Dear 2nd Grade Families, I hope that summer is treating your family well. Although we still have plenty of summer left, it’s already time to write to you about the upcoming school year. I had a marvelous time with your students at Step Up Day. We read a story called “The Opposite” by Tom MacRae. It is about a boy who is visited by the Opposite, which causes him to do the opposite of whatever he is told to do. The boy cleverly conquers the opposite and enjoys getting back on track in his daily life. We also created a classroom quilt about ourselves with the special markers. I’ll post this as soon as we “stitch” it together. A little about me: This will be my 4th year teaching at GSB. I like to tell folks that I am an old-new teacher as I came to public school teaching mid-life. While my work has always involved kids, it’s been in alternative settings. I live with my husband Kevin and my 2 kids, Skyler(8th grade) and Mica(6th grade). Skyler and Mica have been a
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