Welcome back from our weekend of snow. I hope today is treating you with smiles and warmth. It鈥檚 almost spring-like this afternoon! I want to take a moment to share with you a few reflections from my recent聽Walking in the Shoes of a 3rd Grader,聽where I had the opportunity to spend the day with a…
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Welcome to the 鈥淲eekend of the Year鈥 with our聽Seahawks! 聽Sorry to any Denver fans :)As I have been in schools today it鈥檚 been great seeing all the spirit displayed by students and staff鈥onday I鈥檓 hopeful will be even better!I wanted to share with you just a few reflections from my recent day聽Walking in the Shoes…
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I have greatly enjoyed my time so far this school year walking in the shoes of some of our children and staff. Since this fall, I鈥檝e walked in others鈥 shoes in preschool, kindergarten and first grade, and plan to continue on through grade 12. I spent yesterday as an elementary school music student and teacher…
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A short note to share regarding a superb experience I had at Alderwood ES, walking in the shoes of Ms. Pitsch鈥檚 wonderful 1st grade classroom.聽Top 10 things I learned while being a first grader. 10)聽 We are very fortunate in our district to have certificated librarians at 21 of our 22 schools.聽 They help in…
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My journey of聽Walking in the Shoes聽of a student at each grade level and teaching a lesson during each visit continued this week with a fabulous day of聽Kindergarten聽at聽Roosevelt Elementary School.I want to thank my mentor and master teacher,聽Mrs. Otterholt, who was so welcoming and supportive during this day of learning as we engaged with 25 spectacular…
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It鈥檚 an exciting time with聽Birchwood being rebuilt聽and the bond, to think about ensuring even more students have access to outstanding facilities. You might remember at last month’s back-to-school event I shared one of my goals for the year of聽Walking in the Shoes聽of a student at each grade level as well as聽Walking in the Shoes聽of a…
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