- Woke up at 5.
- Awarded third grade for my placement! Yes, awarded... I love third and forth graders so much I want to put them in my pocket and take them home with me.
- My host teacher was absent so I spent my day in the second grade. The school can't afford substitutes so the class without a teacher just gets divided among the other teachers. Pretty sad.
- It was a boy's birthday today! He turned 8. I asked him what his fun birthday plans were and they were to go to ihop, a movie, and to meet Johnny Depp. He said he knows someone that could "hook him up". Sounds like my kind of birthday. We've been warned to NOT eat food from children. I skipped out on the cupcakes.
- The Librarian told me I am going to make a great teacher after spending 20 minutes with me.
- I was able to teach a mini lesson using the book Young Martin's Promise. Hopefully it left the students thinking that maybe someday they could change the world and have a holiday dedicated to them.
- Ummm.. EVERY CLASSROOM has a SmartBoard! This is unbelievable and being such a technology nerd I couldn't be more excited.
- I was sneezed on more than I would like to know. Starting now Purell is my new best friend.
- One girl told me her birthday was in a week, I told her mine was on Friday. I asked them if I looked old and they laughed and said, "No! You don't have any gray hair!"
- Two girls wouldn't let go of my hands on the way out at the end of the day. I live for moments like these.
Photos of the Day:
Love.
Nearly bleeding by the end of the day, but worth it
Stained glass at my subway stop
Finally finished holiday thank you cards.
Greetings from the Bronx.
There is so much to be thankful for.
ahh come one. eat the cupcakes teacher lady. i'm only going to have an 8th birthday once. you can come meet jonny depp with me ...
ReplyDeleteonly sneezed on them, and carried them thru subway, and used salt instead of sugar and
Bravo...no doubt in my mind of your abilities. YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER, NOW. Drink lots of orange juice and at every opportunity, wash your face and hands [up to your elbow]. This was great advice from our school nurse in my first school in 1970. I followed that advice for 39 years. Your shoes are marvelous, too. Kids love a well-dressed teacher. They are impressed with the fact you care enough about them to dress well for them. LOL always one of my favorite things to do, dress well.
ReplyDeleteGOOD LUCK, sweet gal! xoxo Linda ZAGRANICZNY [aka SIGNORA TURISTA]
Thank you for all of the wonderful advice Linda! I have been washing my hands at every opportunity, but I will now wash up to my elbow too! Also, after all the years of working at Ann Taylor and J Michaels I think I have a very good assortment of nice clothing I have NO excuse to not look professional. I am a little surprised at the teachers casual dress here though. Anyway, nice to hear from you and be on the lookout for something coming in your mailbox!
ReplyDeleteVictoria, I promise you may see some of those teachers step it up a notch on the dress...that seems to happen when an Ann Taylor devotee and ex-employee goes out in the world (after leaving the mall!) Never dress down, always dress up...shows you care.
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