When I was in elementary school, May was always one of my favorite months. It seemed like the teachers were a little more relaxed, the weather was always nicer, and time flew by and summer came--my favorite part of the year (excluding my birthday and Christmas). I loved summer because we could play "pretend school". It was one of my favorite things--I always loved to be the teacher and give out "assignments" and we would "do school" when we'd visit my Grandma Snow and work on her dittoed worksheets she had in a filing cabinet in her garage. It was great. Something about not having to do it, but choosing to do it, made it fun.
Now as a teacher, one of my favorite months is still May. I like August too--meeting the new students, getting things ready for a new year--but its pretty stressful and seems to slip through my fingers... May on the other hand...well, its when I get to have fun. We can finally go outside and play and I love to go outside and play with my students, our new favorite game, besides tag on the playground, is kickball. If there were enough swings though, that would be what we'd do instead! ;)
We are now officially done with our State CRT Tests and that is THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD! They get a little stressful, especially since we take them on the computer. But my class has been such good sports. We are now just reviewing a little bit more and taking some more time on things that we didn't get to do earlier in the year. Hopefully next year I will have a better schedule for us, but we've been having a great time.
We are also doing something fun called Money Town. Those who know what it is--its great. Its a lot of work for a teacher, but the students love it! I did it when I was in 5th grade and it was a blast--I think I'll always remember how much fun it was to be the banker and give out checks and be the librarian and makes sure books were organized and returned in good condition! It was a great experience. We do a more simplified form of it and it only lasts for a few weeks, where I did it in school for the entire year, but it is still fun. My favorite day is Free Enterprise Day where students can bring stuff from home to sell. I always try to buy something from everyone and it is a really fun time. I have such a cute class--I'm sure tomorrow's Free Enterprise Day will be awesome! I have the cutest bankers too--they are the best salespeople--they just might give my dad a run for his money someday! ;)
Other than that, life is good lately! I moved to a new apartment and I like how moving forces you to organize and make things more livable--rather than just coming home to the mess I didn't have the energy to clean up. Some of my family and cousins and an Aunt and a friend came over and they cleaned, organized, and made the move a great success! I really do have the best family of all! It is great! I just need to get my phone and internet working!
Life has been good. I'm so grateful for my very many blessings! Until next time...
