Presidents' Day

I just love that it's Presidents' Day! I caught up on some much needed sleep and generally wasted time for a good part of the day, which means I'm spending my evening grading papers.

I just finished grading tests from my first Algebra II class. They did really well! I still have to finish grading the other class... but I graded the first page of them Thursday night, so that's half the battle.

Grades are due by 8 am, so I have to get all of this done tonight. Then I've got to finish whatever planning I didn't get done Friday. Hopefully I can remember what all that is!

Grading Grading Grading

Life has been so crazy lately! I had a couple of easy weeks and now I'm busy and have lots of work again. I thought of something that needed blogged about the other day but can't for the life of me remember what it was.

I let my students talk me in to buying a Singing Valentine Tuesday... for my little brother. Then I went over to the middle school and watched the whole thing! And recorded it with my camera, which I just happen to keep in my purse. It was fun.

Graded Geometry tests today while my Algebra II students took a test. Grading those now. And watching Big Bang Theory too, of course. Have a great evening blog readers!

A Taste of Year Two

Since one of the classes I teach uses the same book as the school where I student taught, I've been getting a taste of what next year (as a second year teacher) is going to be like. It's WONDERFUL. I haven't brought any work home for three days!

We are having some unseasonably warm weather. And it's February 1st! I hear that this month shall also bring a huge snow storm, but as an educator, I'm also COMPLETELY okay with that. But for today, I'm enjoying the chance to pretend it's spring. Sitting outside in my gazebo with my laptop is pure bliss.

So why mention the weather in my teaching blog? Well today my last class BEGGED me to take them outside. I checked with another teacher to make sure this was okay, then we busted out of there! I only had 14 in that class today, so I let them sit out on the patio to work. I walked around and helped out and counted them about once a minute (felt like working at camp). But it was great because the sun was shining and I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful February 1st. 

Sorry I've been gone so long. Things got crazy for a while, both teaching and personally. But I'm still really loving my job! :)