First Day of School

Today was the first day of school and as anxious as I was last night the day actually went by with out a hitch!
School started and all 28 students were in attendance. 28 kids in one class is a ton but for the most part they are great!
We started the day with some quick rules and attendance and then it was time to get to work. Math was the first thing we worked on. As a whole class we went over the back to school review. The students were on top of it and so it went really well! After math we moved onto some class reading and then each student decorated a puzzle piece to create our bulletin board! I will try to remember the camera tomorrow so I can get a picture up, it look great! Next came recess and boy were they ready!
After recess we did some independent reading and then it was time for lunch. The day flew by!
Lunch was an adventure because all the kids got new lunch numbers so we will have to do some training to get them back in the grove. Another recess and then back to create sunglasses of their summer adventures. Once those were done we started our whole class read aloud chapter book and then it was time to head home.
I understand why the first day is a short day. The teachers are trying to figure everything out as much as the students are.
I hope tomorrow goes as well. It is a full day so more time to fit things in and we get to start our centers. I will do my best to update and take pictures...

Teacher Preperation

Today was the first day of the start of the rest of my life. Not really but I am now that much closer to reaching my goal! My student teaching experience started today. I will be teaching in a second grade classroom at Highland Park Elementary. Today I arrived at 8:30 for a teacher meeting and schedule planning. The teachers and staff are so nice and really glad to have all the student teachers in the class. I think there are 6 of us starting our student teaching next week. It is nice to know there are other people in the school who are going through the same thing as me.
In fact there is actually another student teacher in the same classroom as me. She will be in the class Wednesday and Thursday. She is going through the program at the U and I am glad that I am doing this program. Not two semesters worth! She is a really nice girl who lives in Ogden. She is married and has a little boy. We got to know each other while we were sorting a 250 page workbook for 28 studnets! We also made labels for lockers and place cards for the students desk.
Lots of prep work to be ready for the first day of school.
Although there is lots of work involved it is fun to see what the students will be doing during the year! I am excited to have the students in the classroom. More to come! I will try and do this a few times a week at least to keep all informed on how the experience is going.
Thank you to all of you for supporting me through this time and just for being my friends!