The 2017 school year has begun with some routine expectations, but some unexpected occurrences too. We had the Great Solar Eclipse with an early dismissal day, followed by Labor Day weekend, followed by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irma blowing through the Valley causing some damage and power outages. Things are beginning to normalize, and we are gearing up for Grandparents Day and the end of the first nine weeks. Whew!
My new seventh graders are awesome and really working hard on their assignments so far. I am posting some new “Where I’m From” poems under the Student Work section of this blog – enjoy! 
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