

Week 26: On Top of the World
Spring break is the holiday of all holidays....the one that comes right when you need it the most and says, "Nope. I am not a holiday...


Week 25: Ghost Rider
It has been a long time coming, but we finally started To Kill a Mockingbird this week. At this point, I suspect you guys know as much...


Week 24: A Journey of a Thousand Miles
Of all of the weeks of this school year, I can hands down say this was my favorite week of all. It was my favorite because I had the...


Week 23: Inquiring Minds Want to Know
This week we spent three days in the library as you all researched topics for your inquiry based projects that are coming due next week. ...


Week 22: Love Is...
It is with a heavy heart that I pound out this week's blog message. I am deeply troubled, and like many of my educator friends, my heart...


Week 21: Field Trip.....
Friday was our trip to Monroeville, Alabama. We drove an hour and a half in in a very scrunched-three to a seat, bus to visit the...


Week 20: Carousel of Progress
This week was one of my favorite weeks of the year. We started the inquiry based learning project unit where you guys will be researching...


Week 19: A Hundred Bucks
We finished up the argumentative essays this week and began looking ahead to the time period/background of the novel. We started with a...


Week 18: Write like your life depends on it
This week we started a new unit regarding argumentation writing. The topic was regarding the recent banning of To Kill a Mockingbird in...


Week 17: Words to Live By
Our first week back from the break started with our typical Monday tradition, CPR (Independent reading time) and Writer's Workshop. For...