I don't have a whole lot to write about today, but it has been quite a while since I've posted so I figured it was time. Things have been going well, and I don't have any serious complaints! I've really been thinking about life after student teaching, and trying to find a job, which has been quite stressful. I can't believe I only have a month left already! Time is flying by.
I'm definitely feeling ready to start my own classroom! Some small frustrations are caused by the constraints of this not being my own class, but that is all part of the experience and I'm grateful for it. Today, my boyfriend Mike came in to bring me lunch and say hi to a few people (he attended the elementary I'm working in) and my students were so excited to meet him. They were watching for him out the window, so when I saw him walking in, I said "There he is!" One girl in my class said, "Ooh, he looks kinda cute... I'm excited for him to come inside so I can see him!" Then, when he got to the classroom, she said "He is cute." She then proceeded to tell him she thought he was cute. =) It was adorable. They were very disappointed when they got back from lunch and he wasn't there.
We have been working hard on many different subjects, but I'm really focusing on math and writing. These were the areas I thought I could have the biggest impact, so I've been trying many new things with the students. I feel things are going quite well. The most frustrating part is something I've been told for years that I wouldn't realize until I was in this position - we're told that students must learn certain things, but if they don't learn them in a certain amount of time we're supposed to just move on. I've gone against the grain for the good of my students during math, and pushed back their test for a week because I did not feel they were ready. Due to me postponing that test, almost the entire class earned at least a 90% on the test. That is what I think it is all about; I'm not going to let my students fail just to meet time constraints!
Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday. Obviously, he died many years ago (Sept. 24, 1991 to be exact) but it is still a fun day to celebrate with young students. I read them two of my favorite Dr. Seuss books, Fox in Socks and I Am NOT Going to Get up Today! They loved listening to me read Fox in Socks, because the entire book is a tongue twister. We had a special visitor dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume that delivered cookies and lemonade, and then we watched the cartoon version of Cat in the Hat while writing our own rhyming poems or stories. It was a very fun and relaxing morning for them!
Next week will be all of our parent-teacher conferences. I've been told it will seem to be a very long week, but I'm hoping everything runs smoothly! I'll probably post another update at the end of the week!
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