Yesterday marked the end of this whirlwind of a school year, and it was a doozy. I knew it would be challenging when I made the grade change from first to fourth, however, I was bowled over by many factors that made this year tough. I benefitted from working with a great co-teacher who helped offer some guidance and support as well as a super fourth grade team that was not just helpful to work with, but fun and colorful. I am looking forward to taking a breather for the summer, thinking about how to make next year better and then getting back into it in August.
In jumping into a new season, I made the jump to a new hair color: caramel. I have always been toying with color to one degree or another and am thankful that my skin/hair is fairly flexible and accepting of the abuses I heap upon it. The picture only sort of captures the difference in shade; it is much more dramatic in the light and in person. My hair is solidly in the bob phase where it has a great shape and I am able to have my hairdresser play around with it without desperately wanting to return to the days of the pixie. I am hoping for ease and fluff to keep the hair off of my neck throughout what will no doubt be a warm and moist summer.
Summer always presents me with time to think about resetting goals and dedicating some brain power to things I am unable to do during this school year. Reading is always on my to do list and I am currently reading both a fiction and a non-fiction (yay more fiction). I am about halfway through this book:
It is an excellent, comprehensive look at what is going on in public education and what parents can do and should expect from their child's schools.
I am also reading through Girl on the Train and have not yet decided how I feel about it other than I am intrigued about the fascination authors have with presenting stories from multiple alternating perspectives.
Along with getting some reading done, I am continuing my masters course work and am looking forward after taking a much needed brain break and taking a great PLS class in January and February.
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