Saturday, August 29, 2015

Hello Friends,

July was such a peaceful, beautiful, hot, relaxing month.  August --- not so much!!!!  We moved.  If you've been reading my blog, you'll know that we were moving to Abu Dhabi.  Due to my daughter's health condition, we are staying put for at least two years.  My house did sell, so I had to find another place.  After looking at approximately 50 homes, bidding on a few, home inspections coming back scary, I chose one.  I knew it would need a few minor repairs, but,,, I was not prepared for the extent of the filth!  Good thing we had two weeks before we had to move in.  And another fun surprise - we had to replace the septic!!!  Great.  I had intended on treating us all to an inground pool.  There went half of that money.  Another above ground it will be.  :)  That's ok, we were happy with our above ground.  Anyway, I am still in the depths of unpacking and trying to find a place for everything - we downsized.  I never want to move again!  

I did have some time to work on some new assessment/tracking sheets.  These are specifically for the Grade 1 Ontario Curriculum.  I keep a Data Binder for each student.  I will have these sheets in the binder, using tabs to separate subject areas.  The tracking sheets will be followed by work samples.  These are super for parent interviews and report card writing.  I have posted a one page sneak preview on TPT [my first tpt listing!!:)].  This is a little freebie to see if people are interested in it. 
 I am just putting the finishing touches on the rest.  I will be posting checklists for the WHOLE Grade 1 Ontario Curriculum -- all subject areas, all Overall and Specific Expectations.  Please have a look, download, and tell me if you would like more.

Time to get ready to visit a Doggie Daycare.  They are having an open house.  :)

Enjoy your Saturday!