right now, i'm working on my last final (due today). after today i will only have one more semester of grad school left - which is internship (my job).
i'm getting ready for my last week of school before christmas break!! this means i actually made it through my first semester teaching 8th graders. the good news is that i still love my job...even though its the most draining and stressful job i've ever had. we're finishing up our final unit, clothing. my students have learned the basics about clothing and sewing and now they have pillows to show for it.
this is how basic some class discussions were:
8th grader: "what?! cotton doesn't grow on sheep??"
me: "no! cotton comes from the cotton plant, wool comes from sheep"
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
51 states?
Update:
My girls recieved 1st place in their division at competition and also recieved 1st place overall! I'm so very proud of them!
Thanksgiving break starts Tuesday. When we come back it's time to get ready to sew some pillows.
"You're the skinniest teacher I have!"
"I thought there were 51 states...then someone told me that the Bahama's aren't part of the United States."
...8th graders are something else...
My girls recieved 1st place in their division at competition and also recieved 1st place overall! I'm so very proud of them!
Thanksgiving break starts Tuesday. When we come back it's time to get ready to sew some pillows.
"You're the skinniest teacher I have!"
"I thought there were 51 states...then someone told me that the Bahama's aren't part of the United States."
...8th graders are something else...
Thursday, November 13, 2008
sink it!
Lets all take a moment to be thankful for the AEA, and the huge conference that is tomorrow - (as well as not having school tomorrow because of it!!) yeahhhh!
Saturday is my first competition on the coaching side. My girls have been working so hard, I know they'll do great and make me proud. This competition has been adding stress to my life, so I'm kind of ready for the relief that will come my way around 11:05 a.m. that day.
Gearing up for basketball season:
"do it like the army does - shoot it, shoot it; do it like the navy does...sink it!" haha.
goodnight.
Saturday is my first competition on the coaching side. My girls have been working so hard, I know they'll do great and make me proud. This competition has been adding stress to my life, so I'm kind of ready for the relief that will come my way around 11:05 a.m. that day.
Gearing up for basketball season:
"do it like the army does - shoot it, shoot it; do it like the navy does...sink it!" haha.
goodnight.
Monday, October 06, 2008
what doesn't kill...right?
i've been feeling overwhelmed these days - as though i have way too much on my plate and that maybe i've gotten myself in over my head.
however, i know i will survive...
(what doesn't kill, makes stronger)
25 days til Halloween
52 days til Thanksgiving
80 days til Christmas
as bad as i sometimes want to count down the days, i need to resist that temptation and live for today, focusing on the blessings that each one is bringing.
however, i know i will survive...
(what doesn't kill, makes stronger)
25 days til Halloween
52 days til Thanksgiving
80 days til Christmas
as bad as i sometimes want to count down the days, i need to resist that temptation and live for today, focusing on the blessings that each one is bringing.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
1 1/2 down...
a week and a half into it and it's better than i could have imagined!!
i love love love my job.
(for the most part.)
i've never even come close to saying that before.
loves.
leahmarie.
i love love love my job.
(for the most part.)
i've never even come close to saying that before.
loves.
leahmarie.
Monday, August 11, 2008
not safe.
i just found out i have to get my CDL...
really? i have to learn how to drive a school bus!?!
scary, scary thought...
really? i have to learn how to drive a school bus!?!
scary, scary thought...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
august? already?!
life just keeps going faster and faster!
tonight i've been working on lesson plans. time consuming and stressful, yet oddly fun. as far as coaching, i'm getting ready to start practice and to have a cheer clinic for younger girls.
...the new job = excitment/nervousness...
one fun thing about inservice-free goodies!
wish a sister luck.
i will praise Him.
goodnight.
tonight i've been working on lesson plans. time consuming and stressful, yet oddly fun. as far as coaching, i'm getting ready to start practice and to have a cheer clinic for younger girls.
...the new job = excitment/nervousness...
one fun thing about inservice-free goodies!
wish a sister luck.
i will praise Him.
goodnight.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
the best way to learn...teach!
i know, i'm quite the diligent blogger speaking words of wisdom to all who read...[not true.]
anyway, a few things have happened...
-i passed praxis 2
-i turned 24
-i got a job for next year
[8th grade family and consumer science teacher (home ec)]
[jr. high cheer coach]
-i finished my 2nd semester of grad school
life is busy and about to change. a lot.
i will be concerned with the world of school spirit, notions, fabric, nutrition, cooking, child development, and other various life skills. in turn, maybe this will sharpen my own life skills? i mean they say the best way to learn is to teach, right?
anyway, a few things have happened...
-i passed praxis 2
-i turned 24
-i got a job for next year
[8th grade family and consumer science teacher (home ec)]
[jr. high cheer coach]
-i finished my 2nd semester of grad school
life is busy and about to change. a lot.
i will be concerned with the world of school spirit, notions, fabric, nutrition, cooking, child development, and other various life skills. in turn, maybe this will sharpen my own life skills? i mean they say the best way to learn is to teach, right?
Monday, January 28, 2008
underfamiliar?
fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty (fuh-mil-ee-ar-i-tee) [noun]
1.) considerable acquaintance with
2.) established friendship; intimacy
3.) (a) an excessively familiar or informal act; an impropriety (b) a sexual advance
4.) the quality or condition of being familiar
o·ver·fa·mil·iar (oh-ver-fuh-mil-yer) [adjective]
1.) too familiar, as exceedingly common or ordinary
un·der·fa·mil·iar (ha - just kidding, it's unfamiliar anyway) [duh]
often, there's a thin line between the two. sometimes becoming overfamiliar can be a dangerous thing for me. whether it allows me to become too comfortable or causes me to grow numb towards something, or whatever...i don't think being overfamiliar is always a good thing, not saying it is always bad either, just not always good. i'm also not sure that it is always unavoidable. what to do?
anyway...LOST starts soon, and i'm excited.
leahmarie!
"i know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?"
1.) considerable acquaintance with
2.) established friendship; intimacy
3.) (a) an excessively familiar or informal act; an impropriety (b) a sexual advance
4.) the quality or condition of being familiar
o·ver·fa·mil·iar (oh-ver-fuh-mil-yer) [adjective]
1.) too familiar, as exceedingly common or ordinary
un·der·fa·mil·iar (ha - just kidding, it's unfamiliar anyway) [duh]
often, there's a thin line between the two. sometimes becoming overfamiliar can be a dangerous thing for me. whether it allows me to become too comfortable or causes me to grow numb towards something, or whatever...i don't think being overfamiliar is always a good thing, not saying it is always bad either, just not always good. i'm also not sure that it is always unavoidable. what to do?
anyway...LOST starts soon, and i'm excited.
leahmarie!
"i know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?"
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