Author: noemikjames

After what felt like a never ending week, seven things that are officially done right now! The 2025-26 school year. I posted my grades and checked out of my roo...

The 16yo’s birthday was a good day. The weather was beautiful, the friends showed up, the Taco Bell was enjoyed, and everyone had a good time. It was prob...

Today is my last Friday with students. The yearbooks are here (they look great!) The 8th graders are rapidly unraveling. A camp will be in my classroom this sum...

May is officially in the rear view and now it’s time for June. Unfortunately June is going to be crazy too! Hopefully it will be a more fun crazy. I have someth...

Part of why I feel DONE right now was that every day this week was marked by a pretty significant bummer. By the end of the week, I felt pretty run down. Monday...

It’s almost June and I am hitting the wall. Hard. This happens every year. I thought this year might be different, because a lot of obligations that were really...

It’s Monday night but it’s still the weekend! I’m so glad it’s a three day weekend. Only one of the last three weeks of school is five d...

You all know how much I hate Thursdays. It’s the worst day. I have four 85-minute classes and no prep period. It’s just the longest slog and I’m so done by the ...

We ordered the yearbook this morning. I can’t believe it’s finally done! Actually I can, because it wasn’t a sprint to the finish line this ye...

I finally went back to PT this week. It had been five weeks since my last appointment (he was sick and we had to reschedule) and I was itching to go in because ...