventually retiring as deputy superintendent of the public school system. I grew up spending dinners listening to debriefs on her days at school, afternoons waiting… Read More