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Thursday, January 3, 2013

7 Habits...& Student Goals!

With the ringing of my (wonderful) alarm at 6:30 A.M. this morning went my winter break. =(
Does anyone else think this break went by WAY to fast?
As much as I would love another week of vacation,
I am very excited to get back to school with my kiddos.
Today and Tomorrow we have district wide professional development days.
This year we are using these two days to complete the 7 Habits Training.
We are in the beginning stages of implementing Leader in Me and this is part of the process.

Even though we won't go school wide with the Leader in Me aspects until Fall,
I have decided to start using Data Notebooks in my classroom this Spring.
I am going to go very simple with these notebooks because I don't want to over-do and fail! 
I am hoping that doing a simple version this Spring will help me (and the others at my school) 
be more prepared/ready in the Fall. (Wish me luck!)

Data Notebook Plans:
I plan on having the following in my students' notebooks.
-Reading Data (AR and Comprehension test scores)
-Math Data (Test scores and multiplication mastery)
-Goals (personal and academic)
-Accomplishments Pages

See what I mean? They are going to be VERY small and (hopefully) easy to manage!
I am excited to give these a try! 

I thought that with the new year (and new semester) some of you guys might be able to benefit
from the goal page I am going to have my students fill out next week. 
The page allows students to pick a personal and academic goal,
and students will be able to write three steps they will take to reach their goals.
Even without Data Notebooks it would be great for your students to learn 
how to create and reach personal and academic goals.




If you are a Leader in Me School & use Data Notebooks,
I would love ideas, tips, and tricks!!!! =)
Fingers crossed some of you guys have done this before! 

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Bring it on, January!

I hope everyone had a FABULOUS New Years. 
I enjoyed spending time with friends from college, 
but wow... I am too old (23 haha) to be staying up so late! 
I am such an old lady... I go to bed SO early most of the time. 

There is no better way to welcome 2013 than with Farley's Currently!
(One of my favorite linky parties!)


Most of my answers above are self explanatory, but I'll discuss a few. =)

I am LOVING that the National Championship game is SO close. =) If you read my blog frequently, you know that I am a HUGE Bama fan. I can't wait for the game next Monday! 

My OLW is content. This year I want to be satisfied, or content, with my current place in life. I have SO much to be thankful for and I need to take time this year to slow down and enjoy the wonderful life I have been given. 

Favorite Quote on being content: =)
"Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're real quite lucky."
-Dr. Seuss

Current favorite Bible verse:
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:15
Wow! What a powerful message! 

Alright, go join the party over at Farley's page
Happy 2013!