Saturday, September 29, 2012

Hmmm....

Kids Reading 

Okay, so the one thing that's very apparent when you are newly departmentalized, THERE'S NO TIME. I haven't managed to leave school a single day before 4 yet! There's so much to manage. Papers to grade, sort, return to homeroom teachers! I'm not giving up just yet though! I think there might be a glimmer of hope that things are improving. 

First and foremost, I'd like to say I have an awesome team this year! We work so well together. It helps to have others in the same boat with you.  The downside is that all three of us are slightly OCD! Okay in my case, that's intensely OCD! We tend to over analyze everything, anticipate problems that most of the time don't ever occur, and plan for every possible outcome! We're a well-oiled machine. LOL!

Assessment is a huge ordeal for the Reading teacher. I had 67 individual DRAs and DIBELS to complete. Thank goodness I had help from Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Wallin. Otherwise, I'd still be testing. I missed my first assessment deadline in 17 years! It was only by two days, but late nonetheless. Oh well! I'll do better next time.

I finally get to begin reading groups next week. I'm very excited about getting those up and running. I think students are ready to begin, too. I have a large group of advanced readers this year. I can't wait to start our first book study! I look forward to seeing what these students can do!

I hope to be back soon with another post!