GUESS WHAT!!!

So I just found out that I am te spreaker for our FCS Graduating Class!!!! Ahhh this is what they sent me

"Each program in our department chooses a speaker for the HDES department graduation ceremony. Dr. McCombie and I discussed our student teachers (GPAs, FCSE Club membership and participation, personality, motivation to become a teacher, etc.). Based on these criteria, would you like to be the FCSE speaker? You would speak for a short time (around 5 minutes), and we both think you would do an outstanding job. Please let me know if you're interested." I cannot tell you how excited I am about this. I never dreamed that I would be given this opportunity or that I would be where I am now. Looking back four years ago so many things have changed and I have changed, but you know what I have never been happier with how everything is going. I am so glad that I never gave up or changed majors. This is where I am supposed to be and I am doing what I have dreamt about since I first started school. I cannot beleive that I am finally here. Now, all I have to do is get my own classroom. I am in no rush for this, honestly I just want to be a sub. for awhile. That is all the news that I have, I just wanted to let you know I am speaking at graduation!!!! Ahhhhh

 

28 Days Left of Student Teaching 45 Till Graduation!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry that I have not posted in some time, but I have been so busy writing lessons, sleeping, eating, writing lessons, sleeping, eating, and making bulletin boards. Its all good though I just wrote my last lesson for student teaching today. AHHH!!! I can honestly say I am glad to be done with lessons at least for now. Now, it is on to my unit plan!!! I want to have it all finished by the time I go to IUP on the 30th. You know what I am going to have it finished. Then, once that is done there is really nothing standing between me and Graduation!! I cannot believe that I am done, I do not want to be. I am excited though to get started with my career and start something that I love. Enough of this lets get on to last week. Last week was my last week with my first group of students and my first week of having them all in the kitchen almost everyday. It was tiring having them all cook all day long. But, they were a great group of students so it was a lot of fun. I even got to eat food, so I was happy with that. I hate to say it and am surprised to say it, but my 6th graders are better at cleaning up than my 7th graders. I cannot tell you what a mess they make in the kitchens. It was disgusting!!!!! I would not have wanted to do anything else though. My 8th graders were amazing!!!!!! Last, Thursday was their cook off competition. They had to make chocolate chip cookies. You would not even believe what some of these cookies looked like. So added baking powder instead of baking soda, others added to much flour, some not enough butter, some melted the butter, and some added to much salt. Yet, they were all given the same recipe and we planned it all out together. The 8th grade group that won was the group that I wanted to win. They worked so hard and tried so hard. I was so proud of them and their cookies. The group that won 7th grade was not the group that I thought would win. The group that I thought would win had trouble. I tasted their cookies the day before and they were amazing. However, when they went to make the second batch another group dropped their cookies in the oven and then turned off the oven. So, the other group did not realize this and thus there cookies did not turn out. I felt really bad for them and their cookies. Oh, I a funny story. One of my 7th graders tried to set me up with his uncle. This boy is so cute, he comes and says hi to me almost every morning. well we were in class and they asked me how old I was, so I told them. He then looked at me and said my uncle is single "oh that's nice" then the little boy said he is only 29. I can tell him about you. It was so cute. This little boy is also, in the group whose cookies did not turn out. My 6th graders did not get to cook on Thursday, instead we played Jeopardy which was so much fun. I think I may have had more fun than them. They got so into it and loved it. Then, on Monday I got new Kids. I had to go over all of the rules and syllabus, lets just say that I had no voice by the end of the day. I love all of them, and think that they are going to be a great group of kids. In period one I have 11 8th graders, period two 9 8th graders, period three 24 ish 6th graders, period four 30 6th graders, period eight 9-10 7th graders, and period nine I have 8 7th grades. These are much smaller classes than last semester. I cannot tell you what a difference that these class sizes make. It is much easier to control them when there are only a few of them instead of 20. Yesterday, my 6th graders made a poster and talked about what makes them unique and they finished that up today. My 7th and 8th graders talked about decision making yesterday and goals today. It is funny how into it my 7th graders get. Yet, I love it!!! I love my entire day from the time I get up till the time I leave. I never thought that I would be this happy with student teaching. I am going to be sad when I am not here any more. I do not want to leave them or quit teaching them. It is funny how well you get to know all of the students and their different personalities. I still have students from last semester coming up to me and  saying so and so did this, and so so hit me. They are always, stopping in on there way to lunch or from lunch saying hi. It is so nice to see the impact that I have had on them. I taught them something and they actually went away with something. This is honestly the greatest feeling in the world. Oh and guess what? I know all my 6th graders names already!!!!!! Yes I am extremely proud of this. I need to work on my 7th and 8th graders, I have not tried as hard with them. I though that I would just be able to get to know them without looking at the seating chart, this is not the case. I will have it by the end of the week though. I think that is everything. I will keep you posted as the days dwindle down. Until Next Time....