Thanks so much to vgqn and pameladean for donating to my Donor's Choose project. I am getting closer to my goal every day. My students will have you to thank for being better prepared for the workplace!

You can look at the project at http://www.donorschoose.org/ms.tatge.

Please take a look at my Donor's Choose project ( http://www.donorschoose.org/ms.tatge ) to raise money for computers in my classroom. This money will go directly to some fantastic 2nd graders at a low income school. My students, my school ( Read more... )

Dear Mom,

Happy belated birthday. I hope you were having fun! I love you!

I just got back from a crazy adventure in Peru. There were many beautiful ups and a few stressful downs. I visited the jungle where I got to see monkeys, parrots, gators, and tarantulas all in their natural habitat. I also hiked the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, which was quite a journey ( Read more... )

I don't post very often, but I wanted to update ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to alierajean and cari rose!! I hope both of you have an amazing day!

I want to have my third grade class sing a song at our end-of-the-year talent show, but I don't know what to have them sing ( Read more... )

Just to let everyone know, I'll be coming to Minneapolis for Christmas and New Year's. I'm probably going to get there very early morning on Christmas Eve (I'm taking a red eye) and am planning on going to sleep after I arrive for a couple of hours. I'm leaving back for California on January 3rd.

Can't wait to see you all!

I have gotten a job for the fall as a 3rd grade teacher in a public school in California. It is the same school where I did my student teaching in a Kindergarten. I am very excited!! I have so many ideas I want to try and things I want to do. There are two other 3rd grade classes at the school and one of them also is being taught by a new ( Read more... )

I don't post on livejournal very often, but I realized a lot has changed in my life since my last post. Here is just a quick update ( Read more... )