A poem for Valentine's Day!

"I know you are reading this poem by fluorescent light in the boredom and fatigue of the young who are counted out, count themselves out, at too early an age.  I know you are reading this poem through your failing sight, the thick lens enlarging the letters beyond all meaning, yet you read on because even the alphabet is precious." ~ Adrienne Rich

We believe so wholeheartedly in what we do:

Writing. It works.

Happy New Year to all of our students and families! As we return to school and work today, may we have the confidence and energy to achieve all we wish to accomplish!

JOIN US TOMORROW FOR SPIDERSMART OF ASHBURN'S GRAND OPENING!!! 6-8pm / 20915 Ashburn Rd / Ashburn, VA 20147. Free food and lots of fun! Hope to see you all there!!!

Amazing Educator, Artist, and Toymaker!

Check out her story and her passion:  

http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/your-business/Twenty+Toys+child+play/7466640/story.html

“I have been working with students one-on-one for more than a decade,” said fifth-grade teacher Sean Duffy at Waples Mill Elementary School in Fairfax County. “I agree with you that 10 minutes with a kid is far more important than margin notes at home.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/saving-our-sorry-teaching-of-writing/2012/10/24/ca509c8c-1d74-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend

BEST OF LUCK ON THE SAT, STUDENTS!! I am SO PROUD of you for ALL your hard work over the years preparing for this test!!! You are going to ROCK IT THIS MORNING!!!!!