It has definitely been awhile!
We have some catching up to do!
I had planned to just be a substitute teacher this school year. I started out August by helping my friend Kerri set up her classroom. She moved from third to second and from one side of the building to the other. I had quite a few sub jobs in the month of August. Then, one day when I was at Ragsdale visiting mom, the principal asked me if I wanted to supply (basically, a long-term substitute, usually when the regular teacher goes out for maternity leave). I was a first grade teacher for two months and loved it! After that was over, I figured I would just go back to subbing regularly. I had a one-week break and got an email about another supply position. The supply teacher they already had accepted a full-time position in another county. I got the email at 1:45 on a Friday and started second grade the following Monday. Talk about being thrown into a situation! Whew! I finished up the second grade position two days before Christmas break and was informed that I would be supplying again at the same school...this time in Kindergarten...starting in January. I was going to go in the day after I had finished in second grade and meet the kiddos, but mother nature had other plans. Thursday was an ice day! I knew that Friday would be crazy, because...a)It was the day after an ice day...b)It was the day before Christmas break...c) It was holiday party day...and d)It's a group of five and six year olds. But, I needed to meet the kiddos and get somewhat acquainted with the routine, so I did it. And it was CRAZY! The kids seem really sweet! I was helping set up for the party, meeting parents, getting the kids their food, stuffing stockings, passing out presents...OH MY! I had to go pick mom up from work and I was exhausted! I am really looking forward to teaching these babies come January 4th!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I will be posting pictures from the happenings around here (snow, family, etc.) as soon as I get everything uploaded onto the computer!
Until next time...
I was a senior in high school. I was sitting in Mrs. Byl's Senior English class. Someone came in and told her what was going on and she relayed the information to us. I was so shocked and saddened! I remember that we did not do much in any of my other classes that day. We watched the news so we could keep up with what was going on. We were able to use our cell phones in class to call our parents without getting in trouble and having them taken up.
