#ROOK

A couple months ago I decided to create a new blog with wordpress. Turns out, I don't know how to run a wordpress blog at all. And I don't have the time or patience to figure it out. So, here we are, back on blogger. Where I'm much happier with my simple posts of words and pictures.



BIG news:
I'm a real life teacher.
Where people actually trust me with their children for 7 hours of the day.

I sorta think they're insane. But mostly I'm grateful.
I'm of the opinion that there's (almost) nothing better in this whole world than teaching.



RELATED news:
There's this other 6th grade teacher who is sorta becoming my very best friend. We'll call her KC.
When I say my prayers at night, I say things like, "Father, thank you for KC. Thank you for knowing me well enough to give me her. Because I would have already gone crazy if it weren't for her. So, thanks."

Also, we have a hashtag.



UNRELATED news:
The rock climber likes Vance Joy. So that's good.

today we played QUIDDITCH

The 5th grade classroom I'm student teaching in is Harry Potter themed.

Can you say meant to be?

We have houses, house points, Howlers, Sorcerer Stones, a Sorting Hat.

We say Wingardium Leviosa, and Disapparate regularly. 

And today, we played Quidditch.

Well, Quidditch for 5th graders. We even had Bludgers, Snitches, Keepers, Seekers, and Beaters.

But WAY better than Harry Potter:

The 5th grade classroom I'm student teaching in is complete with 24 fabulous 10 and 11 year olds.

Today Aubreye said, "Thank you for teaching me that, Ms. Richards." (Referring to fractions, of course.)
Osvaldo saved the note I wrote him about his awesome haircut the other day.

Savier double checked that he had grabbed his math homework to do over the weekend.

Angel is getting better at calling me Ms. Richards rather than teacher.

Bode got 90% on his math test last week.

AJ says, "I'm on FIRE!" every time he gets a math problem right.

German just has the cutest, highest voice ever.

No one killed each other during inside recess yesterday.

Jennyfer stays in at recess to work on math with me.

Two students asked me if they're allowed to nominate student teachers for the teacher of the year award.

I'm obsessed with teaching.

the cookie's gonna crumble

1920's

Room 39

Sure, I call Thomas and Tomy the wrong names on a regular basis and I definitely called Dany Andy the other day.
I almost forgot to go bring them in from recess yesterday.
And sometimes I talk way too fast and they all look at me with blank faces.





But Helen stood up in front of the whole class and spoke so everyone could hear her.
Dany AND Santi came up to the board and did a math problem yesterday.
Alondra answered a question in front of the whole class.
Allan hardly needed any help with the math assignment yesterday and Ammon didn't need any.
Turns out Andres likes my new attention signal.
Thomas talks to me about baseball and football on a regular basis.
Edith likes to come in during recess to work on math.
Dallas didn't give me one evil glare yesterday.
JT finally gave up on trying to prove that he can write sideways better than I can.
Lizabeth volunteered during math two days in a row.


And last, but certainly not least.
We had perfect attendance yesterday.

Mrs. Leinweber, Diet Coke, and Winnie The Pooh

Guys, I just turned in my last assignment due until December.

And then I realized today that I only 8 more days of class as a BYU student.

SAY WHAT?

Cool cool beans beans.

Starting tomorrow and for the next four weeks, I get to hang out with sixth graders all day.

I'M JUST SO FREAKING EXCITED.

Those poor kids are going to have to put up with a very nervous, very excited, very nervous teacher who wants to take lots of pictures. It's gonna be great.

OCTOBER

All I want to do is watch baseball. ALL OF THE TIME.