Positive Fridays - Week of October 8th, 2012

Wow, yet another week has flown by.  I have had another great week of subbing so let's get started!

Friday I had the opportunity to sub in 2nd grade for my friend in the morning and 3rd grade in the afternoon.

• The secretary and office clerk are always so welcoming with a smile on their face!
• A 4th and 6th grader saw me and waved and called my name, which makes me feel extra special!
• When I opened the door to let 2nd grade in one student was at the door with her mom and she came right up to me and gave me a hug and a big smile.  Her mom told me that she was so excited I was subbing for them for the morning and I was all she talked about the afternoon before!  So sweet, what a way to fill my bucket first thing in the morning!
• I enjoyed teaching them about Columbus!
• It was great to see my wonderful friend who left me with easy plans.
• The kids told me they wished they had me the rest of the day, so sweet!
• 3rd Grade was a really easy day because I picked them up at lunch, they had a restroom break while I read The 39 Clues one of my favorite series of books, did a little bit of Vocab practice, had Junior Achievement come in for an hour, recess, and time to pack up and go home!
• I didn't get much time to bond with them, but one girl did tell me shortly after I arrived that I was the best teacher ever so sweet again!

The next day I worked was not until Wednesday.  Yet again I had 3rd grade, but this time an hour away and I will have this bunch again on Tuesday next week!

• The secretary was very kind and welcoming, as was the office staff up front!  It made me feel good coming in to a school I only had the chance to sub at once last year.
• This was a lively group of students who were filled with laughter at times.  I love hearing kids laugh!
• One girl asked me how to spell my name and then gave me a cute picture of a Pineapple and she had such a huge smile on her face as I thanked her.
• The children worked hard on a Math Test, reading, and plant review to help with their test the next day.
• They did an excellent job of helping lead me to different areas of the school as I am still learning how to get from point A to B!
• The teachers, including their teacher was very welcoming and supportive!

Thursday, I had the chance to sub back at the school I was at on Friday, but this time in 4th grade!  4th time at the school this year as well.

• As always I was welcomed into this school by the office clerk and secretary both happy to see me!
• The children came in and one remembered me from last year and was so cheerful and happy to see me and gave me a hug, a parent who dropped his daughter off was so kind and wished me a great day and weekend, another child came in who I had actually taught in 2nd grade and she was so excited to see me and immediately hugged me.  These two girls were so well behaved all day!
• The children worked very hard on Multiplication, Spelling, Reading, Latitude and Longitude, and Food Webs.
• They were respectful and polite to me.
• I saw the 2nd graders and helped take them to lunch when my friend had to help a student in her class and they were so happy to see me again!
• The 4th grade teachers, ESE teacher, and speech teacher were very supportive, kind, and helpful.
• I came home and had a call for an interview, which will be Monday at 9:30am at a school 20 minutes for where I live for an instructional assistant position.  Prayers are greatly appreciated as this could lead to a regular teaching position in the future.

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