by Mrs. Nerkizian | Sep 27, 2013 | Character Education
The word of the month for September is civility. Civility means being courteous or polite to and around others. We have spent a lot of time during the first few weeks of school reading books and discussing how we can make our classroom a great place to...
by Mrs. Nerkizian | Sep 25, 2013 | parent info
Last night I briefly mentioned growth vs. fixed mindsets. This idea stems from psychologist Carol Dweck's research from her book titled Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. She examines the properties of the fixed and growth mindsets and their...
by Mrs. Nerkizian | Sep 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thank you so much for attending Meet the Teacher night last night. I enjoyed meeting you and putting names with faces. There is always so much that I want to communicate to you and never enough time! I truly believe that education needs to be a...
by Mrs. Nerkizian | Sep 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
We survived a few VERY hot and humid days of our first week back. We have been spending a lot of time getting to know one another and learn each other's names. Oscar was the very first person to correctly be able to name and identify all 22...
by Mrs. Nerkizian | Sep 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I had a great first day and I loved getting to meet so many new and friendly faces. I can't believe what fantastic listeners you were! What was your favorite part of the day today?
