Some old projects that haven't gotten posted yet...
Friday, October 3, 2008
Blah...
All that relaxing yesterday got me sick.. I had a headache yesterday but really didn't think anything of it until that evening when my throat starting hurting..
Yup only 4 weeks into being with kids I finally got the cold bug or whatever it is that is flying around.. Blah....SO Yucky...
Yup only 4 weeks into being with kids I finally got the cold bug or whatever it is that is flying around.. Blah....SO Yucky...
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Relax!
It's finally Thursday and I'm enjoying the quietness of my apartment right now! Even though it is messy I love just sitting on the coach cuddled up with the cat and relaxing here. I feel like I never have enough time to just hang out here anymore. Funny how at my old place I couldn't wait to leave and I often wished I didn't have to return to hear the t.v. on or my roommate being grumpy.. Now I avoid going out if I can.
Monday-Wed I feel like I am just running. Often running on fumes by Tuesday afternoon. I love being at school but even though I am not doing anything other than working with kids and observing I feel so bogged down by the time the day is over. Tuesdays call for a Starbucks pick me up.. Ahh Pumpkin Spice Latte--so yummy!!! Most of the time my day ends at like 9:30...
Wed. at least I got to sleep in and relax and not have to go anywhere till class at 1. I detest my evening class with such a vengeance. I feel completely lost in there and I think how will I ever do ALL of this in my classroom????? I come home and I just feel so stressed.
Thursday morning I head to class and realize teaching and learning math can be fun! Amazing since I HATE MATH, not this kind though! Makes me excited to see all the neat things that can be done to make math an enjoyable topic... This is a class that I am totally thinking rocks except for the big lesson plans and trying to incorporate them into the actual classroom. It's just hard when the teachers are on a curriculum that really doesn't deviated for anything... not fun..
So today I had lunch with my friend Jessica. It was nice to be able to chat about stuff again!
I did some retail therapy afterwards-got myself a new UCF sweatshirt. They had really pretty ones in purple and teal but not in my size. So I went with a gray one that zips all the way down--nice to use as a jacket to..
Next stop Lane Bryant as I had a $30 gift check from them. I spent $40 on two tops in the clearance section, so only paid like $10..woohoo..
Ran to Dress Barn and found two really pretty sweaters, one is a pumpkin orange and one is a real pretty pink--I think they will look great with nice dress pants for school....
I am going to spend the rest of the day relaxing and do some scrapbooking probably tomorrow.. I can't believe it is already 5 o'clock... wasn't it just 10 something.. Oh how the time goes when you don't pay attention to it..
Full week of internship next week so no UCF classes which is kind of nice. Will give me the chance to be dead tired of course, but also a chance to see an almost full week of school!! Woohoo..
Headed out to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party on Sat. night with my friend Suzanne and I have the camera battery charging... So expect some ghoulish pictures on Sunday...
Monday-Wed I feel like I am just running. Often running on fumes by Tuesday afternoon. I love being at school but even though I am not doing anything other than working with kids and observing I feel so bogged down by the time the day is over. Tuesdays call for a Starbucks pick me up.. Ahh Pumpkin Spice Latte--so yummy!!! Most of the time my day ends at like 9:30...
Wed. at least I got to sleep in and relax and not have to go anywhere till class at 1. I detest my evening class with such a vengeance. I feel completely lost in there and I think how will I ever do ALL of this in my classroom????? I come home and I just feel so stressed.
Thursday morning I head to class and realize teaching and learning math can be fun! Amazing since I HATE MATH, not this kind though! Makes me excited to see all the neat things that can be done to make math an enjoyable topic... This is a class that I am totally thinking rocks except for the big lesson plans and trying to incorporate them into the actual classroom. It's just hard when the teachers are on a curriculum that really doesn't deviated for anything... not fun..
So today I had lunch with my friend Jessica. It was nice to be able to chat about stuff again!
I did some retail therapy afterwards-got myself a new UCF sweatshirt. They had really pretty ones in purple and teal but not in my size. So I went with a gray one that zips all the way down--nice to use as a jacket to..
Next stop Lane Bryant as I had a $30 gift check from them. I spent $40 on two tops in the clearance section, so only paid like $10..woohoo..
Ran to Dress Barn and found two really pretty sweaters, one is a pumpkin orange and one is a real pretty pink--I think they will look great with nice dress pants for school....
I am going to spend the rest of the day relaxing and do some scrapbooking probably tomorrow.. I can't believe it is already 5 o'clock... wasn't it just 10 something.. Oh how the time goes when you don't pay attention to it..
Full week of internship next week so no UCF classes which is kind of nice. Will give me the chance to be dead tired of course, but also a chance to see an almost full week of school!! Woohoo..
Headed out to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party on Sat. night with my friend Suzanne and I have the camera battery charging... So expect some ghoulish pictures on Sunday...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Hello out there...
I know its been forever since I blogged-well it seems like it anyway..
Life has been soooo hectic. I can't believe I have been in the classroom already 4 weeks. In 2 short weeks I'll be leaving 2nd grade and heading up to 5th with a new teacher. I don't want to leave. I really like the 2nd graders even though I have only been with them for 2 weeks. I think 2nd is the grade I want to teach if given the opportunity. I know I said that before and I really wanted to have an opportunity to experience different grades. Its funny how students act even amongst schools. The 4th graders I worked with at another school were so much more calm and umm what's the word......oh yes.... self-controlled.... Much more so than the 4th graders at the school I am at. It's really a totally different experience. I've been to 3 schools is orange co and 1 in seminole now and of the 4 schools this one is completely different than the other 3.. It's well interesting to say the least. I'm wondering how 5th grade will be..
Not sure if I posted early about my ankle, well got x-rays taken last week Friday and nothing is broken.. The ankle is just sprained apparently... 2 weeks for just a sprained ankle and it still hurts?????????? Makes me wonder...
The days are all starting to mesh together for me. It's like I live for Thursday at 1pm when I am released out into the world for 3 days of whatever I want to do... Friday usually involves me sleeping late, going grocery shopping, sitting on the computer, and napping.. It feels so good..
Next week I have a full week of internship. Well a full UCF week which is Monday-Thursday. I am teaching a math lesson on Monday that I am a bit nervous about. I think it will go over well as it is something the kids are not use to in the sense that I will be reading them a story and then they get to play with manipulatives that just happen to be hershey kisses... The story is the Hershey's Kisses Subtraction book... Wish me luck around 12:30 on Monday afternoon!!!
Life has been soooo hectic. I can't believe I have been in the classroom already 4 weeks. In 2 short weeks I'll be leaving 2nd grade and heading up to 5th with a new teacher. I don't want to leave. I really like the 2nd graders even though I have only been with them for 2 weeks. I think 2nd is the grade I want to teach if given the opportunity. I know I said that before and I really wanted to have an opportunity to experience different grades. Its funny how students act even amongst schools. The 4th graders I worked with at another school were so much more calm and umm what's the word......oh yes.... self-controlled.... Much more so than the 4th graders at the school I am at. It's really a totally different experience. I've been to 3 schools is orange co and 1 in seminole now and of the 4 schools this one is completely different than the other 3.. It's well interesting to say the least. I'm wondering how 5th grade will be..
Not sure if I posted early about my ankle, well got x-rays taken last week Friday and nothing is broken.. The ankle is just sprained apparently... 2 weeks for just a sprained ankle and it still hurts?????????? Makes me wonder...
The days are all starting to mesh together for me. It's like I live for Thursday at 1pm when I am released out into the world for 3 days of whatever I want to do... Friday usually involves me sleeping late, going grocery shopping, sitting on the computer, and napping.. It feels so good..
Next week I have a full week of internship. Well a full UCF week which is Monday-Thursday. I am teaching a math lesson on Monday that I am a bit nervous about. I think it will go over well as it is something the kids are not use to in the sense that I will be reading them a story and then they get to play with manipulatives that just happen to be hershey kisses... The story is the Hershey's Kisses Subtraction book... Wish me luck around 12:30 on Monday afternoon!!!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
I hate hump days...
okay 3 things that make me mad about Wednesday-well this wed.
1. I just don't like my schedule, it just makes me nutty
2. I absolutely wanted to cry after my reading class-I feel lost, frustrated, and wanting to hit something.
3. On my way to class I was totally not paying attention, I feel in a slight hole in the ground-I hate to admit it. I got up and felt a sharp pain down my leg, but figured it would be okay. So I walked a few steps and got myself to class. My foot started throbbing during class and along with the teacher driving me nuts I got this awful headache.
My foot still is throbbing and if it doesn't feel better tomorrow I am going to call the clinic and see about going there and seeing what's going on. Sure hope it is nothing serious...
I can't wait till Sat and I can scrap with my SISTAS!!!
1. I just don't like my schedule, it just makes me nutty
2. I absolutely wanted to cry after my reading class-I feel lost, frustrated, and wanting to hit something.
3. On my way to class I was totally not paying attention, I feel in a slight hole in the ground-I hate to admit it. I got up and felt a sharp pain down my leg, but figured it would be okay. So I walked a few steps and got myself to class. My foot started throbbing during class and along with the teacher driving me nuts I got this awful headache.
My foot still is throbbing and if it doesn't feel better tomorrow I am going to call the clinic and see about going there and seeing what's going on. Sure hope it is nothing serious...
I can't wait till Sat and I can scrap with my SISTAS!!!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
they just fly by
I'll have to type everything up in a long drawn out post one of these days, but I'm to tired to think..It seems as though the weeks are just flying by.
Monday thru Wed. has become a blur....
Internship week 2 is over and I found out my teacher is moving from 4th grade down to 2nd. I'm excited, nervous, and overwhelmed with school work. It seems like it will never end-the school work that is. I actually like being at school, it just takes a bit of getting use to. And I feel like I'm not a very strong disciplinarian when it comes to getting the kids to be quiet in the halls and to pay attention during their computer lab time.. Oh man do they like to test me. There are a few that just know how to push buttons, and then there are few that just love to talk with me ALL the time and not get their work done. I'm leaving them now and will be moving down to 2nd grade where I think if given the choice I would like to be.
I feel so overwhelmed at the possibility of actually being a teacher next year in August. Gosh I hope I find a job, I hope I can control a class, I hope I can teach them... so many hopes, so many fears..... we will see....
Monday thru Wed. has become a blur....
Internship week 2 is over and I found out my teacher is moving from 4th grade down to 2nd. I'm excited, nervous, and overwhelmed with school work. It seems like it will never end-the school work that is. I actually like being at school, it just takes a bit of getting use to. And I feel like I'm not a very strong disciplinarian when it comes to getting the kids to be quiet in the halls and to pay attention during their computer lab time.. Oh man do they like to test me. There are a few that just know how to push buttons, and then there are few that just love to talk with me ALL the time and not get their work done. I'm leaving them now and will be moving down to 2nd grade where I think if given the choice I would like to be.
I feel so overwhelmed at the possibility of actually being a teacher next year in August. Gosh I hope I find a job, I hope I can control a class, I hope I can teach them... so many hopes, so many fears..... we will see....
