This week.....

This is not my week, I was struggling with back pain on Monday but managed to make it through the day.  Thanks to my students for being understanding and working with me during the lessons to make it through.

Tuesday, I had to call in sick which I hate doing but I was in so much pain that I had to head to the emergency room.  I was there for about 5 hours trying to figure out what is going on and why I am having so much pain.  After being there it came down do they weren't sure why I was in so much pain because I my test came back normal but they saw two things on my CT scan that they want me to follow up with my doctor, a spot on my lung and a enlarged lymph node in my chest.  I am a little nervous about what they found but I am trying to not freak out until I go back to the doctor on Friday and find out more information.

With being in the emergency room, I had to create sub plans there and struggled to do so. I can't thank some of my co-workers enough for helping out my sub find things and get set up.

Today (Wednesday),  I still am not feeling any better but I headed back to work.  Once again my students were awesome for understanding I still wasn't feeling the best so I needed their help to get through the lessons.  I also can't thank my co-workers enough for there help today and for them checking on how I was doing because I was definitely struggling, I probably should have taken the day off again but it's so much more work to plan for a sub then to just go in when your not feeling well.

Musical

Tonight I went to see my school's production of Annie!  I had about 12 students altogether who were either in the play or part of the crew.  It was so fun to watch and they did an AWESOME job!  Love seeing my students doing what they enjoy and love!

Gift

I came into my room this morning after hall supervision and found this gem on my desk.  It took most most of the day to figure out who put it there but it was so nice of them!  I absolutely love it!  It totally made my day :)

Testing

State testing starts today, so I decided to make these fun little notes of encouragement for my students.  I know they will all do great!  I am so proud of all of my studnets and how much they have grown this year in their mathematics!

Rock the test!

Wondering...

As a teacher, we all have goals on what type of teacher we want to be.  I can remember way back to when I was little playing school and couldn't wait to be a teacher.

I have never wanted to be anything else as far back as I can remember.  Over the years I have thought about what type of teacher I want to be and it always comes back that I want to be remembered as a teacher who cares about her students, knows her students, and makes a difference.

As teachers we want to make a difference in at least one students life, even if it's a small difference.  Some days we feel like we do, some days we feel like we don't, and then there are days where we wonder if we are or not.

There have been so many moments this year where I think I am making a difference but then something happens and I feel like I am not making a difference and that I am not a good teacher.

My goal as a teachers is to be someone who can make a difference and help her students learn and grow. 

Card stock

So I love when I go into Michael's for one things and don't end up getting that I end up getting a ton of card stock instead because it's on sale!

I may have gone a little crazy but I just LOVE card stock.  I use it for almost everything in my classroom.  I can't wait to make little testing treat tags with all these fun colors :)

Spring Break Is Almost Over...

As spring break is wrapping up, I can't wait to head back to school.  It was nice having time to relax and get things done but I sure do miss my students.

I actually subbed again today and this time in a 1st grade classroom.

Subbing twice this week has made me think more about where I want to be in 5 years and I realized that I want to be teaching math at either a middle school or high school.

Since my post about going back to school I haven't done much with it besides get more information and find a school that I will be enrolling in.  I haven't applied yet but once I figure out a couple more things it will be happening.

Two more days of spring break!!  Can't wait to enjoy two more days of rest but excited to head back to school on Monday!

Shopping

What else would this teacher do over spring break besides working in her classroom, subbing at another school....well.....SHOPPING of course!

I went to target, I have actually been to target 3 times already this spring break.....I just can't help it!

I love shopping the dollar spot, they always have something I can use or find a use for in my classroom.  I just love all the goodies you can find there :)

Didn't stay away

Well...I tried....I really did.  

I really did try to stay away from my classroom over spring break but I just couldn't do it.  I went in to my room today to do some work.  It was nice going in and just putting on some music and getting things cleaned and organized.

I will say though, that I only spent 4 hours there but I did get a lot accomplished!

Happy Wednesday :)

Spring Break

So it is only Monday of spring break and I actually already miss being at school!  However today I actually subbed in another district, I subbed in a 2nd grade classroom.  It made me miss my students more but it was fun to go back to a school I use to sub in a lot and see those teachers and students.

But after subbing at an elementary school I do believe that I really like the middle school age more.  I love the grade I am teaching, I love the school where I am teaching and I love the people I work with!

Hopefully the rest of spring break with be good and I will get to relax a bit.  I also hope that I can mange to stay away from my classroom the whole time :)

What next year holds....

As I sit here thinking about next year and where I might be a few things/questions come to mind:

• Will I be teaching at the same school?
• Will I be teaching at a different school?
• What grade will I be teaching?
• What content will I be teaching?
• Will I be teaching intervention again?
• Will I be teaching more than one grade?

As I sit and wonder what next year might hold I have also been thinking about going back to school to get my teaching license to teach math in grades 9-12 or to get my masters degree in teaching math. So I took the next step for either of those to happen and contacted a school to see what it would cost and what it would entail to get my masters degree in math or to get a license to teach math for grades 9-12.

It is with great excitement that I can now say I have decided to go back to school to do both! I couldn't be happier with my decision! Now, that doesn't mean I won't be teaching next year, it just means that I have chosen to take the next step in my career path and can't wait! Soon I will be licensed to teach math for grades K-12!