Video Diary #9: End of Quarter 1!

Whew... it's been a whirlwind of a first quarter! I'm typing this from my living room on my fall break.  Soooo nice to have some time to relax and to catch up on my professional development portfolios.

<3 Kim

Video Diary #8 (not 9!!!): End of the First Month

Hi all,

Sorry for such a late post.  I actually filmed this on 8/29 and it is now 9/2.  And I totally goofed on the video diary number... Oh well!  I was too excited for the upcoming three-day weekend that I forgot to post the video I made! oops :-P  Anyway...  I spent one of my days this weekend working, but the rest of it I enjoyed a lot.  Can't believe the first month of school is over already!  It sure flew by at some points and at others it just dragged! I will be filming again this week to sum up my first month at school.  

See you soon.

<3Kim

Video Diary #7: Catching Up With EVERYTHING!!!

It sure has been a busy few weeks.  I'm sorry that I have been somewhat MIA since my last post in the middle of the first week.  Things got pretty crazy that week when what I thought was the middle of the week ended up being the end of the week because school was cancelled due to the impending hurricanes.  It ended up being even more stressful being out (to go to my brother-in-law's wedding) during that time than it usually is to be out, especially since I got kicked out of school early, the copy machine was turned off, and school was cancelled.  The hurricanes majorly messed with my plans, and made the students pretty silly.  I ended up having a really nice trip to Connecticut & enjoyed every moment, although I worried about school often.  Now that I'm back I have a lot of work to catch up on with grading, finishing up things that I didn't get done in the first week and starting on all new curriculum.  All the stress/extra work is totally worth it though, and I especially felt that way when the kiddos welcomed me back from my trip and told me how much they missed me. :) Hopefully see you soon-ish! 

<3 Kim

Video Diary #6: Middle of the First Week of School

It's hump day!  This week has been sooooo busy and I am constantly feeling like I don't have enough time with the kids to get everything that I need to get done!  I forgot to mention that I have to take a few days off next week to attend my brother-in-law's wedding in CT, so I'm also worried about leaving the class & about planning my lessons for next week! :-/

So far I am enjoying my class a lot and even though the dynamics have changed a bit from last year, it seems to still be a very sweet bunch of kiddos!  

<3Kim

Hahahaha... Just watched the video and I got the date wrong!!! Oh boy... I'm tired! :-p This was filmed August 6th!!!  Good night!

Video Diary #5: First Day of School (Morning and Evening)

Hello all!  Today was the first day of school!  The day just FLEW by sooooooo fast, it was unbelievable! I had a great day.  The students were so excited to be back and it was really nice to see their happy faces again.  I got a feel for how beneficial looping can be.  It was so nice to have the kids come in this morning and already know a TON about each of them!  It was so nice to see that many of the students picked right up from where we left off two months ago.  I was worried about regression, but I am happy to say that I was very proud that my students were on track today! It was a very busy day, but I had a great time.  Only bummer was that five students (out of 19) were absent, so I'll have to spend some extra time on Monday reviewing some things we talked about today.  Oh well.  Happy Friday!!!

<3 Kim

Video Diary #4: School Starts TOMORROW!!!

Wow... The last two days went by in a flash!  There is always so much to get done to prepare for the students.  Last night we had the meet and greet, which was very successful because I had 9 students (about half) show up with their parents!  Lots of the kids were really excited to come back to school.  My neighbor teacher told me that she saw one of my students running excitedly to my classroom (20 minutes early before the meet and greet actually started) and leaving her mom behind.  And another student gave me some birthday gifts (a homemade card, hat and bracelet) because she knew that it was my birthday the other day.  I feel like I could still use a whole week more to set up, but ready or not... here they come!  Look forward to seeing my little monkeys tomorrow!!!!!

<3Kim

Video Diary #3: First Day Back to Work & Classroom Tour

Here is my first day back to work blog :) Lonnnnng meeting day today... Wish I could be working in my classroom instead... Only 4 days till the kiddos come back! 

<3 Kim