It's Saturday morning and Nick and I are in Atlanta visiting his cousin Brom and family. We were going to the temple but we kinda slept in (MUCH NEEDED SLEEP)
So Yes, I am a Kindergarten teacher.. This makes me smile every time I say it or type it! So the story of how it came to be.. two Monday's ago I had an interview and I was depressed when they let me know the following Wednesday that I didn't have the job.. that door was closed :( I was sad for about an hour but then I got a phone call from a Preschool on the college campus for an interview the following Monday. Then I got a call from the Swain County Schools, the Human Resource lady was asking me if I had found a job yet. I told her No. (This is the county I worked for last year and had already interviewed with but was told I ranked 3 out of 5 in the interviews. The first two girls were hired for the school I had worked at.) The HR lady told me they might have a job but she wasn't sure and she would call me with more information. Later on in the day about 2:00pm I was called by the principal, she wanted to meet me. I went in to meet her at 4 and the meeting only lasted about 5 minutes. I was kinda upset because I drove 35 minutes just for her to see my face, but I got over it. On Thursday morning I went to East Elementary (Where I used to work) to help a friend in her classroom. I went home about noon, and I got another call from the Swain County schools the HR person asked if I was offered the job to teach Kindergarten at West Elementary would I take it. I told her I would. She called me back two hours later when I was approved by the board and that the job was mine. I called the principal and went to see my room. I spent all day Friday cleaning the room. It was very empty, the other teachers had taken everything out of it and only junk was left. I didn't even have a clock! I brought in my shelves and teaching stuff on Saturday and some good friends came with me after church to help set it up. Monday I spent in the other classrooms getting to know the children I was going to be teaching. My room had to look good by Monday because the school was holding an open house just for my room, so my new students and their parents could meet me. I am so thankful for the volunteers that came and helped me get my room looking good!
Nick Fixed the White shelf and put the color cars on the Wall. This is my Writing Center!
I started with an Ocean theme. From left to right I have Math Carpet, Job Chart, and the Rice Table
Morning Circle Time Carpet, Calendar, Computer Station, and SMART Board
Stairs to my loft, cubbies, and mailboxes
Desk with name tags (didn't have my table caddies yet that hold their pencils, crayons, and glue)
Reading corner.. my friends Julie and Matt put this together with whatever I had. I think they did a great job! Oh and BTW the Green Eggs and Ham drawings that are on the wall I drew!
Our desk area, I chose not to have a desk but a round table so I could teach the students there. That is my assistant's desk.. May I add she is WONDERFUL!
Math Carpet!
The open house went really well I was able to meet about 16 or 17 of my students parents out of 20. I had an All About Me Powerpoint presentation playing on my SMART board. It was a great evening. Tuesday afternoon (after lunch) I got my students for the first time. We had a great afternoon and I can't explain how I fall in love with children so fast but I just do! My First full three days of teaching went amazingly well. I have been sick since day one that I have stepped in my room. Allergy medicine has been helping some but it is still pretty bad. There is mold in the school, that is why I have been sick(I'm pretty sure) I have been cleaning like crazy and I pretty much live at my job. I like my classroom to be organized and I try to prepared a week in advance. I find that it is easier to teach that way!
I wish I could post a picture of my class up but I don't know if I can, but I have some way cute kids!
Well this is it for now
Signing out
love you all and hope you are doing well
L-and-N
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