This past week was my first week in the classroom as a student teacher! I was placed in a 3rd grade classroom in Norfolk. I really like my teacher, and the kids are great. This past week I have done a lot of observing, helping with managing behavior, working one-on-one with a couple of kids, and, of course, grading and entering grades into the computer (and on progress reports). As the weeks progress, I will take over more and more responsibility for the classroom. Overall, it was a great week even though it was very tiring (though I'm sure that will slightly ease once I am more used to it).
In other news, our family now has a new dog! We found her on Craig's List for a great price. She is an almost one year old Labradoodle, and we have named her Sophie. She is great, likes to play, and is good with the little kids. She really enjoyed the snow we had today.
