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
Since these are such strange times and we are adjusting to another brand new schedule, I traded in our traditional first day of school snack for a family dinner. Now, every little celebration starts with a spark of inspiration. This darling Orange Bird pitcher from the Taste of Epcot festival was the impetus for everything… Read More
The longest summer vacation has come to a close and we kicked off the first day of virtual school with our usual pancake breakfast!! Starting 6th and 9th grade, we have a Junior Raider and Raider in the house. The last time we had the same colors and mascot to work with was in 2nd… Read More