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2 weeks ago | colbysharp.substack.com | Colby Sharp

We had some pretty bad storms last weekend that left a lot of our school families without power. On Wednesday, when we were in the library late morning, the power to our school went out. sharpread | Colby Sharp is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The kids were very excited. When we got back to class we made some adjustments to our day.

3 weeks ago | colbysharp.substack.com | Colby Sharp

My wife and I spent our spring break in Alaska. I had the privilege of spending some time working with students, teachers, and families. Giving fourteen presentations in four days felt life-changing. The thing that I noticed over and over again was how much pride everyone had in being Alaskan. It feels like a place that is VERY easy to to fall in love with. My wife and I have been to a lot of amazing places together, and it is often hard to leave and come home.

1 month ago | colbysharp.substack.com | Colby Sharp

It felt like spring break was very far a way for a very long time. Somehow we made it to break! I’m spending the next week with my wife in Alaska doing school visits and working with teachers. I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED! sharpread | Colby Sharp is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Like we do before every break, we spent some time making reading plans. The kids have gotten so much better at this.

1 month ago | colbysharp.substack.com | Colby Sharp

Last week, I finished reading aloud The Wild Robot series to my first and fourth grade sons. These young readers are the last two of our five kiddos. We had our first child my first year as a teacher, so I’ve been reading aloud to my own kids as long as I’ve been reading aloud to my students (18 years). I know our bedtime read alouds will not continue forever. I also that I won’t be the one to stop them. Just like it is in the classroom, the home read aloud is magical.

1 month ago | colbysharp.substack.com | Colby Sharp

I do my best to try to find joy in all parts of the school. Other than the two weeks we are doing state testing, I am a big fan of it all. With that being said, I think the stretch from Presidents’ Day to spring break might be my favorite. These four to six weeks are magical. Our classroom is buzzing. The kids know each other so well, and at times we are a pretty well-oiled machine.