Last Day Of School! Hello Sweet Summertime :)

Today was the last day of school. It's funny because now I realize how much teachers look forward to the summer; maybe even more than the kids :) It was a half day and I got the opportunity to substitute teach in a Kinder classroom. The kids are a great class and were angels. Then I got to spend the end with my third grade class I student taught with.
This was the first time I had ever began and ended the year with a class. It was bittersweet; loving seeing the growth the students have made, sad they're leaving you, excited about their future, ready for summer. Does it ever get easier!? Thanks to my amazing cooperating teacher; I felt welcome in the classroom and stayed involved during my job being a para there.  My kiddos are going to be fourth graders! The toughest ones were the hardest to watch leave.

A second grade teacher is retiring this year and we had her party after school. She is such a fun loving, hysterical teacher. The Lee family will definitely miss her; she touched many lives! She has given me TONS of stuff since she found out I'd be teaching second grade next year too. She told me to have her come spend a day in my future classroom and I'm definitely going to take her up on that!

 

I can owe it all to the assistant principal/clinical instructor; she is an AMAZING woman.

 

I'm so glad summer is here though! Ready to spend time with my friends and family. Play with my soon to be seven nephews and my brother's pup. (50 pounds, 6 months, he's a monster!)
I'm going to teach third grade summer school at Lee the months of June and July then start my first teaching job at Sheridan Elementary School in Junction City in August! It's going to be a busy couple of months.

New Job! Quick Update.

I accepted a second grade position at Sheridan Elementary School in Junction City a few weeks ago. I feel I've found the right place for me to start my teaching career. Everyone has been SO helpful and welcoming. I have already been included in four or five different days/events with the school this year. They have really made me feel like part of a team and family.
Having a strong support system is really what I was looking for in my first year teaching. Sheridan has that plus SO much more; technology, professional development, collaboration, etc.
I'm VERY thankful and happy I got a job. Now it's just nerve wracking to think about having my own classroom and everything that goes into it behind the scenes. My mind is spinning with everything I want to do with my class next year. I've tried to begin too many projects at once so I hope in the next few weeks to finish organizing and check some things of my to do list.
I'm heading to my new school this afternoon to work with the two second grade teachers, can't wait! Hello real life :)