Pure Awesomeness

¡Hola amigos!

A few weeks ago I received in the mail a package that made me smile from ear to ear. My husband was like, "What's so special about a package?" He just didn't understand how cool the contents of the package was.

What was in the package you ask?!?

Well let me begin by saying a BIG THANK YOU to A+ Images for being so gracious and supportive to teachers. They provide me (along with lots of other teachers) a super cool t-shirt with my blog logo on it.

How you ask? Well I learned of this from my super cool Instagram teacher friend Cristina Gonzalez (find her at her blog). She was the one who encouraged me to get on it and get my shirt as well.

 

When I went to the site TeacherShirts.com I was amazed to see all the awesome products they offer for educators. Just scrolling through the different designs makes you want to almost buy one of each! Of course because I teach 3rd grade, these are just a few of my favorite!

They even have some in Español!!!

If you, your team, or school are looking for shirts to represent your grade or school check them out. You will find variety of designs that will meet everyone's needs. 

Find and follow the awesome people at A+ Images in their social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Su amiga,

Araceli

Here we go again!

Hi friends,

First of all I want to welcome you to my blog. I used to have another blog (which I have not used since last year) but decided I needed a fresh start!

So this year I'm very excited to take on a couple of new roles in my school. First of all, this year I will be team-teaching a dual language class with a totally awesome partner. My other role will be leader of the 3rd grade team. I am both excited and a little nervous about these because I want to make sure I do the best I possibly can.

Although I feel my summer was short due to teaching summer school, I feel I was able to accomplish a few things:

• I re-read Teach Like A PIRATE (oh my what an awesome book this is even the second time around) and thanks to my principal I was able to attend a conference where the pirate himself (Dave Burgess) was one of the keynote speakers. 

(Sorry for the poor quality)

• I also got to read yet another PIRATE book. This time it was Learn Like A PIRATE by Paul Solarz. This book encourages teachers to empower their students to collaborate, become leaders, and own their learning.

• Lastly, I started reading another book titled Mindsets in the Classroom by Mary Cay Ricci. At the moment I have not finished it yet, but oh man has it opened my eyes to concepts such as growth and fixed mindsets. This book also encourages teachers to allow students to grow as learns and not give up when failure knocks at the door. One of my favorite quotes I read is "We have to step back, take a breath, and realize that it not about how fast students master learning. It is about the persistence and effort that they put forth." (pg. 9)

I can attest that we all have difficult schools years, and I now know for sure I'm not exempt from them. I have learned that giving up is the easy way out, however when there is a passion for teaching, failure is one to be celebrated and seen as a learning and growth opportunity.

Until next time!

Su amiga,

Araceli