Meet The Teacher {{Linky Party}}

Hello all, I thought this would be fun. I should be in bed, since it's the first day with kiddos tomorrow...but oh well! 

I am 24, and am entering my 2nd year of teaching in a rural school district about an hour south of Kansas City, Kansas. I teach 7th Grade Social Studies and a 7/8th Grade US Geography elective. I love the kiddos, they are awesome. People always say "bless your heart" or "why would you pick middle school?" Well, I think I love middle school so much, because I act like a 7th grader. I love to have fun, and love to goof off with the students, while still learning at the same time. 

I love hanging out with my boyfriend, Ben and our little baby, Lucy. She's the greatest kitty in the whole world. :)

I am also the high school student council sponsor, which is exhausting...but I LOVE IT. I love student council. It's the greatest thing in school. I get to work with the school's greatest leaders to make change and make people feel awesome throughout the school year. 

I also coach. I know, I just do it all. I coach 7th grade girls basketball and 7/8th grade girls track. This will be my first year with the basketball team, but I'm excited to get back into more coaching duties. I love to coach. It's a great way to see my students out of the academic world and see them excel in something they truly like. It's awesome! 

 THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS...

Chevron. Zebras. Crafting. Softball. Volleyball. Pink. Sleep. Dr. Pepper.

 IF YOU WEREN'T A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?

I tossed around the idea of an interior designer when I was growing up. Then shifted it to a graphic designer because I love creating things, and was better on a computer. Now I just craft.

THREE LITTLE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU.

Social.  Determined. Emotional.

 

FINISH THE SENTENCE, "________,  SAID NO TEACHER EVER!!"

"I just love spending my plan time in IEP meetings....said no teacher ever!"
 

Q: IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU CAN INVITE ANYONE {DEAD OR ALIVE} TO THE PARTY. WHO ARE YOU INVITING?

Gerard Butler or Ryan Reynolds. Yum.

Q: IF SOMEONE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD BE THE TITLE?

 The Lady Who Sleeps at the School. The faculty and students both believe I never leave the school.

 Q:YOU GET TO PICK ONE SUPERPOWER. WHAT IS IT?

 

I think the ability to read minds. I would love to know (I think) what some of my 7th graders are thinking sometimes.

Q: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR SAYING?

"You were made to be awesome." --Kid President 
 

Q: IF YOU HAD TO SING ONE SONG ON AMERICAN IDOL, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 

I think I would probably sing "Hit Me Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears.

That's a total classic. I love when it comes on the radio. 

 

 Q: ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT OWL?

I used to be a night owl, but now a days I can't stay up past midnight. However, I struggle to get up in the morning too. However, I think I'm pretty cheerful in the morning, and pretty quickly, so maybe more a morning person.

 

Q: SHARE SOMETHING WE MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU! 

I used to be a college athlete. I was on the rowing team at Kansas State University. It was one of the best experiences of my life. I loved the people, the experiences, and the mental toughness that goes a long with being a D1 athlete.

Wordless Wednesday: First Day of Schooooool

I'm pairing up with Miss DeCarbo for Wordless Wednesday! I have words with this one, but it's all summed up in my picture at the end! :)

EEKS! Tomorrow is the first day of school and I'm not nearly ready. However, I have to be...because it's coming.

Year Two! I am excited that I'm no longer a first year teacher...I'm experienced, right? Everything should be easier, more organized, and less stressful than year one? Well that's not nearly how I feel. I feel 100x more stressed than I did last year. I felt like I was super organized last year, and that's not the case this year. I'm starting to freak out a little bit. More than I did last year, probably not a good thing.

On top of it all, my step-dad is having open heart surgery on Monday! So I have to get everything ready for the last two days, PLUS sub plans for Monday and possibly Tuesday!

I feel like my list is 100 miles long, and I don't know where to start, but I'm sure everything will go over perfect! I over react. A LOT. I know that. I know everything will go fine, and if it doesn't....life will go on. This doesn't stop me from not sleeping tonight, stressing out, and arriving at school at 6am to make sure everything is in line.

I guess, I better sleep! Momma always told me to get a good night's rest before my first day of school!



With love,
Britt

Wordless Wednesday --A Day Late!

Now that I'm back into this blogging thing... I figured I would link up with Miss DeCarbo at Sugar and Spice for Wordless Wednesday!





These are some of the greatest people in the world. I was honored to spend a week with them learning about their student councils across the state. We laughed, we argued, we cried, we rejoiced, we played, we did it all. I'm so glad I chose to go to our State Workshop! :)

Yay!

With Love,
B

Summer is officially over...

Welp, inservice days start tomorrow...crazy how fast summer went.

I didn't blog nearly enough. I'm going to have to start this scheduling thing, so that way I'm more of a regular blogger... I may have to start this TpT thing too...it seems like all teachers are doing it. ;) and I may have to give into peer pressure.

I'm hoping to finish tiding up my classroom tomorrow, so I can take pictures and have a 'classroom reveal' oooo ahhhh. :)

I'm not nearly ready to have kiddos in my classroom next Thursday. I'm not ready to have a routine again, I like this laziness, do-whatever-I-want-when-I-want attitude I have. But complaining isn't going to make it come any later...it's here, and I need to buckle down and get ready!

I just recently starting following Mixing it up in Middle! AND while reading through her wonderful blog, she's having a giveaway because she reached 100 followers! :) I'm in the same boat, I don't think I blog as much because I don't have many readers...but some day, I'll get there! :)

Here's the link to her giveaway! Follower Giveaway



Welp, I think that's all for today..I'm going to have to start joining linky parties and scheduling them...I need to just put "Blog" in my planner, so it's scheduled that I have to blog! :)

With Love,

B