Oh wow! I truly am blessed in my district. We get a week for fall break, three days for thanksgiving, 2 weeks for Christmas/New Years, a week in Feb and then a week for spring break in April. They just started this new schedule with these breaks to help with teacher retention and it is working!
Congratulations and welcome baby Hudson! I had fever a few days after having my first. Not fun at all while already recovering from postpartum- so glad you are all better now!
I’m 36 weeks pregnant and about to start my 3rd year teaching 2nd grade. I’m excited to follow you as I’m about to set up my room and potentially teach the first week or two until my baby comes.
When you were in your room trying to figure out how to set it up, I do the same thing. I call it "dwelling". I sit in silence, imagining the students are there. I make sure that things are visible, accessible, and minimally distractable for the students. Next, I take pictures 360⁰. Then, I create a floor plan in my notebook or in Google Slides. That way, I have an idea of what I want the room to look like. I won't be excessively moving furniture and getting tired( I'm old.😀).
Congratulations! I am also going back to 2nd grade this year. I've been at my current school for 2 years, and all they've really seen me is as a 5th grade teacher. They didn't realize in my 25+ years of teaching K- middle school, 5th grade was the last one I taught.( Intentionally, in my district in another state , all 5th graders went to overnight camp with their teachers. No thank you. 😊) So, my principal came to me, very hesitantly, to ask if I would teach 2nd grade. That's like Br'er Rabbit being thrown in the briar patch( " Born and raised in a briar patch."). Second is my grade. My inner child is 8. I did 2nd for student teaching, my first 5 years of my career, and later, a couple of more years. I am so excited! I have been using in a composition book( I use one every year .) It has my materials list, floor plan, bulletin board sketches, basic ideas, curriculum ideas, anchor charts, etc. Godspeed to you. May we both have amazing years teaching the Class of 2035. 🤩
Gatlin has gotten so big so fast. ❤ adorable nursery for the new little bundle. I hope you and your family are having a blessed week. And a safe and healthy delivery. 😊
Hi there! I’m a special education teacher and just wrote my first picture book for little ones. I would LOVE for you to check it out. I’ll attach the Amazon link below: A School Is Many Things a.co/d/iOHJAqR
Luck you inheriting so many books! I started with a blank slate unfortunately. There wasn’t a teacher in my classroom full time before I came so I’m starting from scratch😩 I’m slowly building my classroom library but it can be expensive….good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy and the school year!
I definitely hit the book lottery. You should try a donor choose project. I know several teachers who built their library that way! I hope you have a great start to your year!
@@MikaylaShyanne I live in NC (near Charlotte) and this humidity is killing me! I remember being pregnant in the summer...its so hard to get and stay cool.
