And here it is, my room for the school year 2011-2012. The room is about double in square-footage from the old room. Good thing since I have about double the number of students!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Nervous
Why am I nervous?
This is my seventh year teaching - fourth at my school.
This will be my 2nd year in second grade, so I am familiar with the curriculum and don't have to "wing it" as I did last year.
And yet... I am nervous. Why?
It all comes down to the fact that I don't trust God.
I struggle to trust him:
-to provide patience for me.
-to guide me.
-to give me strength.
-to provide for my needs.
-to forgive my failures.
You name it and while intellectually I know I should trust, I struggle to do so.
Hmmm - you'd think after 10 years of following Christ, I'd have this stuff down a little better. Thankful that his mercies are new every morning and that his faithfulness never fails!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Mr. Sandman...
I usually don't dream, but when I do my dreams are usually quite memorable. This summer I have had five back-to-school dreams.
Dream #1 - I go in for my first day of inservice, receive my list of students to discover...it's my same darlings! I've been moved to 3rd grade!
Dream #2 - First day of school and who walks in??? My same darlings - again, I've been moved to 3rd grade!
Dream #3 - I go in to talk with my P who tells me I have to switch grades because the previous 2nd grade teacher is returning. Therefore, I get moved - this time, to Kindergarten!
Dream #4 - I am in my 2nd grade room with my soon-to-be 24 2nd graders. One of the students runs away. So what do I do? I leave during my break - walk to his house which is conveniently next door and drag his rear back to school.
Dream #5 - I am in my 2nd grade room with my soon-to-be 24 2nd graders and they.are.wild! It was "how not to do" classroom management.
Wonder what the first days will bring?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Shiny New Room
Wow it's been like 4 months since I've posted - oops! In the past four months I have:
Enjoy these pictures of my classroom pre-set up:
- judged regional science fair where all three of my students participating received blue ribbons and one received the judges' award!
- closed out the school year.
- packed up my classroom for our big move to the new school.
- packed up my apartment for our big move to the new house.
- took two precious weeks off after school was out to organize and unpack at the house.
- worked part-time (12 hours a week) at the stationery store.
- traveled to Lake of the Ozarks, MO for a great week vacation.
- planned, prepared, created, etc.. for the new school.
- tried not to freak out that I have 24 students!
- freaked out about having 24 students.
- set up my classroom.
- hoping to do as little as possible these last two weeks of summer.
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