My first Go Fund Me purchase

I had my first donation with my Go Fund Me project!  Yeah!  So I went out to get one of the items I needed; a Magnetic Dry Erase Board.  My goal is to get 5 more donations so I can purchase a total of 6 boards at Costco (@$20 a piece) so each struggling reader (per class) gets to stand at their own board!  Or if I have more than 6, because my program is going to be so successful, I can double the students per board.

Please join me in this noble quest to for generations to come.

My Link:

https://www.gofundme.com/EquitableLiteracy

My new classroom is a sad state of affairs

How can we have an equitable education when my Title 1 Reading Intervention classroom has just a homemade dry erase board, video projector and two chalk boards?  Reading intervention rooms across the US should be set up with SMART boards, standing desks, rolling carts, I-pads, mason boards, ELMOs, cameras, comfortable seating, space to move, and books upon books that represent the different cultures that make this country so beautiful.  I have two projects on Donors Choose, applied for two Farmer's Insurance grants, and now a Go Fund me page.

With the help of others, I want a room that is going to be progressive, state of the art, real, engaging, empowering, and remediation focus so our Title 1 struggling readers have the equity when it comes to unlocking written language.

Please join me in this noble quest to for generations to come.

My Link:

https://www.gofundme.com/EquitableLiteracy

The Wilson FUNdation reading program I bought with my own money.

One chalkboard and the one dry erase board I found.

My interventions waiting to be put in their spots after summer cleaning.

The sad home made dry erase board.

I want to paint the green bulletin boards. And buy bean bags for the Read Aloud center.

It's been a long time friend.

New job, trying to find a house, night time classes, being the greatest aunt ever, and writing grants have taken up so much of my energy sleeping seems to be top priority in my free time.  Let's see if I can get myself back up to speed.

Looking for houses.  This one had lovely sliding barn doors.

Fitness testing

Their push up position is much better.

Technology lesson from hell and many trips to Fry's....which were all returned.

I was a cockroach for 'Dress as Favorite Book Character Day".

Stop Drop and Read in PE.

Gymnastics

Hate the ropes.....but kids still like to try to climb.  Scared me silly.

Met a Third Cousin.

Using Technology in PE

Learning how to synthesize in PE.

Happy Easter to myself!

Took a trip to Texas.....

Found this under the pillows.

Whataburger!!!!  Happy.

The vision I have of myself in 40 years.

And then these beauties will be haunting my memories.

The house with the scary stove.

My niece started playing volleyball.

I bought the Wilson FUNdation program.....LOVE IT!!!!

Walking through the Old Testament in Children's Church.

Super hero day!

I was in my first parade!

Taught Frisbee

Went to see Little Red Riding Hood play.

Mother's Day=Tía Day in my nieces eyes!  How sweet and thoughtful!

1200 lady bugs for $5....best deal ever!

Chaperoned Safety Patrol to Oaks Park

Got my sandpaper letters!

Gave my nephew the gift of butterflies.

My last trip this school year to the Free Teacher Store.

Was a running buddy for my school and completed my first professional run.

Won this book at the Free Teacher Store!!!!

Taught bowling

Chaperoned the trip to Mt. Scott for my Junior Coaches.

Channel 8 news came to my school because of the high levels of radon.  My image was on TV.

Piranhas on display at another house I was looking at.

Made my first Pie in the Face booth for Field Day...in hundred degree heat.

Field Day...NEVER AGAIN.  The hardest teaching day of my life.

The joys of teaching.

And now summer is here.  Still trying to find a house.  Still taking classes.  And still being the best aunt ever!  But hopefully, like the OR sun I will try to find time to shine my light through this blog once in awhile in the midst of all the clouds.