First day of school at Salem today. I have an awesome group of 5-6th graders this year. They are very excited to be here which is evident by the noise level in the classroom. They are a bright bunch and I am looking forward to learning with them this year.

I had them each share a "little known fact" about themselves this morning and I made the mistake of starting by telling them about a pet that I had as a child which died. Every story after that was about pets that met unfortunate ends. Oh, well.

It's going to be a great year!

Cant wait for the new school year to start!