This year, I am trying to increase my awareness of the many good things that happen, which are frequently overlooked by me. To help me, I am joining Ruth Ayres' Celebrate This Week.
Here's what I am thankful for this week...
1. First graders - This past week, I was able to spend the week doing one on one reading assessments with first graders. I loved chatting with them, listening to them read and discussing what they read. They are all so different and all are at such a fun age.
2. Reading Communities - I love watching as a school begins to grow as a reading community. Yesterday, I received a great email from one of our Library Coordinators. She has been working to build more of a love of reading and challenged the students to each buy one book at the fair and if they did then she would color her hair blue. The students rose to the challenge and the book fair was their best ever. Now when they return from Spring Break, she will be showing off some blue hair.
3. Girl Scout Gold Award - Last summer, a close friend's daughter asked if I would be the Project Advisor for her Gold Award for Girl Scouts. It has been fun watching her grow through the months. She is an amazing young woman and I suspect she will go far in life. This past Monday, I was watching her as she met with a group of first and second graders for their sixth or seventh session. She is using songs to reinforce reading skills. At the beginning, the students were shy and barely sang along. Now, they are excited to see her and are very engaged and sing loudly. They will certainly miss her when she is finished with the project, but it has been a neat experience for all of them.
4. Veronica Mars Movie - Yes, it is finally out. I loved the first two seasons of Veronica Mars (and try to pretend the third season did not exist) and though I have not been following all of the details of the movie, I am excited to finally have more Veronica Mars.
5. Spring Break - It has been a crazy busy few weeks and I am finally excited that spring break is here. Believe it or not, I am excited for spring cleaning. I am also looking forward to staying home and hanging out in sweats.
Now, off to enjoy my spring break...
