Life Update

It has been awhile since I posted...but I have been SUPER busy with student teaching and what not. Here is a little update on the life of Kelly...

Matt (fiance) is in Michigan now!!! As you probably already saw on the Oglesby blog, he moved here 2 weeks ago :) I finally get to be in the same state and time zone as my fiance! He will be living with the Oglesby's until it gets to be closer to our wedding. Then we will find an apartment for after the wedding :)

Student teaching is going very well!!!!! My coordinator has observed me twice out of six times so far and both times he said I was doing an excellent job! He told me that I was a great teacher and that he is not worried about me at all. He only had nice things to say...so that's a good sign :) This week I have really started teaching "on my own." My teacher has been out of the room all day so that she doesn't distract the kids from listening to me. I haven't had any huge problems yet, and the kids seem to enjoy it when I teach and they listen well to me. Of course there are some kids who are a little harder to work with, but even they have their super cute moments. The kids say the funniest things sometimes and I just wish I had time to write them all down while I am teaching! Student teaching is keeping me busy though, especially with having to grade papers, plan lessons, and gather and prepare materials for everyday. Not to mention the extra assignments that have to get done for CMU so I can graduate. It is a busy semester...but a lot of fun at the same time.

Sorry there aren't any pictures, but my life is student teaching right now and I can't share any of those pictures on the internet. Maybe some pictures will come after super bowl Sunday this weekend...but I can't promise anything.

First day of student teaching!

Today was my first day of student teaching! I have 8 weeks in first grade, then I have 8 more weeks in kindergarten. Today went very well and my host teacher is awesome! I am going to learn a lot from being in her classroom. Here are my "first day of school" pictures :)

I have to look all professional now...


And this is me as soon as I got home from school...comfy pants and zip up fleece. This is the apple from my parents...since I am a teacher now ;)