Council Bluffs EA president Sara Dressel (on left) and English Language Learning teacher, made arrangements for my visit to Longfellow today. The CBEA hosted a pizza luncheon for the entire Longfellow staff on Wednesday.
Several dozen staff stopped in for pizza and conversation. Pictured (on right) are two Longfellow teachers and CBEA leaders.
Visiting Longfellow gave me the chance to reconnect with longtime friend/colleague Cindy Goetzmann. Cindy (on left) taught 4th grade at Peterson Elementary when I was a 6th grade teacher there. Cindy has taught 6th grade here at Longfellow and now teaches 1st grade. It was great to see Cindy again! A most pleasant surprise today was reconnecting with a former 6th grade student at Carter Lake Elementary and now a Special Education teacher here at Longfellow, Danielle (Eggett) Alcaraz (on right). It is so exciting to welcome a former student into the profession!
Following our pizza luncheon, I had the opportunity to read in all three 1st grade classrooms. The first visit took me into the homeroom of Cindy Goetzmann. Here (on right) Cindy is pictured with her 1st graders.
Next, I was invited to read to Kelli Reese's 1st grade homeroom. It was a most inviting classroom! Here (on left) Kelli is pictured with her 1st grade class.
The final classroom visit took me into the homeroom of Barb Schmid. Barb had her students first demonstrate a song to give emphasis of an earlier Language lesson. Here Ms. Schmid is pictured (on right) with her 1st graders.
Thank you Sara Dressel for your leadership in CBEA and Team ISEA! Thanks to the entire staff at Longfellow for a warm, welcoming visit!
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