Greetings students and parents! I can't believe we are about to begin another year of school. The summer sure goes by quickly. I am excited to begin another year with my amazing students. We are going to learn a great deal and hopefully have fun doing it.more

In the never ending quest to help my wonderful students write the perfect short answers on my tests, I offer you, dear reader, still more sample test answers.more

With every new school year, a whole new batch of wide eyed, slightly terrified 7th graders enters my classroom for their first test. Every year many of those students need a little guidance on how to write good short essay responses to the questions on those tests. Of course, we spend time in class discussing what makes a good short …more

It's that time. It is time for new haircuts and notebooks and shoes. I am ready to get back to work, and I hope my students are as well. I am excited to meet my new 7th graders, and I am really anxious to have last year's 7th graders as 8th graders. We will learn a great deal this year …more