i've been privileged enough to develop this nasty cough from my lovely students, so it's been a rough week and a half for me. finally got some medicine from my doctor in fort wayne on thursday. not quite sure if it's working yet - but only time will tell. let me tell you a funny story about going to the doctor though. so, i knew i wasn't able to make it up to fort wayne due to school being crazy and i was feeling like crap. here in indy we have these things called minute clinics in some of our CVS stores. i have heard nothing but good things about these places so i decided to stop by there and get some meds. i got called into the nurse practitioner's office. she asked me what was wrong. i explained that i had an awful cough, but every time i check my temperature it's normal. i didn't have any cold symptoms. she proceeded to listen to my chest. then turns to me and asks if i could possibly have asthma. OH MY GOSH - i was furious. for anyone who has talked to me in the past week and heard me cough, you KNOW it's not asthma. if anything, i prolly have some form of bronchitis. i told her that i had never been told that before, and she said that she thought that might be the only thing wrong with me. i kindly thanked her for her time, but assured her that i would be fine. i couldn't believe it. i have told everyone this story and they can't help but look at me and laugh. it's become the running joke at school when i start coughing. everyone asks if i need an inhaler. haha. :) anyways, i've been loading up on cough medicine from my doctor, drinking lots of water, washing my hands like crazy, taking cough drops like it's my job, and getting in lots of naps. so, hopefully i'll get better soon!
this week is going to be a busy one! i have 2 lessons being observed- yikes!!! i am teaching my math lesson monday morning, which is getting observed by my math professor and my classroom managment professor. i'm busting out some manipulatives and hula-hoops so we'll see how this goes. my students hadn't used manipulatives yet this year, so i had a big talk with them on friday about how we act when we get to use special things. i had to explain to them that these things were privileges [i had to explain what privileges were] and could be taken away. it's amazing how excited they are when they get to use new things. they did SO great with them though. honestly, i think they were scared to lose them. my teacher talked to me afterwards and said that i did a really good job explaining my expectations and how they were to act with them. so i guess that's a good thing! :) anyways, my second lesson is on wednesday. it's a science lesson on how we care for our pets. it should be pretty interesting. i had my lesson all finished - then my professor suggested that i include something more engaging. so, i'm bringing in goldfish. yikes! my kids are going to be CRAZY! this will be the true test of whether they know how to listen to directions though! :) but, i'm really excited! this is the first week where i've actually got to teach MY own lessons in the class.
so, a few of you have asked what my "normal" day looks like. well, i don't really have one. i have ball state classes everyday but tuesdays, so my schedule is something new everyday. however, i can explain what a tuesday is like for me, because that MIGHT be my favorite day of the week!!! :)
7:30-7:45 ~ arrive at school, sign in, help teacher get classroom ready
7:45-8:10 ~ greet students, do breakfast count/lunch money collection/attendance, get students started with morning work
8:10-8:15 ~ take students to the restroom
8:15-8:40 ~ lead calendar
8:40-9:40 ~ free time [this is the time when my teacher does reading instruction with the students, so i have free time to use for either: a study break (we're supposed to take one hour each day), grading papers, or staying in the room and helping]
9:40-10:10 ~ prep [the kids have their special at this time]
10:10-10:55 ~ more reading [stories, phonics, etc.]
10:55 ~ getting ready for lunch
11:00-11:30 ~ lunch
11:30-12:00 ~ recess duty
12:00-12:15 ~ restroom break and "cool down" break for students
12:15-12:45 ~ one-on-one time [my teacher does large group activities, while i pull students to work on things they need help with]
12:45-1:30 ~ handwriting, writing [i lead the handwriting portion.]
1:30-2:10 ~ math [i've been taking this over lately. i take the kids over to our "math center" where we practice our counting. then we do our lesson for the day.]
2:10-2:20 ~ get ready to go home
2:20-2:27 ~ reading [i've been reading to them everyday - we're working on a chapter book right now.]
2:27-2:35 ~ dismissal and bus duty
2:35-3:30 ~ prep for the next day
so, days are definitely busy and crammed full. it's amazing how much planning it takes to make sure there is enough material planned for your day. i don't think i realized just how much planning it took. i'm definitely learning though!
alright, well i suppose i should get busy finishing up my lessons for the week.
keep your fingers crossed that they go well.
i'm signing off with the greatest thing i've seen all week. we were driving yesterday and my roommate asked me to pull over once we got into apartment complex. she wanted to take a picture of the "ugly duckling." for those of you who don't know, we have the most ANNOYING geese in our complex. well apparently one of them is the ugly duckling. once i pulled over, i realized which one she was talking about and we started talking pictures galore. [it doesn't take much to amuse us! :)] so, enjoy!
[we've decided to call it a GUCK. half duck/half goose. check out those feet!]
stay tuned next time for....becoming attached, how my lessons turned out, and maybe pictures of my students!
loving life,
cj.
1 comment:
cait! don't let them doctors tell you you got nothin wrong! seriously... redimed thought i had asthma too and i ended up in the hospital! don't let it happen to you!
anyways, get better love.
i hope you did well on your sit-ins (or whatever you guys call it!)
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