Coming to and End and PB&J

It is my last week as "Teacher Julie."  I have been student teaching at an early childhood development center, completing the last part of my degree.  It is hard to believe I have 4 days left with these funny, inquisitive, smart, and loving preschoolers.  Most of them are graduating on Friday and will go to kindergarten in the fall.  I joke with them that I too am going to kindergarten next year! :]

This past week has been a mix of doing final assignments and working on things for my classroom.  In a couple of weeks I get to meet my team at a school wide meet and greet. I am both nervous and excited to meet the team.  We have already been corresponding over email and they sound super sweet and supportive.  Sometimes I ask myself, "Is this really happening? Do I really get to teach next year?"

Here is a little something I made this weekend, feel free to use it!  I plan on splitting up my kinders into partners as part of Whole Brain Teaching.  One group will be PB and the other will be Jelly.  I'm visualizing this in a pocket chart.. yes?  I can say "Peanutbutters will be teaching first, then Jellies."

 
 4 days left of student teaching, 2 online assignments, and 12 days until graduation!

It's Kindergarten!

Yes, I am so very happy to announce that I will be teaching kindergarten come this fall!  Since my interview I have had kindergarten on the brain and sure enough I got the call to confirm.  Not only that, but I have the honor of helping start a new school.  I am overwhelmed with excitement and happiness.  Below is a picture of my new school being built. (Sorry it's not the best).

Since finding out about my placement I have been reading studying Mrs. Crowder's blog, Sprinkles to Kindergarten.  She is AMAZING.  I have gotten so many first week ideas from her blog.  She even has a rhyming Chester the Raccoon tour of the school activity.  Bought, printed, laminated, love.  I can't wait to use it on the first day! Check out her TPT store here to get it!

 Only 14 more "school" days for this girl!  Trying to make each one count and really enjoy my time with my preschoolers.  It is going to be VERY hard to say good-bye.