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1. What a year!

   June 24, 2014 Posted by Caitlyn Solomon As most of you know this is my first year being a teacher.  As I left the school on Thursday I really thought about all of the things that have happened this year. Let me tell you, WOW, I thought I learned a lot in college, but the things I learned… Continue Reading »

2. Green Thumb

   June 10, 2014 Before I start this post I should say that my mother is an AMAZING gardener.  She would spend her entire life in the dirt if she could. Me, on the other hand, not so much. I would get too hot in the sun and burnt too easily to want to spend a lot of time… Continue Reading »

3. Ch1 takes the City

   June 10, 2014 This week was full of adventure for all the 3-6 students at ADM. CH2 had an awesome field trip at the Beverly Art Center. I can’t say exactly what they did but I am sure that Ms. Kate can tell you ALL about it. What I can tell you about is the field trip my… Continue Reading »

4. The Importance of Handwriting

   June 4, 2014 The ScienceTimes (NY Times) yesterday had an article about the effects on memory and learning that handwriting has on brain development, and what is getting lost as handwriting is being replaced by keyboards. The findings are eye-opening and this article is a must read for any parent or teacher working with children. Here is the… Continue Reading »

5. Be Cool About Fire Safety

   June 4, 2014 Be Cool! Click for a GREAT video on fire safety 🙂 On Wednesday, May 21st ADM had our very own fire fighter, Tim Daily (Father of Nora Daily), come into the school to talk about what he does. The students were able to learn about how to become a fire fighter, what a firefighter does… Continue Reading »

6. Hi There!

   June 1, 2014 I would first like to introduce myself: I am Caitlyn Solomon, the lead teacher in CH1 at ADM. I started to work at the school about a year ago in the summer program working with the six to nine year old students. Before I came to work at ADM I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and… Continue Reading »