Teamwork

 Yesterday Kim and I took our first morning walk of the summer.  We go at seven and it is pretty perfect (although it will get hot in July, even that early).  Our only hazard was the mountain bike teams zipping by.  They would say, "Good morning," as they sped past us so even though it seemed they were trying to kill us, they were friendly and polite.

My team came over.  We made great progress (better than I'd hoped for) on our learning progressions for math and how we are going to assess everything.

We started on the deck and it was pleasant.  

You could do worse for a meeting spot (for example the school that is getting the ceiling ripped out....).

We were all on the same Google Docs causing havoc for each other, but it worked.  We kept having to pause and close tabs.  

We went to lunch at Chubby's and talked about summer plans.  Everyone is going to have some fun and that is happy.  Family reunions, weddings, trips and the like.

We worked a little on the deck in the afternoon, but it got sunny and our computers started heating up.  We moved inside, but in comfy chairs.  We decided we'd rather balance everything on our laps than sit at the kitchen table.

Alissa commented on my plants (I have too many.  People gifted me plants when I was diagnosed with cancer and also when my mom passed away, I brought some home from my classroom, plus I already had a lot.).

She said, "I don't know how you can keep them alive!  I am terrible with plants!"

She has two toddlers and two dogs.  I think my plants are easier.

When we were done for the day, my head hurt from thinking, but I also felt very happy about our accomplishments.  Today, literacy, which is more complicated plus we need to map out our interventions.  I'm glad to be going into it with some success already under our belts.