We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act; it's a habit. - Aristotle & Block 2 Stellar Scholars 

Stellar Scholars 3rd Block 

Wowser! 

Stellar Scholars 1st block! 

Samantha really made me proud! 

Another successful student! 

This was huge, his parents pushed him really hard. (THANKS PADRES!)

TAKS TEST HONEY TAKS (he passed for the first time) 

5th to 9th in 1 year! 

Significant Gains in Action 

Jeremiah, one of my students! 

Outside enjoying the day! 

I really like this new bronzer, it makes my face shimmer! 

6th grade graduation

Tonight was interesting... I attended our 6th grade graduation and it was filled with parents who showered their children with gifts for graduating from 6th grade. It was nice, but folks talked a lot, which made some things difficult to hear. My students were so cute! They all looked very nice.

I also found out that I am moving rooms, to a BIGGER ROOM! Yay! I am going to start moving my things there tomorrow.

Jon and I are studying the Holy Spirit in our Bible Study right now.. if anyone has any reccommendations for readints, etc... please leave us a post. Thanks

Amazing Kennedy Teachers: Eastep, Yu, Varghese, Islas, Gomez 

Here is a girl who has made amazing gains. Way to go Elizabeth! 

Amazing Kennedy Teachers: Eastep, Yu, Varghese, Islas, Gomez 

This is my sixth grader, Felicia! 

This was the largest graduation I have ever attended! 

My students Mingo and Cameron 

Arent my students amazing? This is this their sixth grade graduation. 

Holocaust Memorial Service

Today was a really amazing day in my classroom. We have been studying the Holocaust and have read some amazing books and articles. The capstone of this learning experience was to eat bread and soup and shared diary entries that we wrote about specefic victims. Each child had a victim that they studied from the Holocaust Museums collection of factual accounts of victims. Today they found out the final destiny of their victims. Some victims passed away and some survived. The candles were all lit and as each student found out their assigned victims' fate, they either kept the candle burning or if their victim was killed they knelt down and blew out the candle and said "In the memory of...."

It was a super powerful day and I really want to share it with someone. So I share it with the internet world... and those that may be interested.

Holocaust Ceremonies in my classroom. 

The candles represent the victims, those still burning are the victims we studied who survived. Those candles no longer burning are those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. 

Today in my classroom we remembered the Holocaust, and those who suffered. It was very moving. 

Where Kirsten and I spent most of our time... cruising in the car 

Norms Fruit Market, where I get my produce!