The awards that my website has recieved are listed in the below section. I also have a section of nice notes (Kudos) that I've received over the years as well. The more recent Kudos are listed at the bottom of the page. Whenever I need a "pick-me-up" this page does the trick! Enjoy!

I won a contest!!!!

My behavior plan was selected as the best of more than 29 different plans!!

This is a really nice e-mail from someone new to teaching 5th grade! I got this one September 4th, 2006.

Tammy Rayburn e-mail
This is an e-mail from a 5th grade teacher in Columbus, GA

Kelli Jones e-mail
I am subscribed to a website called teachers.net and there are various topics that come up that I get actively involved in the discussions. I received this e-mail from someone named Juli back at the beginning of August of 2006. I wasn't able to respond to her, but it was a very nice e-mail!

I got this e-mail from someone named

David Orlov on August 27th, 2006. I actually almost deleted it

(I wasn't sure who he was or what it was about).

 It relates to my using the Essential 55 in my classroom.

I thought it was very sincere and made my day!!


Essential 55 e-mail from David Orlov

This is an e-mail that I received in January of 2007 about

 the Essential 55 that I use in my classroom.

Lori Henderson e-mail
 

This is an e-mail that I received on March 24, 2007 from a woman named Tracy who lives in Florida.

This is an email came August 9, 2007

This is an email (August 10, 2007) from someone that saw my site and found it very useful!

This email came August 10, 2007 from a someone in Texas!

 

This email was sent to me on August 13th, 2007

I thought this was a really nice email (August 13th, 2007) as well!

This one came from a teacher in Connecticut! She emailed me on August 14th, 2007.

More email... (August 2007)

This one came August 20, 2007 and I thought it was really nice!

Another really nice one from August 20th, 2007-- I especially liked the end because I think Harry Wong is brilliant!!!

I received this email from Pam in California on August 24, 2007

This email arrived in my inbox on May 8th, 2008

I especially like this one from Aurelia Elotlan because everything in my classroom (pictured on the website) that she's referring to was made by me! No software used... all my own work!!  :) 

(Sent March 6th, 2008)

 

On April 13, 2008, I was notified that one of my 4th graders

nominated me to attend the

Mickelson Exxon Mobil Teachers Academy.

Who knows if I'll be chosen,

but it means a lot that she nominated me!!

This was an email sent to me June 19th, 2008

This is an email that I received July 8th, 2008

This is a really nice email that was sent July 24th, 2008

Another nice email... (7/13/08)

This one was sent 7/16/08

I received this one July 15, 2008

This one is in reference to Bucket Filling it was sent 7/25/08

 

This was sent 7/23/08

I got this one July 5th, 2008

Another nice one (7/21/08)

This is another Bucket Filler email sent 7-29-08

Another Bucket Filler email (7/25/08)

This one came 7-30-08 and I was tickled because I made the posters that she's asking about!

This is a note from a parent that I had for both 3rd grade and 5th grade.

Ms. Perkins

This is a survey that I gave my parents in 2000-2001.

This is an email that one of my parents in my 2007-2008 class sent to my principal about me.

This is from a parent in my 2007-2008 Class

This is a "Walker Seal of Approval" letter

from a 2007-2008 parent

This is an email that one of the parents in my 2007-2008 class sent to my principal and the North Carolina State Superintendent!!

Mr. and Mrs. Brescia

 

I really care about my students and want them to know that I care about them.

Here are just a few wonderful things that my students have said about me or written to me!!

This is from a third grader in my very first class (2000-2001)

 

I absolutely love the book

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco.

My 5th graders (2006-2007) did an activity

 where they gave a thank you to someone

that has touched their lives.

This brought tears to my eyes and still does each time I read it.

From a student in my 2007-2008 4th grade class:

A card for Teacher Appreciation Day from Matthew (2007-2008)

(Matthew dog-sat for my dog Ned)

From Maddie (2007-2008)