Why I love my 5th graders

I have the best class in the world this year.  I know that I say that each year, but this year has been different.  They are the class every teacher DREAMS of.
Here is the TOP TEN reasons I love this years 5th graders:
1.  They are so innocent.  Most of the still believe in Santa.  When we had to give them a "chat" about not saying the "f" word most of them didn't even know what I was talking about, or what the word even was.
2.  They have been so supportive from day one with my pregnancy.  They love to know each week how big my baby is, and always ask me in the morning how I am feeling.  We have been looking each Tuesday at Babycenter.com to check out what fruit/vegetable my little guy's size is compared to.
3.  They LOVE to draw/color.  They don't htink coloring is for "little kids" and they would color all day if I let them.
4.  They have learned Billy Joel's WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE.  Enough Said...they are the best!
5.  They still laugh at my jokes and think my singing voice is amazing. HA! 
6.  They make me cry when they do well on their tests.  A lot of them have been working their little tails off to pass the DIBELS (reading test).  And all of them did!  They are just awesome!
7.  They are an answer to prayers.  They don't realize how much they helped Will and I get pregnant.  I wasn't stressed out in the beginning of the year and I truly believe that Heavenly Father knew my class was going to be great this year and that is why I am pregnant.
8.  They LOVE Will.  They think that he is amazing and when he comes into school they all think it was "the best day ever."  I know Will is wonderful, amazing, and super adorable - but to have all my 5th graders love him too is a double bonus.
9.  They love taking pictures!
10.  They love coming to school!  And I love being their teacher!

This school year has been hard in many ways.
The students when they came into my class didn't rally like school, they had a tough 4th grade year, and needed a lot of confidence.  But they were willing to give me a chance and let me earn their trust.
Being pregnant and teaching is hard.  But worth it!
I have had other challenges at work - to say the least, and I do have a class size of 34.  But having a WONDERFUL class makes everything better! 

 

April 28th, 2011

Maxwell's Room

Over Spring Break Will PROMISED me that we would finish the babies room.  Between Will working full time, and having the flu for 5 days...we did finish the room.  It looks great and now all we need is our little man to join the room.

 The living room

 The floor of the babies room.  Will used this room as his storage for many years.  Now he has to share!  He was GREAT at sharing, and even let me buy organizational bins for all his art stuff. 

 Will was using the crib as storage.

 Babies side of the closet. 

 Will's side of the closet.

 Getting there.....

 

The babies crib.  LOVE the bedding from Janet and Keith Watson.  It matches perfectly with the crib on loan from Rebecca Pettit. 

33 weeks.

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!  I hope that your day is filled with Friends and Family.

30 weeks to meet Maxwell

This past week I hit a milestone.  I am 30 weeks.  I had one of the teachers at school take a picture of me in her office at work.

In other news...it is Spring Break and I couldn't be more excited.  Will and I are going to finish the babies room, clean all his art "stuff" up and really organize.  Since the baby is due two weeks after I get out of school I want everything to be READY!