28 de octubre

Great day...

Last football game is tonight.

My students brought me a cake for my birthday

and my husband surprised me with lunch, dressed up in a policeman costume.  

I am so thankful to work with such great co-workers!  Two teachers are covering for me tomorrow so that I can go watch my daughter in the Halloween Day parade and go to her Halloween party. 

I have really been thinking about how to change my lessons to include several different strategies.  I think Dr. Z said to use 5.  I am trying to decide what 5 will be the most beneficial for my class.  Any advice?

15 de octubre

Es viernes!  It's Friday!  The weeks are starting to fly by, the students seem to have the hang of my Spanish class, and I am so happy for the cooler weather.  

Question:  Does anyone wish that teachers got to wear a uniform or scrubs? 

I would love my job so much more if I did not have to decide what to wear.  What is modest?  What is professional?  What do I look decent when wearing?  What will be comfortable?  What will be semi-flattering?  Where is the line between being fashionable and flashy?  I HATE this process that I deal with daily.  

The problem of what to wear is only compounded when you live on a teachers' salary, when you have extremely long legs so it's hard to find clothes that fit well, and when you have don't want to wear traditional 'teacher' clothing.  You know...denim vests with apples and chalkboards on them? 

11 de octubre

Well, it's picture day here at our school.  FUN!  Don't you just love it when you have random interruptions in your class: picture day, pep rallies, assemblies with less than exciting speakers.  I hate it when one class gets behind the other class.  My brain can't keep it all straight, it seems.  

Good news: I have finally gotten a handle on my schedule (grading papers, making lesson plans, creating activities).  I can always improve, but things are better.  This year has been so hard because I do not have a plan on my B days.  

Great news: our Thanksgiving in-service days have been canceled and the hours are going to be spread out over the year!  WOOHOO!  That is especially great news since my lease is up Nov 23 and I will more than likely be moving that week. 


Last week was so insane that I did not have a moment to make any posts, and it was really a blurrrrrrrr so I can't remember any high points to share now.  Since it is Monday, and thankfully it has been uneventful so far, I have nothing more to post.  I'll update as soon as something noteworthy takes place.