Epcot =)
This is Celebration k-8 school! You really can't tell from this photo how beautiful the campus is! You just have to experience it for yourself =)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Terrific Tuesday!
Hello!!!
Alright, what a great start to my week. The weather has been in the low 70 and sunny yesterday and today, my students are working so hard and following the new rules I put into place last week!
When I first started observing in my classroom, I noticed that my students did not have many consequences to their behaviors, and as I have been taught at Ashland, students need consequences! Now they are only 7 and 8 so the consequences must be reasonable, so when your card gets flipped to yellow, you owe me 10 minutes of your 20 minutes of recess...pretty reasonable I think! So far I have only had 4 students owe me recess in two days, hopefully by the end of the week we are down to none =) (one can only hope for perfect students!) I am teaching spelling, reading and math and the students are responding very well to me teaching them! They are involved and love to participate in discussions! When I notice my students are getting a little.."sleepy" shall we say, we do a quick stand up, spread out, and ten jumping jacks on my count, and sit back down quietly and keep working! They LOVE IT!!
Today was mine (and Tiffany's) first experience with the new teachers salad bar...all I can say is...AMAZING! After Tiffany went through the line to make her salad, let's just say they had to restock! She sure does love her veggies!!! I personally loved the tuna salad and spinach with yellow peppers and carrots part! My salad was great and tomorrow is salad bar too...lunch is the new high point to my Tuesday's and Wednesday's!! Another high point to Wednesday's...EARLY RELEASE! Why has Ohio not caught onto such a wonderful thing =)
Next week I will continue teaching the same subjects and then pick up science and eventually writing. The writing series Florida uses is very different than what I am used to in Ohio, so that will take some getting used to!
I really cannot put into words how blessed and thankful I am to have this opportunity. I am definitely learning a lot and strengthening myself as an individual and as a teacher!
Alright, what a great start to my week. The weather has been in the low 70 and sunny yesterday and today, my students are working so hard and following the new rules I put into place last week!
When I first started observing in my classroom, I noticed that my students did not have many consequences to their behaviors, and as I have been taught at Ashland, students need consequences! Now they are only 7 and 8 so the consequences must be reasonable, so when your card gets flipped to yellow, you owe me 10 minutes of your 20 minutes of recess...pretty reasonable I think! So far I have only had 4 students owe me recess in two days, hopefully by the end of the week we are down to none =) (one can only hope for perfect students!) I am teaching spelling, reading and math and the students are responding very well to me teaching them! They are involved and love to participate in discussions! When I notice my students are getting a little.."sleepy" shall we say, we do a quick stand up, spread out, and ten jumping jacks on my count, and sit back down quietly and keep working! They LOVE IT!!
Today was mine (and Tiffany's) first experience with the new teachers salad bar...all I can say is...AMAZING! After Tiffany went through the line to make her salad, let's just say they had to restock! She sure does love her veggies!!! I personally loved the tuna salad and spinach with yellow peppers and carrots part! My salad was great and tomorrow is salad bar too...lunch is the new high point to my Tuesday's and Wednesday's!! Another high point to Wednesday's...EARLY RELEASE! Why has Ohio not caught onto such a wonderful thing =)
Next week I will continue teaching the same subjects and then pick up science and eventually writing. The writing series Florida uses is very different than what I am used to in Ohio, so that will take some getting used to!
I really cannot put into words how blessed and thankful I am to have this opportunity. I am definitely learning a lot and strengthening myself as an individual and as a teacher!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Mondae, Tuesdae, Anydae, Sundae!
Hi Everyone!
So my first week in Celebration has been absolutely amazing! The weather has been sunny and in mid 60's all week!!! Ill first tell you about the school and then get into the fun stuff we did this week =)
The school is amazing, the staff, faculty, and kids are all so welcoming to us! The school is like a campus, their "hallways" are outside! (nothing like a little sunshine while walking the kids to lunch and specials during the day!!!) The one major difference that I have noticed are the content standards. Obviously we are used to Ohio, but they way Florida writes theirs out is tough to understand, in my opinion! This week I was able to teach spelling and reading! My teacher uses the smart board for reading, math and science, which is also hard to get used to! The students are so excited to have us in their classroom and they love having someone else teach them. It is also nice to see your kids around the town , since most of them live in Celebration! Another perk to teaching in Celebration is the students have early dismissal every Wednesday =) We get out an hour early every Wednesday (an extra hour in the sun never hurts!!) Ill keep you updated on how things go next week once I start teaching more...
So onto the fun stuff! Well obviously the weather....AMAZING! Wednesday evening Tiff and I were able to go to Epcot..for the first time ever! It was a short trip but we got some great pictures and were able to ride a couple rides, I would definitely go back! Friday night all of the interns and Mrs. Ganely and the kids went to the Polynesian Hotel to watch the Disney fireworks on the beach! We got to see Cinderella's castle, and some great fireworks! Disney has fireworks every night, so I am hoping we can see them again! Today, the Ganley family, Tiff and I went to a kickball tourney about 40 minutes away! Tiff and I watched the kids while Mr. and Mrs. Ganley played kickball with some other members of the Church. Even though they didn't win, we still had a great day, with a ton of sunshine! The neighborhood the tourney was in was very similar to Celebration, so Tiff and I went on a run through the area and looked at all of the beautiful houses! Tonight all of the interns went to downtown Celebration and ate at Imperium Food and Wine. It was a great meal, Tiffany and I say we are going to try all of the restaurants in Downtown Celebration while we are here....we have a lot of work to do =) After dinner we all went to an ice cream shop in town and had a scoop of delicious ice cream..that could be bad news since we live so close!(Inside the ice cream shop, there was a sign that read "Mondae, Tuesdae, Anydae, Sundae" sign that we thought was cute so I had to include it in my post!) It was so beautiful outside tonight, Tiff and I were able to walk to dinner, the whole walk were were discussing how lucky and blessed we are to have an opportunity like this. (And we were saying how if we were in Ohio right now, it would be snowing and freezing...so we are so happy to be in this amazing town!) Tomorrow is Church and the farmers market (Tiff and I can't wait for that!!!!!) We are also going shopping (and writing lesson plans of course!) It is supposed to be in the low to mid 70's most of this coming week so hopefully we can get a tan!
I am loving my time here! Mrs. Ganley is keeping us very busy, but it is all worth it! =)
Dove Chocolate message of the day: Hold hands firmly, hearts gently!
So my first week in Celebration has been absolutely amazing! The weather has been sunny and in mid 60's all week!!! Ill first tell you about the school and then get into the fun stuff we did this week =)
The school is amazing, the staff, faculty, and kids are all so welcoming to us! The school is like a campus, their "hallways" are outside! (nothing like a little sunshine while walking the kids to lunch and specials during the day!!!) The one major difference that I have noticed are the content standards. Obviously we are used to Ohio, but they way Florida writes theirs out is tough to understand, in my opinion! This week I was able to teach spelling and reading! My teacher uses the smart board for reading, math and science, which is also hard to get used to! The students are so excited to have us in their classroom and they love having someone else teach them. It is also nice to see your kids around the town , since most of them live in Celebration! Another perk to teaching in Celebration is the students have early dismissal every Wednesday =) We get out an hour early every Wednesday (an extra hour in the sun never hurts!!) Ill keep you updated on how things go next week once I start teaching more...
So onto the fun stuff! Well obviously the weather....AMAZING! Wednesday evening Tiff and I were able to go to Epcot..for the first time ever! It was a short trip but we got some great pictures and were able to ride a couple rides, I would definitely go back! Friday night all of the interns and Mrs. Ganely and the kids went to the Polynesian Hotel to watch the Disney fireworks on the beach! We got to see Cinderella's castle, and some great fireworks! Disney has fireworks every night, so I am hoping we can see them again! Today, the Ganley family, Tiff and I went to a kickball tourney about 40 minutes away! Tiff and I watched the kids while Mr. and Mrs. Ganley played kickball with some other members of the Church. Even though they didn't win, we still had a great day, with a ton of sunshine! The neighborhood the tourney was in was very similar to Celebration, so Tiff and I went on a run through the area and looked at all of the beautiful houses! Tonight all of the interns went to downtown Celebration and ate at Imperium Food and Wine. It was a great meal, Tiffany and I say we are going to try all of the restaurants in Downtown Celebration while we are here....we have a lot of work to do =) After dinner we all went to an ice cream shop in town and had a scoop of delicious ice cream..that could be bad news since we live so close!(Inside the ice cream shop, there was a sign that read "Mondae, Tuesdae, Anydae, Sundae" sign that we thought was cute so I had to include it in my post!) It was so beautiful outside tonight, Tiff and I were able to walk to dinner, the whole walk were were discussing how lucky and blessed we are to have an opportunity like this. (And we were saying how if we were in Ohio right now, it would be snowing and freezing...so we are so happy to be in this amazing town!) Tomorrow is Church and the farmers market (Tiff and I can't wait for that!!!!!) We are also going shopping (and writing lesson plans of course!) It is supposed to be in the low to mid 70's most of this coming week so hopefully we can get a tan!
I am loving my time here! Mrs. Ganley is keeping us very busy, but it is all worth it! =)
Dove Chocolate message of the day: Hold hands firmly, hearts gently!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Home Sweet Home
Hello,
Tiffany and I arrived in Celebration safely on Saturday afternoon!! The Ganley family was so welcoming to us. We have a bedroom on the third floor with everything we could possibly need! As soon as we arrived we had to unpack the car and head to downtown Disney to have a dinner with all of the interns! We ate at T-Rex restaurant, and the salad I ordered was absolutely amazing! After dinner we came back to unpack and put stuff away and then spent some quality time with our new "mom"!
Today we went to church right in Celebration, it was an great service and the community was so welcoming! We then went to play, well help chaperon the K-1 Sunday school students while they played putt-put--so adorable! The sun was shinning so I was happy, however in the shade it was a bit chilly! We came home and sat on the back porch and ate a good lunch while sunbathing =) After lunch the whole Ganley family and Tiffany and I took a walk into town. The farmers market was going on--a.k.a all the fruits and veggies you could ever need (Tiff and I were in heaven!) We saw where Starbucks is, because we will be going there often! We walked past the school and saw where we would be teaching (Ill fill you in more once I actually experience a day at school) After the walk, Tiff and I went on a run around Celebration--so much better than running in Ohio!!! We took a little nap and then ate a wonderful dinner that Mrs. Ganley made for us! Such a great, fun-packed day!!!
Darien, another intern is here now and we are going to watch a movie so I will write more later in the week!!!
Bye!!!
Tiffany and I arrived in Celebration safely on Saturday afternoon!! The Ganley family was so welcoming to us. We have a bedroom on the third floor with everything we could possibly need! As soon as we arrived we had to unpack the car and head to downtown Disney to have a dinner with all of the interns! We ate at T-Rex restaurant, and the salad I ordered was absolutely amazing! After dinner we came back to unpack and put stuff away and then spent some quality time with our new "mom"!
Today we went to church right in Celebration, it was an great service and the community was so welcoming! We then went to play, well help chaperon the K-1 Sunday school students while they played putt-put--so adorable! The sun was shinning so I was happy, however in the shade it was a bit chilly! We came home and sat on the back porch and ate a good lunch while sunbathing =) After lunch the whole Ganley family and Tiffany and I took a walk into town. The farmers market was going on--a.k.a all the fruits and veggies you could ever need (Tiff and I were in heaven!) We saw where Starbucks is, because we will be going there often! We walked past the school and saw where we would be teaching (Ill fill you in more once I actually experience a day at school) After the walk, Tiff and I went on a run around Celebration--so much better than running in Ohio!!! We took a little nap and then ate a wonderful dinner that Mrs. Ganley made for us! Such a great, fun-packed day!!!
Darien, another intern is here now and we are going to watch a movie so I will write more later in the week!!!
Bye!!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Welcome
Hey Everyone,
My name is Staci and I am a senior at Ashland University, majoring in Early Childhood Education! I am doing my student teaching in Celebration, Florida, The Sunshine State! I took advantage of this program to not only get another perspective of teaching, but also to be where it is warm!
I am from Columbus, Ohio and in my spare time I enjoy shopping, cooking, cleaning, working out and spending time with my friends and family!
My name is Staci and I am a senior at Ashland University, majoring in Early Childhood Education! I am doing my student teaching in Celebration, Florida, The Sunshine State! I took advantage of this program to not only get another perspective of teaching, but also to be where it is warm!
I am from Columbus, Ohio and in my spare time I enjoy shopping, cooking, cleaning, working out and spending time with my friends and family!
I look forward to sharing this experience with you and I hope you will continue to check out my blog!
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