My New Year's Resolution...

...update this darn blog/newsletter!

Seriously, though, I am going to make it my mission and goal to do the following:

1. Update the classroom blog every week
2. Update Progress Book every week
3. Grade papers and get them back to the students within one week
4. Spend more time on individual student goals


This upcoming week (if we ever get back to school...) the students are going to work on a goal-setting assignment. I am going to keep these and meet with the students individually to go over their goals and how they are going to achieve these goals. What I have definitely noticed with most of the students is they KNOW what their goals should be. What they do not quite understand is HOW to achieve those goals. It sounds good when you put it on paper, like when we did the essay back in the second quarter, but actually following through with these goals is more difficult and complex than just writing it down. I am going to attempt to meet with each student every few weeks to get an update on their goal.


There will be a few changes when we get back to the classroom. One of the wonderful things about being a first year teacher is the amount of change that occurs in your classroom as your grow and learn with the students. Change is not always good, but I am hoping these changes are for the better! I will update the students and try to update here as much as possible about these changes.

This semester will gradually become even more difficult as we buckle down and get ready for those tests-that-shall-not-be-named. Starting in March and going into May (so pretty much the entire 4th quarter) we will be doing a TON of testing. These tests include:

1. PARCC Field Testing (March)
2. MAP Testing Round 2 (March-April)
3. OAA Tests (April-May)

I hope to make the kids prepared enough they will not be overwhelmed or overly-anxious about these tests, but simply work hard and do the best they can!

Last I heard report cards will still be going out next Friday. I will let you know if this changes!

Have a wonderful week, and I will write again as soon as possible!

Mrs. Perkins