I took my cheerleaders to cheer camp at the University of Montana this weekend and was wonderfully reminded of why I love my job. All of their hard work paid off on the last day when we received five trophies! The camp we went to last year was huge, probably 10-15 squads including University High School from Spokane who had 30 kids on their squad alone. The girls had the "Little squad from N. Idaho" mentality and had a rough week, but this year was so much better! We were one of only five medium sized squads and the girls loved it. They said that they liked being the big fish in the little pond instead of the little fish in the big pond.
I learned that I have some real characters on my squad this year, from Cheyenne who taught me how to crump (don't ask to see it-it's a camp special) to Neena who couldn't sit still and be serious even if we tied her to a chair. My seniors have shown tremendous growth in the last year and I am sad that this will be their last year with me. There were many tears shed on the last day when the camp director pointed out that it was the last camp for the seniors and I will admit that I also took part. This year will be especially tough for me since these seniors were my freshman the first year I started coaching. After being at camp and talking to the other coaches I have lots of new ideas and I'm excited to see what the year brings.
*GO*FIGHT*WIN*TIGERS*
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
It's Official!!
After subbing...and subbing...and stalking...and subbing...I finally received my first official teaching job! I am the newest member of the Lakeland Jr. High School teaching staff. I will be teaching 8th grade and yes, most of the kids will still be taller than me. :)
After hearing the news I ran right over to the teacher supply store and went crazy! Junior high is great because you can still be a little bit silly and cutesy with your classroom decor. My brother and sister made fun of me for getting motivational posters, but it wouldn't be a classroom without some motivational posters. Classroom decorating is the easy part, it's the lesson planning, the syllabus creating, and the open house night prepping that terrify me!
After hearing the news I ran right over to the teacher supply store and went crazy! Junior high is great because you can still be a little bit silly and cutesy with your classroom decor. My brother and sister made fun of me for getting motivational posters, but it wouldn't be a classroom without some motivational posters. Classroom decorating is the easy part, it's the lesson planning, the syllabus creating, and the open house night prepping that terrify me!
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