I apologize for the long pause since the last update, but I have been super busy and I have taken a turn for the good in my career life. As of October 26, 2009 I have been a Kindergarten teacher for the Plain Local School district and am loving it. I m actually a Teaching Assistant, but I have my own set of students all day and my own classroom. I really see 38 students everyday, but not all at once, we switch between two rooms once a day. I was confused at first but I have it down pat now and love it. I get to teach my own lesson under the direction of the head teacher in the room which I switch with, but she lets me change things to meet the needs and I have fun doing it. I have started to change things in the room and move things around and the kids are noticing them very quickly. I hope to have things pretty much in place by Christmas break.
This past week I was able to enlist Grandpa's help in coming to the school to help me teach the students about Veteran's Day. He loved it, I loved it, and the kids loved it. He even wore his hat for me. Grandma tagged along to see the room and meet the students as well. I guess she called mom when they got home and told her that I have a cute group of kids, and they both do not know how I know what is going on and what to do and how I get it done before the announcements in the morning. Let's just say in about a 30 minute time period, the kids enter, some stay, some go to breakfast, I check folders, they start and complete morning table work, i take attendance, and lunch/milk count and turn it in, in the room next door to be taken down and we are quiet and on the carpet with about two minutes to spare before announcements. Grandpa just sat at the table and shook his head a few times, because he is seeing first hand how a classroom works these days from when I was in school, let alone him.
I am still working at the library, but only on a sub basis. I worked this past Sat and enjoyed it, but then again since school started I have been spoiled with having Saturdays off and I kind of like it. It is nice though to see the library staff and catch up with them and keep tabs on what is going on in the system.
That is about it for now. I hope to keep you updated as things happen on a regular basis now, but I had to catch my breath. Hopefully the next time I will have small stories to share from the students. This week is conferences, so we will see what I get out of them or from the parents.
Till then.........
