Good

I'm finding I really like five year olds.  They think everything is so fun!  The other day I began a writing lesson with them.  I read them a book and we talked about how the author is the person who writes the words.  I told them that they were all going to be authors!  We chatted about the similarity of all books.  They have more than one page!  With widened eyes and pumped fists, the kids were amazed that they were going to be able to write stories.  I chuckled to myself as I walked around and looked at their "stories."  There were pictures with arms coming out of heads and random letters strewn about the page.  Every so often a kid would proclaim that they were going to need another page.  It was  fun to watch.

Sometimes I get so caught up with the school work that I forget about them just being cute kids!  I'm reminded every morning when I meet the kids at the door and they look to happy to be at school.  This morning, one of my little guys came in and said very seriously, "Miss Hornback, I have something important to show you!"  He whipped out a toy duck that came from a pizza place the night before.  I'd never seen him so excited about anything!  I love kindergarten because I am amazed to see the innocence and true beauty of personalities.  Even with the trouble makers, I still see so much good in these kids, even when I have to look a little harder for it ;)

Starting to Pick up!

This past weekend, my roommate from college got married!  She asked me to sing in her wedding!  Though I was honored, singing/playing guitar in our dorm room was a little bit different than singing/playing guitar in her wedding!  I sure didn't want to ruin the ceremony with a horrible voice crack or sour note on the guitar caused by sweaty hands, haha.  But, I reluctantly agreed and it went very well.  I didn't even get "cotton mouth."  It was fun to reconnect with old college/camp friends and catch up.  Of course I was taking mental notes the whole time because OUR wedding is next!!  Ah, so hard to believe.  This coming weekend is my family wedding shower.  I can't believe things are coming so fast.  December will be here before we know it! :)

I love Kindergarten!

I love Kindergarten!  This is so great!  I haven't even had to take any work home with me each night!  The curriculum is so basic that it allows me to teach these little people how to get along, be respectful and take turns.  They are doing really well.  They are actually a lot more advanced than I thought they would be.  It has been a little difficult for them to remember to sit down in the chair, raise their hands before speaking and to not pee on the playground (hahah!) but for the most part, they are learning quickly.  The students have already shown improvement in writing their names and using letters on their pictures.  It's pretty fun to watch them get so excited about things!

More to come soon!

My new classroom!

This is Josh in his classroom!

 

                                           Sorry I couldn't get them to flip :(