School started last Monday. So I am all the way into week 2. My 17ish kiddos are great. They are brilliant, they have personalities, I can be real with them, they push me to be a better teacher, planner, person…
I really can’t say enough about them. Even though I have a few tough cookies, they are totally manageable, and they can even talk like adults…which is awesome, sometimes .
I got to have my friend S repeat this year as he wasn’t old enough to go to Kindergarten and he is on an IEP and needs more work. I have spoke about him before on this blog. He lights up my world. He is non-verbal, yet speaks volumes. I know his every quirk, and yet he suprises me each day. So I thought I would share a story about him today!
A few days ago, I introduced the “milk…
At the beginning of last week, I was so pumped about the coming school year. I had an amazing co-teacher that I had spent the summer with, I had an awesome teaching-team that we had planned and created, I got to go back to my pre-k classroom and see my kiddos, I was packing up…
read more »Well, today was the last day of Institute and my time as a Faculty Advisor. I learned so much this summer. I especially grew as an advocate for children, a coach for other teachers, and in my own teaching abilities. Next week marks the last week of Year 1. We are packing up classrooms and…
read more »Monday marks the first day of Institute here in Tulsa. On Monday, I will meet the 4 new Corps Members who will be teaching the babies in room 17 for most of the summer! I should probably note that I barely know the 16 babies in room 17. My room of 20 babies in room…
read more »“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” -Albert Einstein I saw this quote during spring break and I have been conscious of its meaning to me the last few days. When I think of this quote, I definitely see Pre-K. These kiddos don’t know who they will be in twenty years. They…
read more »Now that I am heading into Spring Break next week and I know I have a week of pure bliss and nothing to do, I can finally look forward to the rest of this school year, the summer, and next fall. My MTLD has suggested that the 5 of us 1st years (soon to be…
read more »So we have had a friend with disabilities in our classroom since mid-November. We will call him S. S is a sweet, sweet boy, who honestly has claimed my heart and ran with it…but besides that, he is a huge part of Room 32. My students love him, they care for him, and they do…
read more »That quote has honestly changed my outlook 100%. The last couple of weeks I have been having anxiety attacks every morning at 3:30am. It is a culmination of things. TFA, my school, my second job, my new commitment to a healthy lifestyle, trying to manage a personal/social life…It just all adds up to not very…
read more »So. Where do I start? It’s January. I would say I am half-way there, but I am not, seeing as we are a year-round school. I finally have a class of 20. Shocking. It won’t last long I am sure. I am finally getting an IEP meeting on Friday for my sweet friend who desperately…
read more »I feel like my classroom has become a revolving door. As soon as we get settled at 20, someone transfers. I have my original maybe 13 out of 17…I have gotten 5 new ones since the beginning and a new one is starting tomorrow. That puts us at 18 which means we still have 2…
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