The end of the first semester!

I'm about to head into the last week of my first semester as a teacher (which means I will soon enough be flying home to all of you! I can't wait!)

Some triumphs from my first 5 months in the classroom:

-Brandon can now sit in his chair for long periods of time and knows 3 shapes. It's been 2 weeks since he's been sent to the office!
-Zechariah's neighbor shared with us that in the beginning of the school year he could not speak, and now he is having conversations with her.
-Sammie, one of my lowest readers, pushed my hand away from his book on Friday and said "I can read it by myself."
-A woman from the state who gave us our formal observation last Thursday said to me, "I have a grand baby who is thirteen months old, and I would love her to be in this pre-k. I love what you're doing in this classroom."
-Jeremy, the youngest Prepster in the whole school, can write his name, knows his shapes and colors, and understands the concept of patterning.
-Traylan knows all of his sight words (we call them "Popcorn Words"). I made him a crown that said "Popcorn Word King" and his mom told me he wore it to bed three nights in a row.

I'm so proud of all my babies and can't wait to share pictures and stories with you when I'm home. Here's a picture of Traylan in his crown.

And a quote that is keeping me going through this last long week:
"Never give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration you can not go wrong."
One thing's for sure: I love these babies, and they inspire the heck out of me (even when they are wetting their pants for the 6th time in a week or throwing up on my cowboy boots).

See you soon family!