7:30-7:50-Walk up to the gate. Press buzzer so Tomislav can let us in. Walk by; “Bok,” “Bok.”
Straight to my room to get my AISZ coffee mug and AISZ water bottle (I
represent). Head to the conference room
for coffee. Pay attention to the level of the coffee in the pot (our director is a little...particular about the coffee.) Music is
playing from the intercom. Could be
musicals or the Glee soundtrack or the Beatles or Joni Mitchell.
7:50-8:00-Bell rings and children slowly trickle in. Check planners, say good morning, tell
students to put backpacks away, etc.
8:00-8:15-Morning meeting-each student gets to share
something. It ranges from “I’m tired
because I had to ride my bike up the big hill this morning,” to “Yesterday I
got chased by a dog and almost got eaten alive,” to “None of the clothes that
I’m wearing are mine.” I have a pretty
quirky group. A lot gets brought up at
these meetings.
8:15- 9:00-Quick reading mini lesson, then I put on the
classical music, students find a quiet place to read and I pull small groups or
individuals to work on specific skills or strategies. Probably my favorite part of the day. :)
9:00-9:45-Quick writing mini lesson, followed by time for
students to write, write, write.
9:45-10:00-Recess
10:00-10:30-Students go to foreign language while I correct
homework. I can actually check each
problem since there are only ten of them!
10:30-11:40- Math.
It’s Everyday Math, so it’s pretty set up for me.
11:40-12:00-Word Work-students work on activities depending
on what skill they need to work on for spelling.
12:00-12:50- Lunch and recess. I get to share lunch with Sam. <3
12:50-1:35- Specialists: either music, P.E. or library. I actually get time to plan for the next day!
1:35-2:00- Science or Social Studies. Never taught social studies before. It’s pretty amazing. I get to alternate between social studies and
science. What a treat!
2:00-2:25-Read
Aloud. My second favorite part of the
day. We get to read a chapter book and I
get to use the ideas that I learned from Sarah Collinge back home. Love it!
2:25-3:00- Croatian Language or Culture: More planning time for me! Maybe clean out my
coffee mug so I’m ready for tomorrow.
3:00- Dismiss!
On Mondays I get to leave at 3:45. Tuesdays we leave at 4:30 after
meetings. Wednesdays I do Gymstick with
Christie-kind of a mix of pilates, aerobics and zumba. It’s pretty interesting. Thursdays we have our own Croatian language
class which has been so, so helpful.
Fridays I do yoga.
My Pinteresting project that took 3 tries.
My bunting that was inspired by my dear cousin, Amy.
My little troublemakers-They're inside of a polygon that they built with straws.
And that’s a little look at my week! Most of you won’t care, but my mother will be
very happy I wrote this post. :)
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