More Comp Photos & Dalton Report

I hope everyone is well and happy!

We are doing fine here. School is off to a great start, work is running smoothly, and soccer is in full swing! It definitely feels like fall, even if it's still hot out!

Barry got an A on his first paper in English, which doesn't surprise me, but makes me very proud anyway. True has made several new friends in his class and still likes his teacher! I have talked to several parents who have been in the school here longer than me and they all rave over her, so it's a good sign. Reese is going on an AL trip in November to Outer Banks to study the sealife and marshlife there. He's really excited. Cole loves his classes, especially drama! He excited about the upcoming pig dissection in Science...I can smell the formaldyhyde just thinking of it!!!!

I am happy with my new administration and have several plays and scenes in production at school. It's amazing what you can get done in small classes! Yesterday, I had to give my beloved 6th graders a speech about how to treat people with disabilities and differences. They had been mercilessly teasing a little guy who has multiple physical and mental limitations. I told the student being teased to go and get a head start to his next class and then I shut the door and told the rest not to move or breathe. I not only used my teacher voice, I used my MAD TEACHER voice, and you could have heard a pin drop! I let them know in no uncertain terms that nobody in this classroom or in this life is better than anyone else, and that we have to treat others the way we would want people to treat our family members if we weren't there to take up for them. I told them that they had figured out the easiest , fastest way to see me angry and that I would be watching them like a hawk to see who would win the title of "First Office Referral of the Year". I hope it made an impression, because I do not play around when it comes to this subject. My heart breaks every time this student speaks in class because I know it will trigger giggles and eye-rolling. Children are so cruel in middle school! Pray for this student, and all the others who suffer in their inclusion classes while at school without the protection of their parents.

OK, I have more pictures from the competition! Barry and I found out that we also won $300 in scholarship money, which is really awesome.

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Take care!