This girl is going to be GA bound in four long and hectic days. I couldn't be happier to be flying home to participate in my friends wedding. Also, I am just plain excited to see and spend time with some familiar faces. Even though my visit will only be for four days it's going to be crazy busy but extremely worth it. The one part of this trip that I not looking forward to is all of the preparation that has to take place before I hop on the plane.
The other day while I was attempting to prepare for my trip home I realized I HAVE MY OWN HOME! I know you are probably thinking "duhhh" but it never seemed like this was home until I had to prepare to leave it. That takes me on to my next thought at the age of twenty-two I have a ton to be thankful and proud of.
Twenty-Two Thankful Thoughts:
I am thankful for.....
1. a loving family.
2. my amazing friends.
3. my "big girl" job.
4. the opportunity to show I can be an awesome teacher.
5. my new home!
6. everyone who has been supportive of my choice to move out west.
7. the ability to have a new set of wheels. [Not thankful for the payment] :)
8. my co-workers.
9. the wonderful group of students that I get to teach Monday-Friday.
10. my parents because without them this blog would not be possible. thanks mom and dad.
11. the fact that I live in a place with amazing weather.
12. being able to get a job right out of college.
13. the start time of my school. (I don't have to be at work until 8:05)
14. the gym. (Just wait, you will understand this one when I see you.)
15. the friends I have made since being here.
16. my parents sending me teaching supplies.
17. a town that is laid out like a grid, so I don't get lost as much.
18. the chance to go home and see my family and friends.
19. a car that gets amazing gas mileage.
20. for my bestie because she is always willing to listen to my random thoughts and happenings in my life, even with the time change.
21. for my East Coast partner in crime. (Without her I would never know what is going on back home. Soon enough I get to see her and get caught up on life. I can't wait! :)
22. Jared's impulsive decision to move out west. (Clearly he didn't move but I ended up with a job and an amazing life.)
I hope my list helps to get you thinking about what you are thankful for in life. Over the past few months I have learned to be thankful for the small things in life even if they seem silly. What are you thankful for?
Yours Truly!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Let's Play Catch Up
Yikes....it's been several weeks since I have updated you all on my life. I am going to try my best to update you all on the adventures going on in my life. Please sit back in your seat and prepare to relive the past three to four weeks.
Cliff Notes:
A couple of weeks ago I had my first parent/teacher conference week. I am very happy to report that I had 23 out of 24 parents come in for conferences. Even more exciting is that I survived all of the conferences and the parents seemed pleased with their students progress and their time in my classroom. Also, everyone loved the cracker candy "crack" that I made for the bake sale, my item sold out first. (I am not bragging...just saying)
One thing I love about my school district is that the week following conferences we had our fall intersession. I think it is extremely smart on their part to give the students and teachers a break right after a hectic week. Prior to fall intersession I was dreading the fact that I had to entertain myself for an entire week, I wanted nothing more than to hop on a plane and fly home. Looking back on the week I am glad I stuck it out and stayed in my new home. Each and everyday was filled with something to do, which kept my mind off missing home. The big events of the week were that I went to the movies, painted pottery, and had several lunch dates.
The past two weeks I have been back in the classroom teaching and loving on my students. The week before last we read the story "Hedgehog Bakes A Cake", so of course we had to make our own cakes. My students did a stupendous job following the directions and ended up making edible cakes. Go Kids! Last week we read the story "Lemonade For Sale" all throughout the week. Can you guess what the class got to do on Friday? Well, if you guessed make real lemonade you are correct. My students thought rolling and squeezing lemons was an exhilarating activity that they had never participated in before. Of course I had to make the lemonade educational so we compared/contrasted real and concentrate lemonade, we also used our five senses to come up with adjectives to describe the lemonade.
This week we are starting the story "Johnny Appleseed" and you better believe we will be doing tons of activities with apples. I absolutely love having my students do hands on activities that they will remember over the weekend. I know I should probably say that they will remember them for a life time or for their schooling career or even for their elementary years; but lets be realistic the activity could slip their mind by the end of the weekend.
I will leave you with a funny story about one of my students and a fabulous fact.
Story- A student came up to me on Thursday and put both of her hands on my stomach, she then proceeded to tell me an entire story. Once the student has finished her story she looked down at her hands and then up at me several times. After a few moments she said, "Miss Martin your real skinny real skinny" she then proceeded to take her hands off my stomach and follow her class out the door. I just smiled and said, "thank you."
Fabulous Fact- I will be home in eleven days. :) :) :)
Yours Truly!
Cliff Notes:
A couple of weeks ago I had my first parent/teacher conference week. I am very happy to report that I had 23 out of 24 parents come in for conferences. Even more exciting is that I survived all of the conferences and the parents seemed pleased with their students progress and their time in my classroom. Also, everyone loved the cracker candy "crack" that I made for the bake sale, my item sold out first. (I am not bragging...just saying)
One thing I love about my school district is that the week following conferences we had our fall intersession. I think it is extremely smart on their part to give the students and teachers a break right after a hectic week. Prior to fall intersession I was dreading the fact that I had to entertain myself for an entire week, I wanted nothing more than to hop on a plane and fly home. Looking back on the week I am glad I stuck it out and stayed in my new home. Each and everyday was filled with something to do, which kept my mind off missing home. The big events of the week were that I went to the movies, painted pottery, and had several lunch dates.
The past two weeks I have been back in the classroom teaching and loving on my students. The week before last we read the story "Hedgehog Bakes A Cake", so of course we had to make our own cakes. My students did a stupendous job following the directions and ended up making edible cakes. Go Kids! Last week we read the story "Lemonade For Sale" all throughout the week. Can you guess what the class got to do on Friday? Well, if you guessed make real lemonade you are correct. My students thought rolling and squeezing lemons was an exhilarating activity that they had never participated in before. Of course I had to make the lemonade educational so we compared/contrasted real and concentrate lemonade, we also used our five senses to come up with adjectives to describe the lemonade.
This week we are starting the story "Johnny Appleseed" and you better believe we will be doing tons of activities with apples. I absolutely love having my students do hands on activities that they will remember over the weekend. I know I should probably say that they will remember them for a life time or for their schooling career or even for their elementary years; but lets be realistic the activity could slip their mind by the end of the weekend.
I will leave you with a funny story about one of my students and a fabulous fact.
Story- A student came up to me on Thursday and put both of her hands on my stomach, she then proceeded to tell me an entire story. Once the student has finished her story she looked down at her hands and then up at me several times. After a few moments she said, "Miss Martin your real skinny real skinny" she then proceeded to take her hands off my stomach and follow her class out the door. I just smiled and said, "thank you."
Fabulous Fact- I will be home in eleven days. :) :) :)
Yours Truly!
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