Can you imagine a Friday afternoon of the week before school starts, when teachers are stressed and swamped, and they ALL show up for a voluntary meeting?! That is what happened this year when teachers had a chance to learn about blogging. What is a blog, you say? It is short for "weblog," which is a diary of sorts--collected thoughts or a summary of events.

Teachers in grades one through five blog at Willowdale. It is not required, but teachers have found it to be a most amazing source of communication--both for parents and students. They are written by either teachers or students. From posted spelling words, to classroom events, to sharing valuable curriculum assistance and reminders about field trips--each is unique and truly a wealth of information for our community! We receive many emails and phone calls from family members of our students far away that have said they really feel connected to their favorite grandchild with school activities through our blogs and website.

So . . . . . . check them out on our website by using the pull-down menu of Blogs. I thought it was high time for the principal to start blogging, too!