Another fun, fast month has come and gone! I cannot believe we are about to have Thanksgiving Break. It has been a blast November!
I was blessed to by named Professional Staff Member of the Month for October along with my wonderful aide Mrs. Lopez as Paraprofessional Staff Member of the Month.
Our campus is proud that we earned a B rating due to last year's STAAR scores! Dr. Lopez helped us throw a huge party to celebrate.
We received beautiful pins that recognize the accomplishment and this friend helped pin me. She is a joy to teach and always cheerful!
The annual glow walk night is always a blast! We added in a glow dance party area that I was in charge of this year. It was so fun.
A new Book Bites lunch club started for second and fifth graders. We will read this book until Christmas break. So far, they have really enjoyed this zany tale!
The students love discussing the novel while they eat their lunch.
I had the amazing opportunity to go to the American Association of School Librarians conference in Louisville, Kentucky for three days this month with a great group of library professionals!
A local high school drum line welcomed up to town.
We toured Churchill Downs.
We made sure to make a fashion statement.
We learned about how Louisville Slugger bats are made during a factory tour.
A landmark of the town is the factory and museum.
We saw a view of the river next to the Muhammad Ali Center.
Here are some items from his career.
We were able to hear Ellen Oh speak about diversity.
The exhibits were a great chance to speak with vendors.
I attended lots of cool sessions like this one about literacy initiatives from library professionals from Nashville, Tennessee.
An author presented about types of nonfiction books.
One of my focus items was to learn more about making connections so I attended a couple of sessions on this topic.
I also went to several other sessions that included information I will be using on my campus. I will also be sharing what I learned with our other district librarians.
We received lots of books to take back to our eager readers!
Author Jarrett J. Krosoczka shared about how books helped him overcome a difficult childhood to find success.
Fun fact: Louisville is the main manufacturer of disco balls...if you believe an Uber driver :)
I am ready for the break to recharge to wrap up this year's teaching and reading! See you in December for lots of holiday cheer.
