DONE!!!

Officially done with grad school as of tonight!!! I have finished my paper (a whopping 24 pages) and am ready to hand that sucker in and say, adios readings! Adios projects! Adios papers! See ya LATA!

Here's some love to Lesley University...

Thanks for making me a better teacher!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween from 1st grade!!

School Picture Day

Today is school picture day for my little first graders.

I can't wait to see them all dressed in their finest.

Here's me circa 1990:

Gotta love the polka dotted smock dress. And don't forget the Peter Pan Collar!

CLAAAASSIC.

FIRST GRADE!!!

My sincerest apologies for the lack of blogging the past couple of weeks. I have been BUSY!

Busy with first grade mostly, but also very busy last weekend taking part in my wonderful friend Hannah's AMAZING wedding (post to follow soon!).

Here's a peak at what I've been up to since I started school:

First Grade with Ms. Burns

msburnsinmaynard.blogspot.com

Go on and take a look at my classroom blog... it's my way of communicating with the parents about what we're up to in first grade. I've gotten great feedback from the families so far. Let me know what you think! :)

New Classroom!!

I have been doing some SERIOUS work on my new classroom.

It's looking mighty spiffy if I do say so myself.

Take a look:

And another view:

Here are a few more!

Morning Meeting area...

Writing Center...

Quiet work space...

BOOKS, BOOKS, glorious BOOKS.

Number and Alphabet Books...

Easy Readers...

Leveled Library...

Picture book read-alouds...

Chapter book read-alouds...

And then of course there's:

Calendar Time...

How am I doing today?/Behavior Chart

Morning Message

Classroom Jobs...

WELCOME!!

HOPE you like it--

Thanks for visiting! :)

Good Tidings!

Today, on this lovely Saturday, I bring good tidings. Good tidings indeed.

First, my internet is back. Phew! It was a tough couple of days, let me tell you. I couldn't check my email, stalk people on facebook, update my Twitter, and gosh darnit- I couldn't blog! Oh the woes of not having internet in such a technology savvy world.

Second, I am one week away from finishing my summer internship. The GLORY! Finally I will be able to have a life again. For a little while at least....

Because lastly, and MOST exciting: I have a teaching job!!! I was offered a job as a first grade teacher in Maynard, MA. A small town a little over 15 miles outside of Boston. SO EXCITING. I can't wait to get started setting up my classroom. And planning fun activities. And buying stickers. Yay yay yay. As you may know, I was a first grade teacher for three years in a small private school in Boston before taking the year off to get my M.Ed.. Last night, after finding out the good news, I started going through all my old goodies, organizing and getting ideas for next year. I've learned so much this past year and I can't wait to get started. You can start calling me Miss B. now. Go right ahead. :)

And now the car hunting begins.... eeeek!

Life Happenings

I apologize for being a little spotty with my blogging these past couple of weeks. For awhile I was going strong, getting the little things in love and life out to you daily. But these weeks have been hectic and again, I apologize! I've gotten many messages from you letting me know how much you appreciate my blog, how you visit often (which is my hope!), and enjoy my musings. So thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for reading! And thank you for letting me know you like my writing and my postings-- it means A LOT to me!! ♥♥

A little life update: Right now I am in the midst of my reading specialist practicum, a requirement for my MA reading specialist license and part of my M.Ed. program. This basically means that I am highly skilled as a teacher :) and also, that I have paperwork coming out of my ears. Seriously. But also it means that I am in a school this summer, modeling lessons in a classroom, working one-on-one with struggling students and spending my days doing what I do best: Teaching! Gloooorious.

Another life update: Today I had an interview for a third grade teaching position in a really great school system. I did my very best and am happy with how things went. I was prepared, knowledgeable, and was myself! And now I have to wait and see if this job is meant for me.

You can cross your fingers for me if you want. Or say a prayer.

(Either will do just fine.)

Thanks for catching up on my life happenings. Hope you're well and enjoying summer! Sure has been HOT! Gotta find ways to beat the heat.

XOXO, aeb.

(p.s. check out this etsy site for the awesome artwork above!)

apologies...

Dear loyal readers,

My sincerest apologies for being so MIA this past week.

I just finished up my second semester of grad school.

And I had a job interview.

And I took a very big teaching test.

And now, I am very tired and am going to bed.

More posts next week!

GOOD NIGHT.

xoxo,

♥aeb.

ABC's

Oh, hey everyone. Sorry I've been MIA this week. Just so busy learning how to teach kids their ABCs and stuff like that. I'm in the process of looking for a teaching job for next fall. It's hard work! There's so much to do and research and hardly enough time to do it. Today I'm headed to an education job fair. There will be over 30 schools there from the Boston area. I've got my resumes ready and my smile on (my handshake is nice and firm too)... wish me luck! Then tomorrow I'll be on my way to Sturbridge, MA to attend the Massachusetts Reading Association's annual literacy conference.

Exciting!

Looking forward to the weekend... Brickhouse girls are coming to town. YAY!!!!!