Even though it’s only January 2nd, our district is back to school.  To be honest, I am ready to be back!  With the new Texas STAAR test coming I am working on a game plan to get the kids motivated and ready.  I want to start using one released test question each day so we can talk about it in depth without overwhelming or boring the kids.  Unfortunately today didn’t provide time to start – hopefully tomorrow.  Today was pretty good overall, until the birthday cupcakes came at the end of the day!  When my student’s mom came into the room, six kids rushed to give her a hug, and they were milling around the room until I corralled them to their seats.  Tomorrow I have a fun Science experiment planned, so hopefully we can make the time we need to do the experiment justice!  If all goes well I will share the experiment (I feel like I need to try it first before I tell you about it).