Wednesday, July 24, 2013

New Blogs to Read~

Thank you so much Alison from hurrayforfdk.blogspot.com for nominating me for the Liebster Award!  How cool is this!  



I'm supposed to start with 11 random things about me -
1. I always wanted to be a computer scientist 

2.  I love owls!  
3.  I'm trying to become a more popular blogger and  have more items on teacher pay teacher.
4.  I'm getting married on October 26th, 2013! :)

5.  I need coffee to function in the morning. 
6.  I'm big into Chevron patterns right now.  
7.  I love starting my day in the classroom with fun or goofy songs.
8.  I'm from a very small town.  Grew up on a farm.
9.  I love trying new recipes. 
10.  I like to think I'm the COOLEST aunt around.
11.  My fiance' calls me Bessie (yes like a cow)

Okay bloggers from above, here are the questions for you to answer and post on your blog. 
1. Do you entertain friends with kindergarten (or other school kid) stories? Got a quick one to share? Yes especially my parents.  My first year teaching I had a boy go into my classroom bathroom and come yelling out "Teacher, Teacher, there is an animal in the bathroom,"  I was new to the school and I had a scary closet in the back of the room and I thought there could possible be a mouse in the bathroom...so the boy took me into the bathroom and pointed under the sink and said "Right there right there,"  Well it turned out to be a cricket, but he was pretty worked up about the huge ANIMAL!  
2. What do you usually have for lunch at school? A salad or sandwhich
3.  Does your school district include high school? Yes
4. How often and for how long do your students have recess? In Lisbon it was 1 before school started and 3 during the day.  2 were 15 minutes and 1 depended on when they go outside after recess.
5. Do you take a vacation at spring break? Only 1 or 2 days. :( If you do where is your favorite place to go?
6. When do your students start school this year? September 3rd
7. When do you go back to the school to start setting up your classroom? Hopefully the beginning of August  How long does it take? A good week or 2!
8. What is your favorite theme or unit during the school year? Weather
9. What do you remember about your kindergarten teacher? We would get to play at the end of the day.
10. What was your favorite subject in high school?  Science
11. What do you like blogging about most? Art projects and different things I'm doing in my class!


Here are the blogs I am nominating:
Wild About Learning http://wild-about-learning.blogspot.com/
Dancing in Our Teacher Shoes http://dancinginourteachershoes.blogspot.com/
First Grade by the Sea http://firstgradebythesea.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Bohaty's Kindergarten Kingdom  http://mrsbohatyskindergartenkingdom.blogspot.com/
2 Brainy Apples http://2brainyapples.blogspot.com/

Okay Bloggers if you want to claim your award, answer my questions:
1.  When did you know you wanted to teach?
2. What grade do you teach?
3.  What is your favorite of all blogs to visit?
4.  Do you have a Teacher Pay Teacher store?  If so, how many items do you have?
5.  What is your favorite unit or theme to teach?
6.  Who is your role model?  And why?
7.  What time do you start and end school?
8.  What is your FAVORITE grade to teach?
9.  Any advice for starting in a new school? 
10.  What is your favorite food?
11.  Would you rather create or buy a Teacher Pay Teacher item? 

Thanks so much for doing this!  Enjoy!

~New Year, New School

I have not been updating my blog very much this Summer because I have been busy wedding planning and enjoying vacation.  As of yesterday I will be starting a new chapter in my life..I will be teaching 2nd grade in Minnesota.  This means I have to do more testing and go through the licensing procedure all over again!!! Ahhh...It's crazy, but exciting!  Keep your eyes posted for updated class information!! :)