Hi everyone!!! I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged...well, I guess I can! :) I thought I'd take a second to fill the gaps and get back into it!!
As many of you know, I'm in my 2nd year of teaching 5th grade after 10 in 2nd, 1 in 3rd, and 1 in 6/7th grade Spanish. Well, all I can say is...THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON!!!!!! I knew I wanted a change and to challenge myself, but I did not know I would be making one of the best changes I have ever made!! In the beginning, I had a bit of a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of teaching big kids. I thought,
"They're going to be smarter than me." "I can't read all of my picture books!"
What I wasn't saying was...
"I'm going to get to read awesome chapter books!""I get to be their last teacher of elementary school!"
I've always been a pretty positive person and up for changes, but for some reason, I struggled. I was going to be teaching in a portable that wasn't ready until 2 weeks into the school year. I had 60 boxes or so that needed to be unpacked. All the while, we were teaching our 5th graders in temporary rooms. It was a bit more than I think I anticipated.
HOWEVER, we rolled with it, and all of that changed!!!!
When we got into the portables, everything seemed to fall into place!!! I have AMAZING teammates and coworkers who were BEYOND wonderful to me!! I also had all of YOU supporting me with encouraging words!!! Something happened and all of my reservations melted away! My kids were AWESOME!
It's amazing what can happen to you when you let go of the fear and just have FAITH!!
It makes me tear up a bit when I think back to the beginning of this 2-year journey so far. I truly feel that God put these kids and colleagues in my life to not only uplift and encourage me but to teach me that we are all stronger than we think! Sometimes, it just takes a second for us to catch up! Once we do, our world is never the same!!
On top of absolutely LOVING 5TH GRADE (my favorite grade now!!), I started another journey of obtaining my Administration License!! I never ever thought I would get that in my life, but when my sister and friends said they were going to do the 2-year program, I thought why not! It will give me options for the future! Well, I almost changed my mind on that during the 2nd semester. haha However, once again, people put into my life helped me make the best choice for me! Our first teacher in the program was the same person who hired me for my first teaching position! He told me to call him when I said I wasn't sure about continuing. His faith in me as well as another professor, once again, made me push away the fear and go for it!
Well, yesterday we COMPLETED our administration program!!!
So now after a nice chair massage today, I'm ready to get back to blogging and sharing with you all!!!
Thank you for all of the support and encouragement you have always given me, and I hope I can do the same for you!!
