Corduroy by Don Freeman

The Corduroy Bears turned out soo cute that the kiddos did during our Bear Unit.  They were so proud of them.  I had to promise that they could take them home after I hung them in the hall for just a week or two to show them off!

I want to be a teacher when I grow up...

With the ending of the first week, I must say, I AM BEAT!! Let's see, typed an incorrect lunch time in my parent note that made it look like my students only got 10 minutes for lunch!  I accidently put another teacher's phone number as my contact number in the kindergarten packet.  Then, I didn't put a place for parent's to sign their name when agreeing to be room parets.  I only noticed after I seperated all the forms and now I have a neat little stack of parent volunteers and no idea who sent them! As soon as I realized (or had it brought to my attention ha ha) I sent out a new parent letter.  If I look at this as an opportunity to show my parents that I am approachable, human and make mistakes too, then I have been a HUGE SUCCESS!
It's like I used to ask my son, "Are people laughing at you, or with you?" He would always reply, "Well, mom they must be laughing with me because I'm laughing too!" I'm just going to try and laugh at myself and always improve...
 On the second day of school I smashed my finger so hard in the sliding closet door that the doctor said my newly manicured nails were all that probably saved the tip of my finger from being pinched off! (I only had my nails done so parents wouldn't see I'm a nail biter!)
  All and all, by Friday, I had less crying, more dancing, more trying and less saying, "I can't." I had more smiles, less frowns, more understanding, and less fear! 

               If I grew this much in one week, what does this year hold for them?