lions and tigers and bears oh my!!

We had stuffed animal day at school and it was a blast!
We got to wear our PJs and bring animals to school.

We did lots of fun activities:
-read a teddy bear story
-graphed gummy bears by color
-watched Paddington
-shared how we got our stuffed animals and what their names are
-created our own animals out of dough and baked them and ate them!

I love these kiddos!

happy tuesday

March 22nd was a busy busy exciting day!

It was my last day of practicum. I am going to miss those kids SOO much! We took a class picture and then the kids got to tell us their favorite memories and then give us advice for being future teachers. They make me laugh :)

I left in the middle of the day to go to the district office for my internship interview. Imagine a room with me + 12 principals. It was a bit intimidating. But they were super nice and I think it went well! I mean they did clap for me at the end ha! I wasn't expecting a call until about 4:30, but on my way home from practicum I got a call from Ryan Murphy.

I'm the newest 2nd grade teacher at Orchard Hills Elementary! I'm actually thrilled to be teaching 2nd grade. I think it's pretty much the greatest! And I can't believe that I'm going to have my very own classroom and that graduating from college is only a year away. When did I become a real adult??

I have a lot to do in the meantime, but I can't wait for August to arrive and for the adventure that awaits me with those cute little students of mine!

Miss Blackner

Yup, that was my name yesterday. I worked at the Jr. High today and it was a lot different than I was expecting. My assignment was special ed so I was assuming that I would be working with students who had disabilities but I was actually with the students that just need some extra help with their work. Besides the comments like, "You look like a student" and Jordan's friends saying, "Dang, your sister is cute!" and being younger than all the teachers and not having anything to do at times, it was a great day! Although I'm an elementary ed major, I realized how much I love being in that atmosphere in general and how it was even fun to teach that age. It just helped confirm that teaching is definitely what I want to do :) And it also made me miss my younger school years. Those were the good days! I look forward to the rest of the school year and hopefully get some experience at the elementary schools as well.

I spent the rest of my day reading Mockingjay, going to my brother's last soccer game, eating Panda Express with my parents, and then finishing the night with Greta!

We sat on the couch by the fire (yes, we had a fire in May. Crazy, I know!) and watched a movie. What can get better than a romantic comedy with your best friend being curled up with a blanket :) That sounds like FUN to me! Day 4...