Feeling Like You Are “Fall-ing” Behind?…. 5 tips for Staying on Top of Anecdotal Information and Parent Communication

November 25, 2015September 21, 2016 BloomzLeave a comment

That’s my oven… When making parent phone calls, it is easy to get caught up in chatting about everything from their children to the weather. You plan for a quick talk, and the next time you check your watch it has been 45 minutes! As teachers, it is so easy to do. After all- this… Continue reading Feeling Like You Are “Fall-ing” Behind?…. 5 tips for Staying on Top of Anecdotal Information and Parent Communication

Involvement vs Engagement- Do You Know The Difference?

November 23, 2015September 21, 2016 BloomzLeave a comment

It’s rare that I read an article and have a complete “aha, yes! moment”. Larry Ferlazzo’s article entitled “Involvement or Engagement” did exactly that. Parental Engagement has become a trendy buzz word that has circled the education world for the last several years as something each teacher and school should be implementing. But what does… Continue reading Involvement vs Engagement- Do You Know The Difference?

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Community Event Planning- How to go from crazy to cake! (Literally)

November 18, 2015September 21, 2016 BloomzLeave a comment

Every year at our school we hold a Harvest Fest Community Event. It is one of our biggest events of the year. We bring in over 100 pumpkins to the playground for our own pumpkin patch. We decorate the school with scarecrows. We build a hay maze out of the unused straw. We have a… Continue reading Community Event Planning- How to go from crazy to cake! (Literally)

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Featured Teacher Of The Week- Karen Policar

November 14, 2015September 21, 2016 BloomzLeave a comment

Why did you become a teacher? The concepts in elementary school did not come easily to me. I understood what it was like to struggle in class and feel embarrassed. I wanted to be a teacher who could relate to students in the same situation. Whether it was with academics or behavior – developing a… Continue reading Featured Teacher Of The Week- Karen Policar

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Bloomz Teacher of the Week- Katherine Stewart

November 6, 2015September 21, 2016 BloomzLeave a comment

1. Why did you become a teacher? I am passionate about growing food and changing our current food industry into something more sustainable. I realized that as adults it is much more difficult to change a behavior. But the children of this beautiful planet could be taught to appreciate nature and gardening from an early age,… Continue reading Bloomz Teacher of the Week- Katherine Stewart

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Month: November 2015

Feeling Like You Are “Fall-ing” Behind?…. 5 tips for Staying on Top of Anecdotal Information and Parent Communication

Involvement vs Engagement- Do You Know The Difference?

Community Event Planning- How to go from crazy to cake! (Literally)

Featured Teacher Of The Week- Karen Policar

Bloomz Teacher of the Week- Katherine Stewart