I did a "Verb Safari" today for Fun Friday (again, aka Frantic Friday). The kids LOVED it! I set the scene that we were in the C-1 Jungle with some very rare creatures... these creatures were called the "Verb Animals" and they were camouflaged like striped index cards. If they found one of these and it had a verb on its tummy then they had to write it down on their Safari Checklist. Oooh, I strictly enforced the two important rules, too.
1. Don't SCARE the Verbs! Tiptoe and whisper.
2. Put the Verbs back in their habitats!
2. Put the Verbs back in their habitats!
The consequence was they'd get sent back to sit on the Safari Grass for the rest of the Hunt. These two kids from Mrs. A's class were adorable... they literally tiptoed everywhere. Pretty cute.
T and T's typical "I want to go home with you, Miss F" statement is kind of making me worry. They both say it a lot and are generally clingy kids... and it makes me wonder what's going on at home. As much as both Ts drive me up the WALL with their misbehavior, I can't help but think about it... even though for my own sanity, I try to repress it to some extent.
SOAPBOX MOMENT:
I'm kinda ticked at PPS in general because of all these "surprise" requirements they want me to do. I saved ALL the emails I got from HR before I accepted the offer because I had a feeling something might be up. Once they got me well and secured, they decided to say, "Oh, BTW, you need to do X, Y, and Z for VA licensure and for our district requirements." Uhhh, no, PPS, you CONFIRMED to me that I didn't need to do anything beyond my out-of-state certification and Praxis II. How convenient now that I inconveniently need to take more tests, create more portfolios, and give up my left kidney.
The only possibly-reassuring thing is that I really don't see myself in Virginia in 5 years... and that's the deadline for some of the requirements. QUIT SUCKING MONEY OUT OF ME, DEPTS. OF EDUCATION!! I have none!! I already paid nearly $900 just to get initial certification!! I have a lot of student debt!! I need a haircut!!
Perhaps I should boycott. Tell them that I'll take their tests if they pay one month of my student loans. ha! See how they like it.
Well, I'm moving my stuff out of storage tomorrow. I'm REALLY excited (and Feb. 1st can't come soon enough!). One more step closer to officially being moved in to my new beautiful condo. C's parents are driving down from Richmond to help... and Miss EB and Miss P will be helping as well. Thankfully, C's dad is coming because I have NO upper body strength whatsoever... so to try to carry a bookcase by myself would be quite the disaster. And I would have no more bookcase.
- Miss Chelsea :)
T and T's typical "I want to go home with you, Miss F" statement is kind of making me worry. They both say it a lot and are generally clingy kids... and it makes me wonder what's going on at home. As much as both Ts drive me up the WALL with their misbehavior, I can't help but think about it... even though for my own sanity, I try to repress it to some extent.
SOAPBOX MOMENT:
I'm kinda ticked at PPS in general because of all these "surprise" requirements they want me to do. I saved ALL the emails I got from HR before I accepted the offer because I had a feeling something might be up. Once they got me well and secured, they decided to say, "Oh, BTW, you need to do X, Y, and Z for VA licensure and for our district requirements." Uhhh, no, PPS, you CONFIRMED to me that I didn't need to do anything beyond my out-of-state certification and Praxis II. How convenient now that I inconveniently need to take more tests, create more portfolios, and give up my left kidney.
The only possibly-reassuring thing is that I really don't see myself in Virginia in 5 years... and that's the deadline for some of the requirements. QUIT SUCKING MONEY OUT OF ME, DEPTS. OF EDUCATION!! I have none!! I already paid nearly $900 just to get initial certification!! I have a lot of student debt!! I need a haircut!!
Perhaps I should boycott. Tell them that I'll take their tests if they pay one month of my student loans. ha! See how they like it.
Well, I'm moving my stuff out of storage tomorrow. I'm REALLY excited (and Feb. 1st can't come soon enough!). One more step closer to officially being moved in to my new beautiful condo. C's parents are driving down from Richmond to help... and Miss EB and Miss P will be helping as well. Thankfully, C's dad is coming because I have NO upper body strength whatsoever... so to try to carry a bookcase by myself would be quite the disaster. And I would have no more bookcase.
- Miss Chelsea :)
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