I love the title of this post for a potential Welcome Board slogan my preschool class might have in the fall. I'm thinking of slogans because this Monday, I was offered and accepted a lead teaching position at LPP! I will be moving up a class to the 3's & 4's, and I'll be co-teaching with Mr. David, who is an amazing amazing teacher. He's incredibly creative, I love being creative, and now we get to be creative together!! I'll be transitioning from part-time to full-time, getting much more teaching experience, making more money, and reducing my free time by a lot. I'm thrilled!!
I'm excited beyond words to be a lead teacher. I didn't think I'd have the opportunity until after I graduated from grad school (which will be next June), but the situation presented itself, and everything fell into place. What I am most excited about is that the 2's & 3's I taught (and loved!) this year will be in my 3's & 4's class this fall. Half of them already moved up this summer, so I'll get to enjoy spending my days with them again starting July 27th. It's a great birthday present :)
I've absolutely loved working with Patty and Keri, the teachers I have been with all year in the 2's& 3's. We were a cohesive, loving team, and our class ran so smoothly. I hope I can implement a lot of our strategies in the 3's & 4's class. They've taught me so much, and I'm glad they'll still be right next door for me to turn to for advice.
I will be teaching in the 3's & 4's class until March, when I will need to leave for 12 weeks to complete my student teaching to fulfill my masters requirements at DePaul. As soon as I graduate, in June, I will return to my teaching position with the 3's & 4's. LPP is being very flexible to work with me, and I really appreciate it. I can't wait to begin!
July 14, 2009
July 6, 2009
Happy Birthday America
Bill and I are both on day 4 of a glorious 4-day weekend. We relaxed together all day Friday. One benefit of living in Des Plaines is that the area has so many great parks, most of which have playgrounds for children, and some that are perfect for picnics. During a walk, we discovered a peaceful grassy park with lots of trees and flowers and decided to have a picnic there on Friday. We read, talked, ate and laid on the blanket until the sun started to set. It was wonderful! It was a perfect day off with my babe.
We started the Fourth of July off with a 13 mile run, which really boosted our spirits about the marathon! We were only planning on running 12, the longest run we've had so far this year, and we felt so good at the end that we decided to go the extra mile and do half of the marathon distance. It was inspiring! We thought we would be completely exhausted after the run, which would have been sad because we had night plans too.. but we felt fine! It's so hard to imagine though that it was only HALF of the distance - that if we had been running the marathon, we'd have to turn around and do it all again. Yikes!
On the night of the Fourth, Megan and her roommate, Elizabeth had a rooftop party at their apartment in Wicker Park. Once the rain stopped, everyone was able to party on the roof while vagabonds set off fireworks in every direction. Megan's Charleston friends were in town and are always so much fun in their cute southern dresses and southern drawls. They make me really want to move below the Mason Dixie line.
Sunday, I went to the Cubs game with all of the Brodericks and Meg's visiting friends. We had seats on a rooftop, something I haven't done before. It was very fun! We spent the whole time talking in the sun and didn't watch the game too closely except to cheer for runs (the Cubs won 8-2). When I got home, exhausted, my wonderful husband asked what I wanted for dinner, went to the grocery store, and made dinner for us while I laid and watched Friends. He had spent the day with our nephews, going to Crystal Lake's 4th of July parade and playing with water balloons. Such a fun weekend.
Kelly!!! Where's your dress?
Us with the Newlyweds! They're so in love
Charleston friends
Meg & I
My friends are Beautiful!
The Broderick girls
Cubs Rooftop
We started the Fourth of July off with a 13 mile run, which really boosted our spirits about the marathon! We were only planning on running 12, the longest run we've had so far this year, and we felt so good at the end that we decided to go the extra mile and do half of the marathon distance. It was inspiring! We thought we would be completely exhausted after the run, which would have been sad because we had night plans too.. but we felt fine! It's so hard to imagine though that it was only HALF of the distance - that if we had been running the marathon, we'd have to turn around and do it all again. Yikes!
On the night of the Fourth, Megan and her roommate, Elizabeth had a rooftop party at their apartment in Wicker Park. Once the rain stopped, everyone was able to party on the roof while vagabonds set off fireworks in every direction. Megan's Charleston friends were in town and are always so much fun in their cute southern dresses and southern drawls. They make me really want to move below the Mason Dixie line.
Sunday, I went to the Cubs game with all of the Brodericks and Meg's visiting friends. We had seats on a rooftop, something I haven't done before. It was very fun! We spent the whole time talking in the sun and didn't watch the game too closely except to cheer for runs (the Cubs won 8-2). When I got home, exhausted, my wonderful husband asked what I wanted for dinner, went to the grocery store, and made dinner for us while I laid and watched Friends. He had spent the day with our nephews, going to Crystal Lake's 4th of July parade and playing with water balloons. Such a fun weekend.
I wanted to ice my knees after the run, but there was no time. Bill helped tape the ice packs to my knees while I wrapped bacon wrapped dates for Megan's party
Bill & I at Megan's Party
Kelly!!! Where's your dress?
Us with the Newlyweds! They're so in love
Charleston friends
Meg & I
My friends are Beautiful!
The Broderick girls
Cubs Rooftop
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