Love It!!!!!!!!
I could not love my job more right now. I am so happy with things that are going on right now.
First, on Friday we had a lock-in for one class that won a reading contest. One of my very good friends won, so she went with her class (5th grade). Then one of my other very good friends and I are the student council leaders for the school (student council was putting on the lock-in) so the two of us went also, along with the student council kids in grades 3-5 that were not in the winning class. Our dean of students, principal, and one other person from my team also came. It was so much fun! I wasn't sure how much fun I'd have since I'd have to be at school for 16 hours, but it was awesome! Being with all those 5th graders really made me miss teaching 5th. I miss being able to joke around with kids and actually have them understand it. It was also really fun just to get to know students that I don't normally see during the day. The best part of the night though, came when we began our talent show. One of the other teachers and I decided to write a rap:
We're the best teachers in the school
We're here to show you just how cool
We teach you reading, we teach you math
We're here to get you on the right path
Cheesy, I know, but when we performed it, I almost wet my pants. We had on hooded sweatshirts, so we both put our hoods up to give us some "street cred". Hahaha! As we started, she was beatboxing, and I was doing some Beastie Boys type dance. Hilarity ensued! At the end, some of the girls in the audience started going, "Heeeyyyy, hooooo, heeeeeyyyy, hoooooo". Thankfully, no one took pictures or videos! It was so out of character for me! I never usually do stuff like that in front of people! It was awesome!
Last week we went to our Kinderbuddies, and instead of reading with them like we normally do, we brought along some math materials to do centers. We had one center where the students could write on wipeboards. My students would write simple addition problems, and the kindergartners would write their answer on the wipeboard. I heard one of my students turn teacher on her buddy and say, "You don't even need a wipeboard right now, you're going to listen to me!" I told her not to be bossy, but on the inside I was laughing hysterically. Buddies are a great time for my lower kids to feel more confident about themselves. I love the role my kids take on when they're the older kids!
Today another amazing thing happened. After the kids were gone, I was talking to some other teachers, and our dean of students came into my room. He says, "Michelle, you are never going to believe what just happened!". He goes on to tell me this story about how one of my students had started to walk home and found something in the snow (while she was still on school property). She picked it up, and walked back into the school. She immediately went to the dean's office and said, "I found this in the snow, and I don't know what to do with it. I know I can't keep it." She found a $100 BILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it! I mean, I'm not 100% sure that it was real, I didn't have one of those pens to mark on it to see if it would change colors or not, but it sure as hell looked real! I was so proud to know that she gave it back. I don't know what's going to happen with the $100 now, but I definitely think my student should be recognized in some way. A lot of our students wouldn't turn the money back in, so I was thrilled that she as so honest!
First, on Friday we had a lock-in for one class that won a reading contest. One of my very good friends won, so she went with her class (5th grade). Then one of my other very good friends and I are the student council leaders for the school (student council was putting on the lock-in) so the two of us went also, along with the student council kids in grades 3-5 that were not in the winning class. Our dean of students, principal, and one other person from my team also came. It was so much fun! I wasn't sure how much fun I'd have since I'd have to be at school for 16 hours, but it was awesome! Being with all those 5th graders really made me miss teaching 5th. I miss being able to joke around with kids and actually have them understand it. It was also really fun just to get to know students that I don't normally see during the day. The best part of the night though, came when we began our talent show. One of the other teachers and I decided to write a rap:
We're the best teachers in the school
We're here to show you just how cool
We teach you reading, we teach you math
We're here to get you on the right path
Cheesy, I know, but when we performed it, I almost wet my pants. We had on hooded sweatshirts, so we both put our hoods up to give us some "street cred". Hahaha! As we started, she was beatboxing, and I was doing some Beastie Boys type dance. Hilarity ensued! At the end, some of the girls in the audience started going, "Heeeyyyy, hooooo, heeeeeyyyy, hoooooo". Thankfully, no one took pictures or videos! It was so out of character for me! I never usually do stuff like that in front of people! It was awesome!
Last week we went to our Kinderbuddies, and instead of reading with them like we normally do, we brought along some math materials to do centers. We had one center where the students could write on wipeboards. My students would write simple addition problems, and the kindergartners would write their answer on the wipeboard. I heard one of my students turn teacher on her buddy and say, "You don't even need a wipeboard right now, you're going to listen to me!" I told her not to be bossy, but on the inside I was laughing hysterically. Buddies are a great time for my lower kids to feel more confident about themselves. I love the role my kids take on when they're the older kids!
Today another amazing thing happened. After the kids were gone, I was talking to some other teachers, and our dean of students came into my room. He says, "Michelle, you are never going to believe what just happened!". He goes on to tell me this story about how one of my students had started to walk home and found something in the snow (while she was still on school property). She picked it up, and walked back into the school. She immediately went to the dean's office and said, "I found this in the snow, and I don't know what to do with it. I know I can't keep it." She found a $100 BILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it! I mean, I'm not 100% sure that it was real, I didn't have one of those pens to mark on it to see if it would change colors or not, but it sure as hell looked real! I was so proud to know that she gave it back. I don't know what's going to happen with the $100 now, but I definitely think my student should be recognized in some way. A lot of our students wouldn't turn the money back in, so I was thrilled that she as so honest!