Five for Fraturday

I’m taking a break from applying for teaching jobs to post about my busy week. I can’t believe I’m in the home stretch for summer. I can’t get too excited though because I am taking on two  jobs for the summer to get my own laptop and go on trips with the hubby. Right now I’m in that in between phase at school my to do list is growing by the minute and longing for a change of pace once summer hits. This summer I am babysitting and working at a camp. So the busy times won’t end anytime soon. Enough rambling lets get to it, linking up with Doodlebug once again!

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Last weekend at this time I was trying to get some sleep after experiencing Disneyland’s 24 hour event Rock Your Disney Side. It was so much fun and I made lots of memories with my mommy, sister and her boyfriend. This picture was taken at 6 a.m. on Saturday, I’m happy to say that I survived 14 of the 24 hours! Can’t wait to go back with my hubby at the end of June.

Walt and Mickey

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This past weekend was also a holiday weekend and I got to spend some quality time with my family, which included lots of napping and recovery from Disneyland. My mom made some tropical sangria and we enjoyed some time watching our favorite channel Investigate Discovery (ID). It was so relaxing and just what I needed to get me through the last few weeks of school.

Cheers

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Tuesday afternoon I found my two first graders just kicking back and enjoying the sucker I got them from Disneyland. It was too cute not to capture. Summer is near…ahhhh!

Four

Right now I am in the midst of assessments and report cards. The area that I was really impressed with was the results of their alphabet letter sounds. Since I started using the Better Alphabet Song in early April/end of March my students improved their recognition of alphabet letter sounds at least 20% from their last assessment in March. I’m so impressed with their achievements especially looking back at August. They all did such a great job and I can’t wait to gush about them to their parents on their report cards.

 

Assessments City

Five

Speaking of parents, one of my kindergarten parents dropped off this lovely basket on Wednesday, with a card saying “Orange you glad it’s almost summer.” It was the cutest thing ever and very unexpected. This family is so sweet and I love everything my kinder picked out (with help from mom). It’s always fun reading how much they appreciate my efforts and how I’ve given their daughter the best first year experience in school. Being a kindergarten teacher is so rewarding!

So many wonderful treats!

Last but not least, I’m so sad that we’ve lost another legend. Maya Angelou was so inspirational. In the hard times of applying and getting rejection letters, I’ve turned to these words to help me through. I have had much success with applying this year but take it to heart when I get a rejection email from a potential school district. I’m trying to stay positive and this quote is helping me do that!