Back to the Saddle Again

Well, it's off to work on Monday. Where did the summer go? Each year, Steve reminds me I hate the end of summer and dread going back to work. I watched "The Ron Clark Story" a couple of nights ago to jumpstart that old desire to meet my new class and get going with preparations. It helped a lot. There are some really amazing teachers out there along with their inspirational stories of work with students and families. My major goal is always to instill the love of books and reading to my students. They are at a perfect age for that. With so much excellent children's literature available, it seems like an easy goal. Last year I had a real challenge with one of my students, but we hit it again. By the end of the year, she was reading during all her spare time and improving rapidly! It just took us the FULL year to get there.