(S)Well! I am officially a teacher! I know that it has been awhile since I have updated the blog but my life is so crazy now! My day looks like this:
5:30- Wake up
6:45- Leave for school
7:50- Start teaching
2:50- School done
5:00- Leave school
530-7:00- Sit on the couch grading/writing lesson plans/ whining to Tim about how much my feet hurt
9:30ish- Time for bed!
It’s that bad! I have become an old lady and am terrible because I have been bailing on friends left and right because I am so tired from it all. But I LOVE IT!! I love teaching more than anything in the world. I love my students and have a great time every day with my kiddos. I’m teaching 4th grade for those who didn’t know so they’re at a great age right when they can catch my sarcasm but before they can dish it out (perfect)!
I figured I’d add a few good comments made or stories that you’d all enjoy so here they are!
“Miss Sommars, you know how it was your sister’s birthday the other day? Well, my hamster died yesterday.” –Johnny
“Miss Sommars I forgot to tell you yesterday! You are beautiful and look like a rose.” –Deziree
“Wish you like it?” – Vanessa (she signs this at the end of every letter or note she writes me)
“But I’m going to miss my brother!!!!”- 1st grader in hysterics when she had to say goodbye to her brother so he could go to kindergarten and she had to go to 1st grade.
“Just give me a B”- One of my students when she didn’t want to write an essay she had to do. (Ball of sass!)
“My dog is amazing, and I taught him to jump through a hoop that’s on fire, and swim underwater for 20 minutes!” – Johnny when we were talking about our animals at home.
-So in my short time teaching there have been many things that should have gotten me in trouble. One happened just the other day…. My students have library every Thursday and so while they were there I was in my room grading papers. I get a phone call saying, “Miss Sommars, your class is waiting for you.” I respond, but they still have 10 minutes of class.” Librarian responds, “Well, you must have forgotten that today is a half day, they need to get home.” So frantically I run to the library and get my kiddos and rush them downstairs to get picked up. Not thinking about anything else, I go to the professional development. I hear from another teacher that my kids were wandering around through the parking lot. Why you ask? Because they ALL missed the bus!!!! I felt so bad! Luckily, there is a bus that goes 30 minutes later to take the middle school students home so my little 4th graders had to sit next to the big bad 8th graders.
-Last week we were studying Arizona animals. I have brought in snake skins, a tarantula, and many neat stories to go with our animals. During javelina day, I brought in my dad’s javelina head for them to see. Everyone was so engaged and they all wanted to touch and feel it. One girl asked if she could touch it’s teeth which I of course said yes! As she was reaching towards it’s mouth, I thrusted it towards her and shouted, “rawr!!” and she screamed! Awesome. I was in hysterics, as was she and the rest of the class. Good times…..
Anyways, so that’s a few of my stories for you! I’ll try and update on a more regular basis. Or you can all harass Tim because he hasn’t done a post in ages!
From the desk of Miss Sommars
This is before I set it up, but it is beautiful nonetheless!
