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Safe Arrival Program Guide

by Julie Meyers Pron September 27, 2011

A Safe Arrival Program, when run correctly, assists the school in accountability for attendance and gives parents the peace of mind that their child has arrived safely at school. It also ensures that if a child has not arrived safely at school, attention is paid to the absent child immediately. Leticia Barr, educator and administrator who writes [...]

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Teachers: it takes a village and you must communicate

by Julie Meyers Pron September 21, 2011

It’s really hard to be a teacher and a parent. It’s like a curse because it’s so easy to judge and think “I could do this so much better.” I struggled with this all last year, when Big was in first grade. I posted very little of my frustrations. And I plan to post very [...]

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Learning to read is easier when the child is interested in the subject matter

by Julie Meyers Pron August 22, 2011

Exploring a child’s interests is such an important part of emerging literacy. A child will want to do more towards his own learning when he or she has an interest in the subject. I recall a student, a second grader, who was obsessed with motorcycles. He drew them, looked at pictures in magazines, even wore [...]

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Teacher Gift Lists

by Julie Meyers Pron June 8, 2011

When my statistics show my suggestions for teacher gifts posts are among my most popular posts for the week, it’s always a great reminder for me that I need to purchase teacher gifts. So… to make it easy for everyone, here are links to some of my most popular teacher gift posts: End of the Year [...]

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Welcome your families Back-to-School with a Volunteer Coffee

by Julie Meyers Pron September 14, 2010

It is so hard. So. So. So hard to enter a new school as a parent. You’re filled with anxiety for your child that you’re trying to hide and you just want to understand what you can do to volunteer at the school and how and what things mean. Or, maybe, you are at a [...]

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Melvin: He just acted like a tough kid

by Julie Meyers Pron September 3, 2010

All these bullying and wimpy kid stories have brought back quite a few teaching stories for me. Today, I want to tell you about Melvin*. Melvin was a tall, African American boy. He transferred to our school in the middle of 3rd grade. He had a “tough guy” attitude and while I was often the [...]