Snow Days Again?!?!

Yep, I said it. No school on Tuesday of this week for 'anticipated inclement weather,' and early dismissal today (10:30) today because we were actually having a steady snowfall. The snow has not stopped all day, but there does not appear to be any accumulation on the roads.

Granted I was not at school anyway, because of this flu that has ravaged my system! The perk to having a snow day today? I didn't miss the literacy caravan due to sickness, because it was cancelled! I am hoping that it will be postponed to a later date, because I so want a sneak peak at the materials available!

Happy Snow Days!

Literacy Caravan

Today brought good news to my world! I would love to eventually be a literacy coach/specialist, and so it was with great excitement that I read the email telling me that I will be going to a 'literacy/reading caravan' in a couple of weeks. Now, I have not been to one of these before, so I am only assuming that this will be to choose our new literacy curriculum and texts for the next adoption. How fun! Yes, I know it is rather nerdly of me to be so overjoyed at choosing texts...but it is books...teaching materials...programs...scads of them to look over and see!

Thinking about the possibilities leads me to think about everything I will need to consider when perusing the materials available. Since our state is moving to Common Core State Standards for K-2 beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, it is important to identify materials and resources that correspond with those, while at the same time builds upon or correlates with those that we already use. Our current materials have been in place for at least eight years, possibly more, so they are definitely in need of updating...I hope that positive changes are coming for us in literacy!