Goodbye Mississippi....Hello North Carolina!

After a long journey from Mississippi to Raleigh, NC I am finally in our new apartment at NC State University! Nolan is still at his work retreat and will return in just a few hours! While it was tough to leave my summer school students in Mississippi, I am excited to start this new adventure! Below are a few pictures from my class this summer. The first picture is my 4th grade class of mathematicians. They are pointing to the "contracts" they signed with their goal on the end of summer assessment. We talked about how passing this test is one small step in the journey of achieving their career goals. They signed their notecards with their individual goal percentage with an autograph just like they will sign their job contract someday! Every student in our class grew in their scores from the beginning of the summer, and many of them not only met their goal, but exceeded it!

The second picture was the two students I got the chance to work with during small group intervention time. I was so proud of them because they improved significantly in their reading scores this summer and, although they didn't quite reach their percentage goal in math, they both grew from a 2 and 3% on the beginning of the summer test to a 29 and 30%. I saw growth in these two students this summer that cannot be measured on a test! Their confidence exploded and they both stole my heart!

The third picture is of our class with all three teachers. we worked in groups of three teachers and it was really great getting to know these two, sharing ideas, and learning what it means to work together for the best interest of our students! Enjoy :o)