Happy Holidays!

I hope everything makes sense in this post. I walked full on into my bathroom doorway at 2am and I think I have a mild concussion. But the fog is slowly lifting. Share time: I've been working with one of Lori's kids over the the last month. If you have happened to walk in the library when I'm on with her, it's probably no surprise that those 15 minutes are a highlight of my day. It's made me remember how fun it is to see students grow. You all work so hard and do such great things for students! I hope you all have a relaxing winter holiday. Now keep reading!

PebbleGo Next
PebbleGo has been available for our school for some time. If you aren't familiar with PebbleGo, it's a database of information geared towards the lower grades. CPS now has access to PebbleGo Next which is designed for grades 3-5. It's available through Classlink. Just open the PebbleGo icon in Classlink and choose the tab for PebbleGo Next. 

STEAM Kits
We have now distributed 50 STEAM kits to families over the last two months. Students have submitted 43 activities via SeeSaw demonstrating what they created. I have nothing to compare it to, but I think that's pretty good. I understand we're only serving a small number of students, mainly the ones whose families can bring them in. But it's given me a chance to see how the program can run and I'm looking forward to being able to hand them out to all students when they return in 2026. 

Grade Level Maker Activities
I have been working with kindergarten the last few months to distribute maker activities to students. Last month we passed out "Balloons Over Broadway" float making kits and next week we are passing out "Snowman Circuit" cards. The turnout has been good because it's an initiative from the classroom teachers. I'd be happy to collaborate with other grades and put together kits for you as well. We'd just need to determine an activity, promote, and then pick an evening to pass them out to families. 

Book Groups
I have had the pleasure to work with fourth and fifth grade classes this last month on the Mark Twain Award nominees for this year. There are five active groups with the challenge to read all 12 this year. I'd love to start some with students in second or third grade next month. I would have to pick books I've already read because reading 3 new ones right now is killing me! We can set it up with students from different classes or grade levels. So think of students who'd like a challenge or a change of scenery and let's get it going. 

Charging
A fellow media specialist posted a tip I hadn't heard. She said that in order to refresh the iPad battery, you should shut down the iPad (holding the power button and then sliding across the screen) before charging overnight. I can't confirm if it truly works, but what we got nothing to lose. 

Have an excellent break!

Zoom/STEAM/Overdue/Bookfair

Great job transitioning back to the world of the virtual! I've enjoyed connecting with your classes. I had 19 Zoom sessions with classes this week. I think Stephanie enjoys hearing the kids but could use less of me talking! If you're looking for a way to relax tonight, check out "Christmas with the Darlings" premiering on Hallmark at 7:00. And have those bingo cards at the ready. 

Zoom feature spotlight
In case you didn't know, you have the option to show only part of your screen while sharing. When you get the popup to choose what screen you'd like to share, choose the advanced options at the top. Then you can choose "portion of screen". You'll get a window that you can enlarge/shrink and move around the screen. A good way to limit what they see at one time, such as when showing a Youtube video. Try it out!

Cedar Ridge STEAM activities
We launched our first round of activity kits this week. We had 39 students submit a request and was able to fill 30 orders. I should have told them to only submit the form one time. I think Aven wins the award for submitting the same request the most times (4)! I enrolled those students in the CRE STEAM course where they can submit videos of their work. We've received several thank you's from parents already and I got live Zoom shoutouts by many students today. So that's good. 

Overdue Books Update
Stephanie has been working diligently this week to directly message every family through Seesaw about overdue books. Currently we have a shade over $4,100 in books out. I know. Not pretty. Families have been told to drop them off during the school day and have been given replacement costs. I'll run a "book buy back" event in December during the evening and try to throw some incentive at them. We'd appreciate any reminders you can give your class.

Book Fair
The book fair is all wrapped up. We sold about $1500 worth of books which isn't too shabby. That will bring the school about $400 to purchase books for the library. I don't have an ETA on delivery right now, but will pass along that information when I get the shipment notification.

Have a great weekend and Thanksgiving Break!

It's not quite that time of year, but it's something you might need

In Jake's class today, a student said I was like the Santa Claus of the library. So in the spirit of giving, I'm putting out my world famous Christmas movie list and bingo games today. I'd say "early" but movies started weeks ago. And it's been a welcome break from news coverage. I hope it can bring you a little joy this season.

But first, Cedar Ridge STEAM kits

I've now introduced the new Cedar Ridge STEAM kits to all classes. Checkouts will officially begin tomorrow afternoon. I'll send out a school announcement via Seesaw with a short summary and links to reserve kits. Judging from reactions in class, I think they'll be a hit. But we'll see.

And now library books...

We will continue placing holds for books in Destiny. As of now, pickup days for library books will be Thursday and Friday from 8:30 to 3:00. Families will be notified that books are ready for their child and they can ring the doorbell to get the books (or STEAM kit). At this point, we will not be browsing like we did earlier in the year when the weather was nice.

And what you really came here for:

Matt's Definitive List and Rankings of Christmas Movies

Yes, the rankings are accurate. If you have a problem with a ranking, don't @ me, make your own list! 2020 movies are highlighted in green and new Netflix movies are highlighted in red. 

Matt's Christmas Bingo Game (that Hallmark later ripped off. I'm not bitter)

Tweet a picture of you playing bingo to enter for a chance to win absolutely nothing. 

Have a great weekend!

It's good to be back! (I swear I wrote that title before the news)

I enjoyed my third "first day" of the school year this week! Looks like I'll get my
fourth on Thursday. Lots of good stuff this week. And next week's blog will feature my world famous Christmas movie spreadsheet and bingo game. Just a teaser of what's to come!

Library Checkouts
It was so fun to get back into classes this week. Thank you for giving me some slack as I spend 14 minutes in your room. I will plan to Zoom into your classes next week. If you are a Friday checkout class, please contact me to reschedule. I really want to make sure everyone hears about the....

Cedar Ridge STEAM program
Next week I'll be talking to your classes during checkout time about a new program that we'll launch on the 16th. It's called "Cedar Ridge STEAM" and it's a way for students to check out materials to use at home. Here's how it works:

• Visit the Cedar Ridge STEAM website
• Look around to see what kits interest you
• Use the order for to reserve a kit
• I'll bring them to the student or if virtual, parents will have to come pick up
• Students will have a week with the kit
• Once reserved, I'll place the students in a SeeSaw course where they will upload pictures or videos of their work
• Once the kit is returned and the work is uploaded, students will get a commemorative pin

Check out the site so you can see what's available. I'll be looking to add more kits as the year progresses.

Story Walk
I've started working on adding a Story Walk to the Cedar Ridge grounds. We would be able to add different picture books and activities to a series of stations that students can visit while walking the path. Another fun way to get kids reading and outside! I'd love to get it going in the next month. Yes, it'll be cold, but kids can go outside in the cold! 

Chicken Coop revisited
For those of you who are new to our school, last year 2/3 of 5th grade was challenged to research and design a chicken coop. Mr. Higgins' class, the first to start the project, started building the coop which is located in the courtyard outside of Ms. Roetemeyer's classroom. Of course we weren't able to finish it before the year was cut short. The plan is to have chickens onsite this spring. Look for updates over the winter as to how your class can help with the care and learning involved with taking care of chickens! We also hope to have students build planter boxes and benches this spring for that courtyard, COVID willing. Should be fun! 

Have a great weekend!

Special Book Fair Edition

Happy Friday! This post is going to be short. I had a few things written down on a post it note that I wanted to include. I wrote them down so I wouldn't have to remember them. So if you are really curious, you'll find a hot pink post it note by my keyboard in the library. 

Fall Book Fair
I have chosen to go with an online book fair this fall through a company called Follett. If you recognize that name, it's because that's our library book vendor. They will give us 25% of our sales to go towards our collection. So that's good. They also ship for free to the school so there's no minimum order for families. Here's what you need to know:

• The fair will run from October 30 through November 16.
• Teacher wishlists are available through this Teacher Wishlist Link
• I put all classroom teachers in there. If I missed you, it wasn't intentional (except for Larry). Let me know and I'll add you in. 
• Get your wishlist done before Friday.
• All orders will be shipped to the school and then I'll work on getting those to families either in person or via a drive thru.
• I'll be sending out information to families next week via SeeSaw. That will include some eFlyers. I have a marketing kit coming soon and I look forward to opening that in a few weeks.

This link is the Main Cedar Ridge Book Fair link. You can visit it to see what the selection looks like. 

I told you this would be short. Have an excellent weekend!

Thursday update instead!

I wanted to get this out to you early so you have time to think and act before the big day on Monday! Remember to test out your flat panel display and make sure you know how to launch Airserver so you can display your iPad on Monday. I'd prefer to spend time proactively fixing issues than getting emergency calls on Monday. You know, the whole "your lack of preparation doesn't make it my emergency" thing. 

Library Time
Exactly one of you has scheduled library time with me. Please send me a 30 minute chunk that works for you. First come, first served. These times will carry over when we are able to visit the library again. The good news is we won't have to share with Locust! We'll use the time to share new stories, teach digital mini-lessons, promote digital reading, and use Destiny to place holds. For younger grades, I will work with you on a process for bringing down books for students to choose from and check out in addition to placing holds in Destiny.

Book bins
Please place outside your classroom doors. Include "return library books" into your arrival routine. I will walk the halls around 9:00 to pick up all the returned books. Later in the day we will place checked out books in your bins. We'll have a bookmarks with the student's name in each book. Because holds will be ongoing, students can return/check out as many times as they want per week. 

Camp Chairs
I purchased 30 camp chairs for you to use outside. Email me how many, what time, and what zone you need them to be and I'll set them up for you! Lots of fun colors too!

Chargers
Have been delivered to your rooms. Everyone got 3-4 so hopefully that will hold you over in a pinch. Unless the dead iPad is close to an outlet you'll just have to confiscate the iPad and the student will be without until it's charged.

Loaner iPads and Laptops
Loaners will be distributed through the media center. If a student forgets their device and you deem it necessary to have a replacement, email me and I'll bring one down to you. Please specify if you want an iPad or laptop. Know that you'll need to add apps as needed and coach students on how to log in and log out of applications. 

That's it for now. Let me know if you need anything!

SeeSaw pinned activities, Happy Halves, APL, STEAM kits, magical lamps

Another week down! I want to remind everyone that we are just three weeks away from the first Hallmark Christmas premier of 2020: Jingle Bell Bride on October 24th. Looks like it brings together some classic content: a wedding planner, a town in Alaska, and charming small town spirit. I'll have updated bingo cards ready for you by the 24th. Mine are way better than the Hallmark copycat version. 

SeeSaw Pinned Activities and Calendar
In case you didn't see on Twitter, SeeSaw has added the capability to pin an activity to the top of your class. There's also a new calendar view so it's easy to see what activities should be completed. Click this link for a how to video from SeeSaw and try it out! 

Happy Halves
Next week I'm restarting the Happy Halves PD sessions. For those of you who didn't attend last spring, they are 30 minute targeted learning on specific skills that you can use tomorrow. Teachers from around the district are invited. It's so nice to get perspectives from different schools. Next week's is scheduled for Tuesday from 3:30-4:00 and the topic is "Speed Dating: Your favorite virtual teaching tips". I sent an email with the Zoom info earlier this week. If you deleted it, pull it out of your trash! 

Apple Professional Learning Virtual Conferences
Our district's reps from Apple are strong leaders and are willing to share. They sent a schedule of free opportunities that I want to pass along to you. Some of you attended some sessions in the spring. If you haven't before, they are low key and informative. You can attend with your camera off and just follow along. Here is the schedule for the rest of the month. The times for us are from 4:00 to 5:00. Check it out!

At Home STEAM Kits
I'm in the process of organizing kits for kids to check out and use at home. Kits include Ozobots, Sphero, Dash & Dot, Duct tape creations, Origami, and more. There will be a website highlighting each kit and a Google Form to reserve them. I'm creating a SeeSaw course to go along with the process. Students would be able to upload a picture/video of what they have created to the corresponding activity. When activities are completed, students will get a button for the activity. I'll be building the site next week with the hope of launching the following week. I'll have all the info in next week's blog so you can send out to your classes. So if parents say they didn't know about it, I'll know what teacher to talk to :)

Show Me Award Nominees
I've enjoyed reading the first Show Me Award nominee to our kindergarten and first grade classes this week. I'd like to expand to second and third next week. So if you teach 2nd or 3rd, contact me for a time to get started. 

The Lamp
I'm trying something new. I was tired of the awkward "I'm on a call right now" hand gesturing when people come to the library. So I bought a new bulb for my salt lamp. If you see the lamp on, that means I'm on a zoom or phone call. Or perhaps I just don't want to be bothered...

That's it. Have a great weekend!
 

It's October, so let me share one of my fears.

I always fear that all our students aren't getting the same opportunities. I think that is happening right now. I don't want our students to miss out on opportunities but I also don't want to flood your inboxes with emails. So please glance through the sections because sometimes I sneak in relevant info amongst the hilarious memes...

iPad Troubleshooting
Things have really slowed down this week in the iPad repair department. Thank goodness. I appreciate you sending out the document I created for families. Please remind your families that issues should go through you first. I'm happy to help if you can't, but I think it's important that you know what's going on. There are so many different tools out there and I just don't know what you all are doing. If you are going to try something new, please let me know ahead of time so I can look it over and find out who to talk to if it's broken. Especially if it's a district provided resource. I'm so glad you all are trying new things, but a little heads up is appreciated. 

Sora
Thanks to Nikki, Julia, and Abbey for letting me talk to your classes about Sora. If you are new to CPS or teach younger grades, perhaps you don't know what a great resource Sora can be. It's a digital collection of eBooks and audiobooks that have been purchased for use by myself just for Cedar Ridge students as well as from Columbia Public Schools. It contains engaging, popular, new titles just like the library. And unlike Epic, it's free to use 24 hours a day. I recently purchased over $1000 in materials that are only accessible to our kiddos, so I would really like to see that money go to good use. Talk to me about giving your class a ten minute intro into how to use Sora. As a bonus, I will show them how to get into theDaniel Boone Regional Library's collection as well.

Library Drive Thru
We've just finished up our third week of Library Drive Thrus. We've been able to check out several hundred books to families. If you teach 3rd through 5th I should have already talked to your class about placing holds in Destiny. I would like to expand to 2nd grade next week so they can learn how to place holds. I'd appreciate any advertising you can give to your families. We are scheduled for Thursday and Friday from 11-1 next week. We might add another evening session once I figure out my personal calendar. Stay tuned.

ClassLab Works!
If you are looking for another interactive tool to use with your classes for formative assessment, try out ClassLab. Most of you may remember ClassLab as the tool that is inserted into Smart Notebook files. It allows students to post comments directly to your Smart Notebook activity from anywhere (I got my wife started on it earlier this week so I know it works!). Kids can launch it from the ClassLab icon on their iPads and connect with the code you provide them onscreen. If you need a refresher course on how to utilize this simple, effective tool for engagement and formative assessment, let me know. 

Have a Great Weekend!

There are a few updates that don't include iPads...

Filtering Issues
I've seen a lot of issues with the iBoss connection that was installed on our student ipads yesterday afternoon. I have reported them to tech services and they are working with iBoss on the issues. My thinking is that many parents dealt with the issues on their own. It appears that the main issue is a pop-up telling them that a secure connection can't be made to the proxy server. It seems to point them to Settings to sign in. Several parents I've talked to followed this route but are still getting pop-ups. One thing to suggest is to have families update their ipads to the latest version. When I hear more, I'll let you know.

Mark Twain Award Nominees
Next week I'll be launching our Mark Twain Award challenge for fourth and fifth graders. Per Abbey Upton's suggestion, I made a Keynote presentation with an audio recording of the first chapter of all twelve books. I found a local celebrity to read them! If you teach 4th or 5th, shoot me a 15 minute window next week when I can "visit" your classes to get them started. 

Sora
I also want to have time to talk with all 2nd through 5th grade classrooms about Sora. There are a few changes this year that are pretty cool. I have also spent nearly $1000 this month on new ebooks and audiobooks for our students. I know many of you push Epic, but Sora has a lot of great stuff and is always available. I'm planning on spending a good chunk of my budget this year on Sora, so let me know if you want additional titles. I can have them up and running with a 15 presentation that is sure to be memorable. 

STEM Activities
Next week I'm hoping to start a process for students to check out materials from me to explore at home. I will include challenges and "how to" videos to guide them. I doubt it'll be up and running next week, but I'm fine with you sharing the concept with families who might be looking for extension activities. Just tell them it's coming soon and it's going to be really awesome. Or make up your own line. 

Have a great weekend!

YouTube, Drive Thurs, Batteries, and Gigi

Happy Friday! These five days weeks are crazy. Here are a few updates from the media center. I've been holding off on emails, so there's a lot of stuff here. I sat in a media specialist meeting this morning where they walked us through how to set up a Zoom meeting. I know. We are so proficient with our practices and things are running so smoothly here at Cedar Ridge. It's so cool seeing all the interactive features of your classes and sheer number of quality posts kids are making to your courses. Great job!!

"Sit and get" Powerpoints are dangerous to your health. 

Library Drive Thru
We've had a nice turnout for the drive thru this week. As of this publication, we have 36 kids come through. We will continue next week with all grade levels. If you are 3rd or 4th grade teacher and haven't scheduled a time with me to talk to your class, you know how to reach me. 

YouTube
This info might not apply to you, but there have been an increased number of blocked videos. Technology Services has indicated they are making changes to the parameters. If you have come across this issue, you are supposed to call the help desk (if you can get through, Larry will buy your lunch the next day). Or send me the link and I'll handle it for you. 

So an email just went out to everyone in the world. I would not worry right now about having your students login to Youtube. I have a few followup questions for Dr. Monroe and then I'll pass along my suggestions. Update: she says that students will still be able to view video without logging in. I would highly suggest you test your YouTube videos by using the Chrome Incognito browser. What the heck is that, you say? Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of Chrome. Choose "new incognito browser". The paste your YouTube video there. That shows you what happens when someone not logged in as you accesses your links. Next level stuff. 

iPads for Justin and Rebecca
Rebecca came to me and asked if she could have an iPad to better support you. What a great idea! So both Justin and Rebecca have an iPad so they can see what the students are seeing and learn more about the apps. Now that I'm writing this, I'm wondering if Emily might want one as well. If you are reading this message, Emily, then come see me! Right now I'm eavesdropping on Ainsley's class as Justin is leading them on a lesson. He's doing an awesome job! Very cool! 

ST Math
Here is a video about how students can get into ST Math. I've also put it on the webpage under the "Learning at Home" tab. 

SeeSaw Courses
Our specialists have asked that our students practice how to go in between courses in SeeSaw. If you haven't already, on Tuesday of next week can you show them quickly how to toggle between their courses? Each classroom teacher will continue to post the schedule on your homeroom course. 

Battery Life
Students are using the heck out of these devices. I see how drained Maggie's and Ainsley's iPads are after a morning of usage. I'd suggest you tell the kids to plug in during their lunch break. If parents are having charging issues, I'd suggest you first have them try a different cable if possible. Those are the most likely point of failure. Lemons do happen, so if it can't be resolved with a cable swap I can issue a new device after we go through all the other variables.

Jamboard
I got to spend some time this week with Nikki's small group work on Jamboard. It's an interactive whiteboard app from Google. There are some pretty cool features and would support cooperative learning with students. If you'd like to learn more about how you might be able to use Jamboard, let me know and we can meet. 

Featured App: Reminders
I've been really impressed with how you are teaching kids how to augment their executive functioning skills using the timers and alarms on the iPad. Next week, see if you can blend in the Reminders app. It's a great way for kids to document things they need to do. You can schedule reminders just like calendar events and can also make them recurring. Students can check off completed reminders as well (everyone loves checking things off their list). Schedule a time with me if you'd like a Zoom breather and I can walk them through it next week. 

Enjoy Your Weekend!

What a week!

I'm confident in saying that the last seven days have been the most intense of my

19 years in CPS. It was about at this time last week when the iPads stopped communicating and my weekend took a turn for the worst. Looking back now, it was a great opportunity to see that our Cedar Ridge staff is the most patient and hardworking group of people around! You all were truly impressive in handling the week. All the preparation and collaboration paid off big time. But I'm glad it's over (knocking on wood right now)...

Wondering how things are going across the school? Check out these stats from SeeSaw (this hasn't been updated with Friday's activity, so it's just three school days!):

For those of you who are new here, I try to send out a weekly blog with highlights and updates. My goal is to only send emails for time sensitive issues and keep the main info here. This blog is linked on the Media Center website for anytime access. Here we go...

Circulation Plan
We will begin circulating books next week. The plan is to start with kindergarten and 5th grade. I'll be connecting with 5th graders on Monday to show them how to place holds in Destiny. We will check those out to them and have them ready for pickup. The little people will drive up and will pick from a mobile library. We have 127 book bundles ready (thanks Stormi, Stephanie, and Emily). Colleen is creating something really special to display the books. Seriously, it's going to be incredible!! Here are the current times for pickup:

Thursday 11-1
Friday 11-3

If you teach kindergarten or 5th grade, I'm going to attempt to send out an announcement to them via SeeSaw admin with directions. I'll let you know how it goes! Once I get a look at the process next week, I'll start bringing other grades online. 

Overdues
The Locust/Cedar Ridge library currently has over 400 overdue books. That's a

roughly $5000 expense. Starting Monday, I will place a book return on the front porch. Please message your families and ask them to return their books. I will be sending out a video next week on how to login to Destiny and see what is overdue. I will also start messaging families through SeeSaw directly at some point.

Specialist Zoom Info
In the spirit of continuity, please make sure you are posting the document I sent you for specials on Wednesday. Each specialist will also be posting an activity in SeeSaw for all their classes to access the link. Participation was great this week and we're excited to see them again on Wednesday.

Matt Time For Your Class
I would like to make contact with your students next week. I have a scope and sequence to follow each week. I didn't bring that up initially because you are totally booked. I also looked at what they wanted me to do and pretty much all of it is being handled by you right now anyway. So please contact me to schedule a time to join in and a topic to cover. I am planning on just 10-15 minutes of a focused skill. I'll do the same thing for each grade. For 5th grade for example, I'm getting them set up with Destiny and Sora.

STEAM Home Integration
Next week I'll be formulating a plan for home based STEAM activities. One piece will be the ability for students to check out materials we have at school (Spheros, Dash and Dot, Ozobots, Cubelets, etc). Each device will come with directions and challenges to complete. I'm hoping to get that up and running the following week. 

That's it for now. You all did an amazing job this week. Rest up this weekend! 

March Updates

Welcome back! Hard to believe my last post was at the end of November! Lots of great info below:

Outdoor Learning Courtyard
We were excited to start installing the new CRE chicken coop yesterday that is being built by Josh's class. It was decided that we can start adding elements to the north courtyard (by kindergarten) to create a super cool outdoor learning environment. So we are looking for suggestions! This might be a great activity to do with your classes. There's a bunch of space out there that could fit raised flower/vegetable beds, benches, tables, etc. Ideally we'll be able to have the students help build and install each element. So talk to your students and let me know what you come up with.

CREdX Update
I must say that I'm a little disappointed that Amber was the only person to offer suggestions for potential donors. Ten points to Amber! I know there are families in our school that own/run businesses. Please let me know. The committee will handle contacting potential donors so you won't have to do any of the awkward asking. 

Our student committee is working to talk to each 3-5 classroom over the next week to start recruitment. I hope to be there for the talks but if I'm not able to make it, please help them out if they miss any important details or aren't clear. It's scary talking to groups of kids (as you know) so they'll likely stumble a bit. I will be meeting with K-2 teachers over next week to share the info with you.

Because our theme of "Dear Cardinals" is so open, I think we will do some school-wide activities in addition to the live event. Look for more details in April. 

Classroom projects brief

Students present to our expert panel

• Julia's class just finished their chicken coop design project and will start building soon. Abbey's class will start after spring break
• Second grade is about to start a green screen project to go along with their animal research posters and virtual zoo
• Third grade is starting publication of a grade level iBook for their country research
• Taryn and Nikki's classes have both completed "Mystery

  

  Asking questions to figure out the other class location

  Skypes" with other classes around the country. 

Computer Carts
MAP testing is approaching. Which means that our 3rd and 4th grade colleagues will get preference for scheduling the computer carts for their MAP preparation. Please please please watch every student shut down their computer after they are done. And please personally check to make sure each one is properly plugged into the charger. We always have duds so it's best to have a full arsenal of devices to pull from. As a reminder, you can always check the availability of the laptops through the Media Center Computer Lab Schedule.

Book room materials
Another reminder to you about how to turn in your book room bags. Please make sure you have the covers facing out and the teacher materials facing forward. Otherwise it's difficult for the next teacher to preview what they need for class. I've included a picture for your reference.

The correct way of turning in your materials.

Library Time
Cedar Ridge is trending in the right direction with overdue books! We now have as many overdue books as Locust Street but with twice the students. I appreciate your help during all of these choppy weeks. It's nice to get back into a routine again. I decided to pause on the maker activities during checkout to help reduce the spread of germs. Hopefully we can get started again after spring break. 

Have a Great Weekend!