Last day of student teaching

My last day of student teaching came and went.. oh how sad it was to leave but so sweet to be moving on of course!  I was given a large black and white flower reusable bag with a big "L" on it filled with post its, note pads, pens, markers, pencils, erasers oh a bottle of sanitizer with polka dots and a big "L" monogrammed in it!  Also a big pink clipboard with polka dots and of course, you guessed it, a monogrammed "L"!  So many wonderful gifts were given, too many to recall and write about. 

So many wonderful gifts with much love and appreciation for the giver and received that day.  The kids wrote me "love notes and not good-bye notes", they said tee hee :)

So blessed to have the call of being a teacher!

Valentines day in Student teaching

2/14/12

(A bit late on this blog, but oh well, i'm trying to get better!!!)

Its Valentines Day!  The day of celebrating love!  It was a beautiful cool and crisp day today as I walked up the long walkway and up the the second floor of Briarwood with all my goodies for my teachers and kids.  Previously I had made little red hearts cut from poster board with Collosians 3:23 written on each heart "DO all of your work strongly for the LORD and not for mankind."  I pok3ed two holes thorough the top and stuck a new, un-sharpened pencil through the holes.  It was a simple and cute with a lifesaver taped to each pencil.

Briskly I walked into the other five, third grade teachers rooms, said happy valentines day and plopped their gift on each desk.  By the time I reached my classroom, I was so overjoyed by the love the children had with their gifts and so eager to dish out to everyone.  As I turned the corner into my classroom, the smell of cocoa, sugar and sweets filed the room!

The principle waltzed in our room with a beaming smile and large box of candy filled cups for her teachers.  She exuded love for her job and joy in dishing out little and simple valentines for all of her teachers just to make their Valentines special.

At the end of the day, the children lined up their paper lunch bags on top of their desk to have them filled with little goodies.  By the time the last child filled their goodie into their friends bags I thought for sure each bag was going to bust!  The children were so happy and so eager to look in their bags all to see what they have received of course.  My teacher was so fair and allowed them each one thing from their bag to ease their excitement!

The joy, laughter and excitement that day filled my heart to see the happiness in my kids.  Its days like this that are a joy to look forward to and help the more challenging days of course.

Blessed and thankful my calling is a teacher!
Mrs. Lee

The start of student teaching

     So this past week, I began student teaching at Briarwood.  But before I was accepted, I had an interview with two of the principals.. for FORTY minutes!  So once I got past the first 2 minutes of small nerves the whole interview went pretty well, but then my mouth began to run dry and of course my palms were sweating... I just wanted to stop talking and move on with my day!  Well, I await anxiously for 5 days for the call if I am accepted or not, and of course I am completely incapable of sleeping so I am thoroughly exhausted the day they call.. so tired that is that I had to take a nap.   All I could think about was, please dont call and wake me up becuase I do not want to sound groggy, (LAZY) at 2 in the afternoon!!!  Well, naps never go well with me, I cant fall asleep and when I do its 3 am.. what a drag!
    My first day was an early day, I met 8 thousand people and could not hardly remember my own name at the end of the day, due to the large influx of names in my face.  And why is it when you are the new person, you are the only one with a name tag?  Well, shoot... I met an old friend after lunch in the hall and she asked me who my teacher is... and of course stupid brain froze up, and I could not remember my own teachers name!!  ugh...
    The rest of the day went well, I sat hunched over the kids reading center table so my back was a big knot at the end of the day.  But it was a so nice and the other teachers were very supportive and the kids are wonderful!!  I received many "love" notes and "I hope you enjoy being our teacher" notes form man of the students.  It was a great first day  :)
    I am anxious to teach and can not wait to be in the classroom.  God has truly placed me in the right field of study in the right school for student teaching.  I could not have asked for a better teacher to do my student teaching with!