Showing posts with label aquarium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aquarium. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

When It Rains, It Pours

What should be a happy, exciting time in life is turning into stress covered in disappointment. My fiance and I have been trying to buy a house since October. The bank now tells us they still have no deed and are being forced by the government to take the house off the market. Who knows when we will get our dream house.

We went on a field trip to the aquarium today. My students were great. We completed the Aquarium Field Trip packet I made (click HERE to see it) before and after we went. The students loved it, and I really think it helped them reflect on what they learned. After our staff meeting, my principal said she needed to talk to me. We have a good relationship, so I wasn't worried. Well, here comes the blow. Thanks to the great terrible state of Georgia, class sizes have been raised which means I will be, more than likely, be relocated to another part of the county. Can we say devastated? I tried so hard to hold back my tears....I couldn't. I started crying, my principal started crying, it was a mess. My school is like a big family. I can't imagine going anywhere else.

I guess for one happy note, here are some of my precious students at the Georgia Aquarium. We had fun, until my day ended in devastation.
My sister told me this verse when I got home. It provides a little bit of comfort. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)

Here's to hoping for a better day....

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Tagged

Thanks to Kelley at Buggy for Second Grade for tagging me!


Buggy for 2nd Grade 
 

Here are the answers to her questions!
1. If you could travel to any place where would you go? Egypt, without a doubt. I've been fascinated by their culture since I was little.

2. What current fashion trend are you loving right now? I'm loving the "baggy" loose shirts with skinny or straight jeans. I work part time at a boutique I've worked in since college. I LOVE it. :)

3. What current education trend are you currently loving right now? I'm not quite sure since I'm so new. I know that I am kind of disheartened by all of the Common Core starting next year since I've done SO much work for our current standards!

4. What is your go to food or snack? Oreos :)

5. Are you a flats or heels girl? Heels!

6. If you could change anything about yourself what would you change? That I get so nervous about the littlest things!

7. What is your favorite sport to watch or play? Play: Softball Watch: Football and baseball

8. What are you looking forward to doing this summer? Getting married and going on my honeymoon to Belize!!

9. What is your favorite piece of technology? Promethean Board in my classroom and IPad at home

10. What is the best movie you have seen recently? I haven't seen any new movies in a long time. I'm trying to convince my mister to take me to see Titanic in 3D. :)

I tag any of my followers that wants to join! :)
 
We have a field trip on Tuesday to the Georgia Aquarium. My students are SO excited...and so am I. :) I whipped up this packet I'm going to turn into a book for my students. Go HERE to check it out!