Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Each year, as you know, the Public Education Department (PED) issues a School Report Card for all public schools in New Mexico. The grade is based upon many factors—student academic growth, opportunities to learn, bonus points—each worth a certain number of points. This year, Zuni received a grade of A. This is an improvement over… Continue reading School Report Card 2014

Have you heard the new song All About the Bass by Meghan Trainer? If not, I recommend a listen. I was introduced to it by Richard and I have been listening to it quite a bit the past few days. For me, it was worth a buy just for the beat. When you hear it,… Continue reading All About The Bass

I wanted to give a quick update on James and the snake bite. We had the follow-up meeting with the doctor yesterday. All of his blood work came back great. There should be no long-term effects. The family is feeling very relieved. Thank you again for all the messages and well-wishes. It meant a lot… Continue reading Update on James

Have you ever had a song get stuck in your head that just won’t go away. This happens to me every once in a while and it drives my children a little nuts. These songs have been from obscure to current and from all genres. Examples include Swing Low Sweet Chariot to Jackson to True… Continue reading Songs

There are things in life that you hope you never have to experience. This past Sunday, one of those experiences happened. With the recent rainy season we are having, the weeds in our yard seem to grow several inches every day, and pop-up everywhere. We’ve been trying to keep up with weeding with varying degrees… Continue reading An Interesting Two Days

This wasn’t the post I had thought I would do, but that is okay. Richard shared this link with me about a TedTalk given by Jarrett Krosoczka. He is the author and illustrator of the popular Lunch Lady book series. I’ve been trying to assist in the cafeteria every day as this school year has begun.… Continue reading Heroes of the Lunchroom

Today is the first day for our new Kindergarten students. All week I’ve been thinking about these little ones, the memories of my first day and of the first day for my children. My first day of Kindergarten was a day of anticipation. I was ready to start and wanted to start. My mom dropped… Continue reading First Day of Kindergarten

300 new words. That is one of our goals this year within our instructional practice. That equates to 6-8 vocabulary words per week. This is a goal we can reach with our students. These 6-8 vocabulary words though will not be just any old words. The vocabulary we must teach must connect to classroom learning, be applicable… Continue reading 300 New Words