The News

I have taught fourth grade for 7 years and fifth grade for 2.  Just 2 weeks ago I learned that I was going to have to move to 2nd grade because our campus was required to have a bilingual 5th grade teacher and I was the one with the least amount of years in the grade level and district.  To be completely honest, I was terrified at first.  Being a "type A" personality, the first thing I thought about was the fact that I dont have ANY materials for grades below 3rd or 4th.  However, the more I began to think about it the more I realized that this move is actually a blessing in disguise.  For one, I wont have to sit through the "girl talk" again because 7 year olds are not starting puberty yet!  Second, I wont have to give another state assessment!  It will be my job to  prepare my students to take their first state assessment in 3rd grade.  And the fact that I've taught 4th and 5th will help tremendously because I know what they need to be able to do at those levels.  I've decided to start this blog to keep a record of my jump into the "unknown" world of 2nd grade and I am excited to see where next school year takes me.