Goodbye Kindergarten and Hello 2nd Grade!

I'm officially done with Senior Practicum. The semester went by soooo fast which is a good thing. :) Graduation can't come soon enough. I technically could have "walked" this week and part of me wishes I was, but I decided to wait until April because Andrew will be graduating then too. I'm already planning the picture we will take together in our caps and gowns.

I learned a lot working with the cute Kindergartners. They were adorable on my last day and did a great job making me feel loved. I was told numerous times throughout the day that I would be missed. I was also asked a lot if it was my last day. I gave the students smarties after teaching my last lesson as a little goodbye present. They were so excited to give me my present. Each student made me a card. I could really tell the students spent a lot of time working on the cards because they were really well done. Some kids even wrote a sentence or two on their card which impressed me.

My cooperating teacher gave me some really nice pens that all teachers should have. I can't wait to use them. On the package of markers, she wrote me a note: "We think you have a "FLAIR" for teaching! Good luck with all your new adventures." It was really sweet and I will definitely put the nice marker/pens to use.

Something I am quite excited about is retiring my former name-tag which just says Mrs. Ditto and Teacher Education. My new name-tag still says Mrs. Ditto, but instead of Teacher Education, it says Teacher Candidate. It's also nice and white. The other one was gold and had tons of scratches on it. I will officially get to wear my new name-tag and start student teaching on Monday, January 5th. I'm excited to work with a grade that is a little older, so I can teach more content. Soon I'll be a certified teacher which I have waited for my whole life.