Week 2, Another Success

Week two was another great success. I love my kids. They are so sweet. They also crack me up. We definitely have fun, that's for sure! I told them that I was going to start a "tarmer" for two minutes for them to clean out their desks..(instead of timer.). Hey, we all get a little tounge tied on occasion. They were cracking up and so was I. One of them asked me if I was a hillbililly.-P. I also loved seeing the excitement in their little faces when I was teaching them multiplication by 1's and 0's and they were all getting it, even the special ed. kiddos!! They were so proud of themselves!! A parent wrote in an agenda book thanking me for being such a caring teacher for her daughter. Awe. .  This week, just pray that I can be filled with patience and overflowing with God's love for the kiddos, and also that I will not worry about things that are out of my control. Please, and thank you.

On another note, I am excited for new things that are gearing up. I sent in my application for Big Brothers Big Sisters so that I can get that started up again now that we are all settled in down here, so just waiting to hear back from that.  I miss Macy and Moses all the time, but I am excited for the impact that we most certainly made on them, and the impact that they made on us. I am also going to start volunteering in the Kids Program or the Nursery at church. I had such a good time doing AWANAs at First Baptist Church. I mean, I loved it. It was seriously right up there next to working at SpringHill. Josh and I are also finally going to get involved in a small group down here. Can I say, it is about time for all of these things to happen and for our procrastinating to stop. :-)

Anyway, have a great week!

Week One: A Success!

I had a great first full week at school. I love my class. I love my job. Even though there are things that are stressful and overwhelming, I am so excited and thankful to be a teacher!! I need to keep that in mind at the times when things do get super stressful and overwhelming. I am so blessed. Here's why:
-My students are so sweet. One little girl even brings me an orange every day. (One teacher said that maybe she thinks I look malnourished, but I think it is just because she loves me. :)
-Another student hugs me at the end of every day and tells me that I am the best teacher ever and he doesn't ever want to leave school. (Thanks for the ego boost, kiddo.)
-Two of my special education kids were so excited during a Word Wisdom activity today . . . it made me so happy to see them wanting to learn!
- There are seriously so many moments when I think, I get paid to do this?? Wow!
-The Evans staff is beyond awesome. Enough said.

Anyway, I am very excited for a stress-free, relaxing weekend at home! Teaching full time means that Saturdays and Sundays are to be treasured! Enjoy everyone!

Third Grade

I started my first day of teaching Third Grade on Thursday, and I have a feeling that I am going to love it! The kids are not quite as big (or scary) as I had imagined them being. :-p  They are actually sweet .. . I am well aware, that this is because it was the first two days and they were probably still coming out of their shells, shy, or tired, but I have to keep in mind that the clientel at Evans makes it the kind of school where I have always wanted to teach..... ever since working with the kids of Cairo, IL on a youth group mission trip. Although I have not recieved as many hugs as I did from my Kindergarteners, I have been given a few, and I am okay with bigger kids= less germs. :) I also have a poster hanging next to my desk that says, Everyone Loves Mrs. Bowman. That's right, everyone. Be jealous....Oh, and of course, an apple on my desk from a student. I believe that my attitude will play a big part in how this year plays out, and I am beyond excited and pumped about my students and the learning that is going to happen in our classroom!!
I am also so excited about being a part of the Evans staff and growing/being stretched as a teacher this year! I am sure that I will use this blog a lot! So, stay posted, and enjoy the photos from my classroom. (More to come later- For some reason it wouldn't let me upload some of them.)