Hi all!! Sorry for the lack of blogging... it is a super-busy time at school right now. Last week I had a sub for 3 days -- 1 by choice and 2 in order to be on the interview committee to hire the new teacher for next year. I think we've got a good one, but it's her very first year of teaching.... so we'll see how it goes!! I really like her a lot, so I think it will all work out well. This weekend I spent a couple hours doing more sub plans thinking I would also be gone 2 days this week for a training -- however I found out at the very end of the day Monday that they did not have enough subs and I didn't have to go to the training. While I was more than slightly irked that I had wasted time on sub plans, I was more than happy to just spend some time actually teaching my kiddos!!! :) Tomorrow is a teacher work day for us to figure out the classes for our kids moving up to 5th grade and get our classes from 3rd grade for next year. It's really starting to sink in how little time we have left this year!!! A huge part of me is literally counting down days (hours and minutes) until summer, but I also know I am really going to miss my kids so much :)
Speaking of the kiddos -- I helped out with Shakspeare Club this year and today was our final production. We did "The Tempest" and "Hamlet" and they pulled it off pretty well. I was proud of them!
Life just has a way of reminding you of all the good stuff, and I just have to say that over the last couple of days, I really have been able to make myself slow down a little and just enjoy the ride. :)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunshine :)
Well it was another very long week, but luckily I went to the doctor and got some antibiotics, so I'm slowly getting better. It has been so nice to have a weekend where I can sleeeeeeeeeep. The weather yesterday was rainy and cold, but today it was sunny and warm. I spent some time at school and then met friends for coffee (ice tea for me!) by the river. Then I went back to school and finished my sub plans because I have tomorrow off as a mental-health day :)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
46 days until summer!!!
Well I made it through conferences! Unfortunately my cold has come back, so I've spent the weekend in my pjs in the hammock throwing the ball for Sherlock :) Anyway, conferences for the most part were pretty good. One kiddo ended up in tears, but the parents were finally waking up to how much he was slacking in class, so hopefully it will make a difference. The rest of them were also pretty supportive, hopefully we'll make it through the rest of the year on a good note! It's pretty hard for all of us to be gung-ho about school right now with the countdown on until summer break, but there is also quite a bit of fun stuff coming up (field trips, swimming party, guest speakers, etc.) so hopefully it will fly by! I also realized that I have 3 personal days to use up before the end of the year (since they don't roll over) so I'll be giving myself a few long weekends here and there too!
Some of you reading this may not know that I have a bit of a challenge coming up for next year. Two of my fellow 4th grade teachers are retiring, and the third teammate decided to move up to 5th grade, so I'll be leading the 4th grade team next year. I don't exactly feel like I know what I'm doing, but my principal is confident in me, and we'll see how it goes. The up-coming class is smaller than the current class, so there will only be three 4th grade teachers. One of them will be moving up from kindergarten, and I adore her... but as this was her very first year of teaching too... she'll still need a lot of help. The third person we will be hiring, but we both get to be in on the interview process, so hopefully we'll find an awesome person to round out the team. The three teacher-teers!! Anyway, it's certainly a lot more stress than I was hoping for in my second year of teaching, but I know I'm lucky to have this job that I love, so... we'll see!
In the meantime, spring is actually starting to peak through here in the mountains, and I just love the smell of damp earth and growing things! I'm REALLY looking forward to having nothing do to this summer but have fun :) After Africa, I hope the pooperdog and I will get to do some good backpacking trips around the state... maybe go visit camp sometime... and of course the nephews are coming in July!! If anyone wants to come visit, Fat Kitty said he might give up his room for a couple nights if someone is willing to love on him :)
For now it's off to school to get ready for another week! I hope your week is a good one :)
Some of you reading this may not know that I have a bit of a challenge coming up for next year. Two of my fellow 4th grade teachers are retiring, and the third teammate decided to move up to 5th grade, so I'll be leading the 4th grade team next year. I don't exactly feel like I know what I'm doing, but my principal is confident in me, and we'll see how it goes. The up-coming class is smaller than the current class, so there will only be three 4th grade teachers. One of them will be moving up from kindergarten, and I adore her... but as this was her very first year of teaching too... she'll still need a lot of help. The third person we will be hiring, but we both get to be in on the interview process, so hopefully we'll find an awesome person to round out the team. The three teacher-teers!! Anyway, it's certainly a lot more stress than I was hoping for in my second year of teaching, but I know I'm lucky to have this job that I love, so... we'll see!
In the meantime, spring is actually starting to peak through here in the mountains, and I just love the smell of damp earth and growing things! I'm REALLY looking forward to having nothing do to this summer but have fun :) After Africa, I hope the pooperdog and I will get to do some good backpacking trips around the state... maybe go visit camp sometime... and of course the nephews are coming in July!! If anyone wants to come visit, Fat Kitty said he might give up his room for a couple nights if someone is willing to love on him :)
For now it's off to school to get ready for another week! I hope your week is a good one :)
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Check back next week....
Hi all,
Sorry for the lack of posting. Spring break and the birthday was fantastic, but way to short. Last week was rough... long and frustrating topped off with report cards. This week will hopefully be better, but also is conference week, so it will be very long no matter what.
So... 69 days 'till Africa looks sweet, but 5 days till the end of this week looks even sweeter right now.
Sorry for the lack of posting. Spring break and the birthday was fantastic, but way to short. Last week was rough... long and frustrating topped off with report cards. This week will hopefully be better, but also is conference week, so it will be very long no matter what.
So... 69 days 'till Africa looks sweet, but 5 days till the end of this week looks even sweeter right now.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
The best snow-day EVER!! :)
Ahhhhhhhhhh... I'm officially on spring break and it feels GOOD! Last week my poor Mommy got very sick the day before she was suppose to come up and do the star-talk, so last weekend my Daddy and I did taxes over the webcam (thanks Daddeee!!) and Mums came up on Thursday of this week. The kids loved it, but the bestest part was just getting to see my Mommy! She spent the night, and Friday morning I woke up to that best of all wonderful 5:30am phone calls -- NO SCHOOL!! A snow day on the Friday before spring break is about as good as a snow day gets :) It took the Mums a long time to get home, but she got there safe and sound, and I spent the day snuggling with the Fat Kitty and watching the pooperdog play in the snow. We ended up with over a foot of fluffy white stuff and this morning it's sparkling like diamonds in the mountain sunshine. I'm a lucky girl :)
So my official plans for spring break? Well... tomorrow I'll get my happy-birthday-to-me massage. Then Monday and Tuesday I will probably sleep in and spend some time at school getting report cards done, because Wednesday morning I head to KY for some fun with my friends!! I'm going to see my Becky and my Stephanie as it has been way too long since I've seen them (and it's my turn to go there!) I can't wait :) In the meantime, I think I'll go read a book in my pjs! Hooray for vacation!
So my official plans for spring break? Well... tomorrow I'll get my happy-birthday-to-me massage. Then Monday and Tuesday I will probably sleep in and spend some time at school getting report cards done, because Wednesday morning I head to KY for some fun with my friends!! I'm going to see my Becky and my Stephanie as it has been way too long since I've seen them (and it's my turn to go there!) I can't wait :) In the meantime, I think I'll go read a book in my pjs! Hooray for vacation!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
You know you're thinking hard when....
So the kids have been taking the CSAP this week (state standardized test) and the poor things are just fried. They have been working so hard, and I am so proud of them... and I continue to have the opinion that these tests are just CRAP! But anyway...
The best part of my day is when I am sitting there (because of course I can't talk to them or help them, but I also can't read or grade papers) and I see their little tongues sticking out the corner of their mouths. You know when you see the tongue that the gears are turning hard!! :) Priceless!
One more week and then spring break (YAY!) and while I still have some remnant snot... I'm getting better. The Mommy and Daddeeeee will be here tomorrow. Mom to talk to my kiddos about stars and Dad to do taxes. Yay for parents :)
The best part of my day is when I am sitting there (because of course I can't talk to them or help them, but I also can't read or grade papers) and I see their little tongues sticking out the corner of their mouths. You know when you see the tongue that the gears are turning hard!! :) Priceless!
One more week and then spring break (YAY!) and while I still have some remnant snot... I'm getting better. The Mommy and Daddeeeee will be here tomorrow. Mom to talk to my kiddos about stars and Dad to do taxes. Yay for parents :)
Saturday, March 06, 2010
It's so worth it...
So I'm still sick... I thought I was getting better Monday and Tuesday, but then I felt worse. I made it through the week but am now spending the day drugged up, sleeping, and cuddling with my humidifier. Blah.
However, I will proceed to type the letter (verbatim) that made my week so worth it:
To: Ms. Frostman
From: Nadine
Hello Ms. Frostman did you know your the best most best teacher in the whole intired world! First, because you always be a lovable teacher! Next, you always try to make math practice or reading things F.U.N. :) Last, when your sick or got a headach you try your best to still make things F.U.N. thats one or two or three things I LOVE about you! you also have the best candy in the hole world. So Never Never quit who you are. Remember your cool
The other best part of my week came during my math class on Friday. I gave the kids a timed multiplication quiz, and the kids who didn't pass had to have multiplication practice over the weekend. As I went around the room getting scores, one girl said "I think I passed?" and I said "You think?" and her friend said, "Oh, she passed!" (they had graded each other's papers). About five minutes later the same girl came over to my desk and said, "Ms. Frostman, I really didn't pass. My friend wrote down the answers for me." I gave her a copy of the homework, hugged her, and told her I was very proud of her... and later in the class, when her team was down one point at the end of the game we were playing, I called an official tie because of the courage and honesty of a member of the losing team. Many of the kids didn't really know what I was talking about, but they were all good sports and accepted it... but the best part was the huge smile on her face. Now there is a kid who has learned something.
However, I will proceed to type the letter (verbatim) that made my week so worth it:
To: Ms. Frostman
From: Nadine
Hello Ms. Frostman did you know your the best most best teacher in the whole intired world! First, because you always be a lovable teacher! Next, you always try to make math practice or reading things F.U.N. :) Last, when your sick or got a headach you try your best to still make things F.U.N. thats one or two or three things I LOVE about you! you also have the best candy in the hole world. So Never Never quit who you are. Remember your cool
The other best part of my week came during my math class on Friday. I gave the kids a timed multiplication quiz, and the kids who didn't pass had to have multiplication practice over the weekend. As I went around the room getting scores, one girl said "I think I passed?" and I said "You think?" and her friend said, "Oh, she passed!" (they had graded each other's papers). About five minutes later the same girl came over to my desk and said, "Ms. Frostman, I really didn't pass. My friend wrote down the answers for me." I gave her a copy of the homework, hugged her, and told her I was very proud of her... and later in the class, when her team was down one point at the end of the game we were playing, I called an official tie because of the courage and honesty of a member of the losing team. Many of the kids didn't really know what I was talking about, but they were all good sports and accepted it... but the best part was the huge smile on her face. Now there is a kid who has learned something.
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