It finally happened....

I am.... sick.... 

Yes. It finally got me. This nasty sickness has been going around and I finally caught this toxic illness. I thought that by now my immune system would have been a little bit better, but apparently not. All I want to do is curl up in bed and sleep! Actually that's exactly what I'm going to do. 

ZZZZzzzZzzzZZZZ......

Quick update:

Lesson plans, planning, not sleeping, planning, small group activities, planning, formal observations, more planning, lots of not sleeping, research, teaching, buying books, making felt board pieces, and even more planning/lessons.....This is what my life has been lately.

I have so many exciting events I want to update on, but I have so much school work to do before that.

I couldn't help myself...

As I am waiting on the pizza to arrive I started making my Pete the Cat felt pieces and before I knew it I was already done! I think if turned out fantastic especially since this is the first thing I've ever made for my felt board. I can't wait to use it for my small group instruction.

My buttons, my buttons

Today was a great day! It's Friday!!! The weekend is finally here. As much as I want to say that I will spend my weekend doing nothing but relaxing I know that's not true. I have a million things I should do. We will see how many actually get done. Next week I am doing a felt board story with my small group to enhance comprehension. For that I plan on using Pete the Cat and his 4 Groovy Buttons. So I am going to make the felt pieces this weekend. Here is my inspiration...

I administered a spelling test today and the kids did wonderful! They studied and it showed. Next week we have an author coming for a visit and we all get to dress up in farm attire. It's going to be so much fun. 

Even though I have work piled up I need to take a night off. So for tonight, I plan on ordering pizza and having a movie night with my love. 

Time to enjoy my Friday!! 

Fighting the cold!

Today was absolutely freezing! It took everything out of me to get out of my warm bed this morning. I'm not going to lie, I felt very unmotivated this morning. Once I got to school I started to perk up, but with the weather being this cold it is hard to get things done. The cold really puts a damper on my productivity since all I want to do when it's this cold is stay in bed and watch movies.

The day felt long.... It was filled with paperwork, planning, and researching for upcoming lessons. Even though I am so excited to start taking over the class more, I wish I could skip the part of formatting everything how my college wants it. Teachers have it hard enough already. The amount of extra work my school is putting on me is a heavy load. The lessons we develop in the class are minimal compared to the lesson plan format I have to use for college. I suppose this is just one of those things that I have to do. Graduation is so close!

The countdown is on:
Spring break - 8 weeks
Last day of internship - 10 weeks
Graduation - 14 weeks

Now it's time to get back on Pinterest to get more ideas for my small group instruction.

When life gives you lemons...

Today was going to be like any other "normal" day... That was until my sponsor teacher called out sick. I got a text from her saying that she was ill and was not going to make it into class. Naturally I played it cool, but inside my head I was panicked! Today was only my second day of teaching a lesson by myself and this time I would literally be by myself (well and the sub). So today, for the first time ever, I had responsibility of the class for the entire day! I am pleased to say that the kids responded great to me! We were so productive and stayed on task all day. In retrospect in was much needed affirmation that I am choosing the right career.

Besides it being freezing today... It was an awesome day!

Also, I finally finished my bookshelf and it is already almost filled up. I received a ton of free books today and I am SO grateful. Now it's time to write more lesson plans and find activities for my small group instruction.

First day back

Today was the first day back from the three day weekend and my first day teaching a planned lesson! I am responsible for the spelling lesson this week. We are focusing on the suffix 'ful' right now. We had an interactive spelling lesson, which turned out phenomenal. I was pleasantly surprised with how great my kids did with the switch from me to their normal teacher. It's awesome getting more responsibility in the classroom. Tomorrow will be our spelling review where we find related words and Friday will be the test. 

Other than that I am trying to get myself organized for the rest of my semester. I am prepping for my first small group instructional assignment that will take me weeks to complete. I am busy, busy, busy writing my formal lesson plans. And.... On top of all that I need to find time to cook dinner, paint my bookcase (which I will post pictures of when it's all done!), and sleep! 

Also, this was my teacher dress for the day. I love being able to wear my professional clothes and still be comfy! Today I was rocking a magenta cardigan, a plain black tee, and gray/black patterned crop pants. Tomorrow I shall be bundled up since the temperature is going to drop significantly tonight. 

Okay. Back to work. 

MLK Day

I hope all my fellow interns and teachers are having a wonderful day off of school! I don't know about the rest of you, but I am enjoying this beautiful, chilly day by cleaning and catching up on my sleep. I suppose I can try to throw some planning/homework time into today. Tomorrow starts my first day of take over. I will be teaching the spelling lesson this week and assisting as much as I can. Hopefully I will start to remember all of their names this week!

For now I need to get back to the ole' grind.

My first desk

I haven't even taught the class yet, but I already have my first official teacher desk. It's the little things like this that make my student internship experience even more amazing.

Student internship

This semester is officially in full swing. I am starting my final student internship with an amazing 3rd grade class. Graduation countdown has commenced and my stress levels are sky high. 

I plan on making posts as much as I can to reflect on my experiences in the classroom. I also want to post pictures of my "professional dress". 

I don't plan on getting a big following from this blog, if any at all, but I want to do this for myself so I have something to look back on my first year teaching. 

Keep calm and teach on!