Labor Day is officially over... and as I look back over the past two weeks the students seem to have adjusted well into their new grade level.  I saw only a few weepy eyes... and from the tears reflected a temporary ache to be back home.  The transitioning from the home routine to the "school routine" can be slight challenge for some students. But a few moments with their intuitive teachers, quickly changes the frown, upside down!

Since the start of school I have been into all classrooms in grades 1 through 4 just to say "hi" and to meet new students in our building. This week I hope to visit all Kindergarten classes to introduce myself as the school counselor, just another "helping" person at school. Our DIBELS team has been busy assessing all students in our building.  This benchmark happens three times per year.  Please check out my link to the DIBELS website to learn more about this early literacy initiative. Also, each Kindergarten student has gone through the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment for Literacy (KRA-L) These brief assessments (DIBELS and KRA-L) help teachers drive their instruction to meet the individual needs of each student.