Good Morning, Friends! I am officially welcoming summer break with a blog post about my newly-created home office space! When Angie of Mrs. Olson's Lucky Little Learners and Ashley of Schroeder Shenanigans In 2nd  announced the theme of their second Together We Are Better link-up installment, I had to chuckle because my work space at that time was either my couch corner or a pile of bed pillows with Rosie snoring next to me!  Their blog post party inspired me to get organized and go shopping though, and I've got pictures of that new space to share with you now! One of my summer goals is to really get more organized and be productive in expanding my social media presence and TpT store/blog  brand, and I hope having everything I need in one spot will help me do just that!  I am a notorious "piler" and aspire to be more of a "filer" over the course of the next three months. An introduction to my home office would not be complete......

Happy "Lesson Planning Sunday" Friends! On the eve of Teacher Appreciation Week, I am just dropping in to link up with my my friend Angie from Mrs. Olson's Lucky Little Learners to share a FREE template that I hope will help you communicate more effectively and positively with your parent community!  After you've downloaded it, be sure to hop over to her blog to read about all of her fabulous ideas and link up with your own! I try to send home these weekly newsletters every Monday to keep families informed and involved as my partners in education.  A child who is mentored at home is going to be more successful in school, and providing parents with specific tips and ideas on how to help their son or daughter in each subject area has proven to be very effective for me over the course of my 23-year teaching career. Be sure to grab the complete, 10-page editable PowerPoint file  {HERE}! You can also read more about how I......