Year In Review

Well. Better late than never. I decided to write a "YEAR IN REVIEW".

First off I wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU to Danielle at Crayonbox Learning for this amazing blog design. She is so awesome. Go Check her out. :)

I moved to North Carolina on a whim last June. (I cannot believe it has almost been a year!!!)  I didn't know anyone, I didn't have a job, and I was basically leaving everything and everyone behind me back in St. Louis. I knew it was what I had to do, especially because the job market in St. Louis was not looking to be any better anytime soon. I was living here for a week when I was hired at The Bickett.  I was hired as a Resource Teacher, which was not my first choice, but I would be teaching so I didn't really care. Going into the school year in July was terrifying. I knew not a single person, I was learning an entirely different curriculum, and let's be honest, writing IEP's with a whole new system was just a monstrous task. There were days I came home and cried because I didn't think I was gonna make it, but the kiddos at the school were the reason I was there. This school year was constantly changing. From a new school wide discipline system, to a constant revolving staff, to kids coming and going all year long. I sat in staff meetings almost weekly. I sat in Special Ed. team meetings weekly. I had IEP meetings at least 3 times a week and on top of that I had County Wide Elementary and Special Ed meetings too. I literally lived at the school.  But it all has made me a stronger person and I can safely say that if I survived a year at the school I work at, with all the changes, I can survive anything!! I cannot thank all the people at the school (the good and the bad) for making this year everything it was. I think you have to take the bad with the good and believe me that I did.  I know for next year things I am going to do different and things I will never try again. I hope for next year to help other people out the way they have helped me. TPT is my goal. For now, I am going to enjoy the short but sweet 5 weeks of summer I have. And of course play around on Pinterest. What else would I do? ;) I hope you all enjoy your summer!