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It's Time for a Break!

Finally!  A chance to regroup.  A chance to breathe for a couple of days.  Just two more days til Thanksgiving Break....and it's much needed. 

Although I realize that I need a break, I need to get ahead in planning even more.  I would like to return to school with the last few weeks of the quarter planned and organized.  Day by day I am recognizing my growth and I am learning what works in my classroom with my kids, and what doesn't.  I wish that I could go back to my first day and re-teach all of that material.  But, there is not time so I'll keep moving forward and try to build on those skills. 

Each day, I am rewarded by one child or another.  My decision to become a teacher is reaffirmed and I know it's what I am supposed to be doing. 

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