Let's Get Acquainted Linky!

It's time to Get Acquainted!
With this being a pretty new blog, it's time for my few readers to get to know me so I'm linking up with Flying into First for a fun linky party.

I'll pick a row that makes a tic-tac-toe and share about those topics. Woohoo!


Here we go.......the middle row!

1. Share about your first year of teaching.   Wellllll, I started in a district wide Preschool program mid-year.  The building had an unused room so mid-year they decided they could host a preschool classroom. I had just graduated in Dec and started my first day in Jan when winter break finished. Those poor kiddos, I hope they got SOMETHING out of those few months we were together.   My first FULL year was still in that school (who am I kidding, I'm still in that same building) and I had 16 preschoolers and a full time classroom aide.  That seems like forever ago, although it was in 2006.  I'm still amazed that some of those kiddos got anything out of preschool but they did and we still keep in touch.  We had a loose curriculum so I kinda taught what I thought I needed to do.  Wow, couldn't pull that off now, for sure (thankfully)

2. My favorite school memory as a kid.  This one is kinda tricky. I always enjoyed school, never had any problems.  I remember my teachers the most though...the good ones AND the bad ones (no names mentioned here, just in case, haha).  I remember taking the state assessment in 5th grade and some of the boys intentionally making pictures out of the bubbling. I remember doing Science Olympiad - the science club - and getting to go to competions and do the egg drop and penny barge.  I remember getting my 1st chapter book. I remember my favorite chapter book, "Banner in the Sky"


3. Books I'm reading.  This one I can do because they're all piled up here beside me!  I have "The Leader in Me",  "7 Habits of Highly Effective People", "Cinderella Smith", "Secrets at Sea", and Jillian Michael's "Slim for Life".  Whew.  A few professional reads that I'm working through,  chapter read aloud books for this fall, and loving on JM's book!

There ya go! 3 tidbits of me you might not have known!