The leaves are changing color and the mornings are becoming cooler. This means that Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we have so much to be thankful for!! The students have settled in and what a joy it is to watch them as they change and grow. We have read “The Outsiders” in one…

Fall has begun, and even as we wait patiently for the heat to break, there are signs of the season all around us.  In science, we studied the meaning of the fall equinox and what it means for the seasons.  Students learned about how the tilt of Earth’s axis is the reason for both the…

I enjoy each season in the classroom, but fall is definitely my favorite time of year. Now that it is September and we are approaching fall, I am embracing the changes unfolding outside. I feel the morning crisp air on my drive to school while sipping my pumpkin flavored coffee. I savor the smell of…

I am very happy to welcome back our 7th and 8th graders at Woodfield.  Did you know that happiness is one of the six basic emotions?   In our classroom we are starting this school year by learning about these emotions: sadness, happiness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust.  In middle school, we bounce from one…

Welcome back to Woodfield! We have just completed our first week and it went amazing! All the teachers are bragging they have the best class (I know I really have the best one though!). We love our students and have missed them over the summer. Each teacher has been discussing everything we will learn this…

As we wrap up the end of the school year, I like to reflect on the year here at Woodfield. Woodfield is such a special place that has touched so many lives. Not only students but families and teachers. It’s incredible to see students begin their first year at Woodfield and watch them flourish as…

As we return from Spring Break, it is hard to believe that we only have a few more weeks left of this school year to complete!! Where did the time go??    As I reflect on the year so far, it begins to make sense. There have been many interesting novels read, more essays written than…

It is no secret that my preferred domain is the outdoors.  In my free time, you can find me cultivating my garden, working in the chicken coop, paddling my kayak down the Ocmulgee, exploring in the woods or maybe even getting in 18 holes of golf on the weekends, but rarely will you find me…