CHAMPions!

So, I've decided that this blog must only be for the beginning of the school year and the end of the year since that seems to be the only time I'm every available to write anything!  Oh well...

This year has been crazy!  There's just no other way to describe it.  Here are a few highlights...


1. Co-teaching took on a new meaning this year!  I was assigned to two regular education teachers at the same time, so I spent a lot of my time going back and forth between the two classrooms.  After trying a few different strategies, we finally found one that worked for us!

2. We started with a new ELA curriculum that was good, but VERY different from what we had been using in the past.  It took everyone a while to get into the groove and get used to the setup.

3. ACE It!  This was a new way of getting students to go deeper in their answers.  Here's how it works:

4. We started a Social Committee at our building this year and had tons of fun coming up with new ideas for activities to bring our staff together!  The funds for our committee came from these super-cool t-shirts that the art teacher designed...

5. Of course we've had our regular tennis meets as well.  I'm so proud of my kiddos and their hard work during both girls' and boys' season!

6. M is finally getting big enough that I can bring her along and she will mostly entertain herself without getting into too much trouble!  Here are some of my favorites of having her along this year...

                       Fall '14                                      Spring '15 (Look how much she's grown!)

7. This group of kids has really been one of my favorites!  I have loved getting to know them and their different personalities and building relationship with them.  Consequently, there have been several times this year that I have found that they have left their mark in their own ways... (thank you Apple for making it so easy to take pictures!!!)

8.  And last but not least, our district is adopting a new behavior support curriculum next year called, CHAMPS.  We have spent a lot of time this year reading and learning about this new program and even implementing some new procedures in anticipation for this change.  Of course, with great change comes the great need to CREATE!  I've been looking at ideas on Pinterest for how other teachers are using CHAMPS in their classrooms and got some great ideas for new posters!  Here's a sneak peek at the design:

If you like what you see, head over to my TPT store and pick up a set!

This year has definitely been one of my favorites and I am going to miss this group of kids a lot!  Can't wait to see what next year brings!!!