First Post!!

This is my first post and my first try at blogging.  I am a first grade teacher in an inner city school.  We started new teacher orientation yesterday.  All staff is beginning professional development tomorrow.  I have been busy trying to get my room ready for a new year.  We had to hire 9 new teachers this year.  It took us all summer to get them all hired.  I also heard today that the teacher we hired back in May took a different position, this week.  She already had her room ready and some lesson plans done the way I understand it.  I have one new member on my First Grade team this year.  I am looking forward to working with her.  It sounds like she had a raw deal last year.  No help, no information.  She said that just this morning she has already gotten more information than she had all last year!!  She told one of our other teachers that more people have talked to her here than all last year.  I feel so bad that she had such a bad experience last year and will do all I can to make sure she has a much better year this year.
Anyway,  we have five first grade teachers on my team.  Four of us are planning to flex for reading instruction this year.  My fellow teacher across the hall and I flexed the last nine weeks of last year and really saw the benefits and the potential benefits to doing it all year this year.  I will keep you updated on the progress as the year goes on.