Things have
been a little hectic lately because I've begun a new adventure. My plan to
blog more often hit a small speed bump when I had to pick up and move!
April 1st
I went on an interview to cover a maternity leave at a high school in the
northern Chicago burbs. I got the job and
shadowed for a day last week. The
teacher is fantastic and the students are just as awesome! I packed, moved and started lesson planning
all within a week.
I have 3 sections
of Spanish 1 and 2 sections of Spanish 3 honors. My first week consisted of 3 days at the end
of this week. It’s great to be back in
my own classroom and I’ve really missed working with the same group of students
every day! I’ve even enjoyed writing my
own lesson plans again. I’m surprisingly
excited about teaching the subjunctive to my Spanish 3 kids. This is normally a difficult concept because
we don’t really have anything like this in English, but I’ve done a lot of
research and have been able to come up with some cool activities.
I’m currently
living with a friend and it’s been nice to settle into a new place. There are a few things I miss like cable, DVR
and wireless internet, but I love sharing her Netflix account! I’m diving into Parks and Recreation right
now. It’s been the great way to end my
super relaxing day of doing nothing! It’s
been a nice change from working every weekend at BBW and then packing like mad.
Tomorrow is my
6 ½ mile run, which will be the longest I’ve done so far. We’ll see how it goes. 2 weeks until race day!
