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

Student Council Workshop 2014

Hello all!

I'm having so much fun, I thought I would take a break and blog! I'm down in Emporia at our Kansas State Student Council Workshop! My students are off doing their own thing and us few advisers are hanging out having a blast. I am having so much fun hanging out with other teachers from across Kansas. It's a great opportunity to get to meet others and get good ideas from them for the upcoming school year. 

We've had great speakers, good break out sessions and it's a great opportunity to get amp'd up for the upcoming school year. It fills my students with great ideas and they're so anxious to get back to school and start putting some of these ideas into place. 

We also go out to eat and socialize...it's a time to relax for us and share stories. Last night, we thought it was a great idea to stay up until 3 AM playing phase 10....woah...we're dragging now and I think we're pulling an all nighter tonight....I should start napping now to prep for this....

As for school goes, I've been in  my classroom several times this summer starting to get ready for school to start. I've gotten the bulletin board and some other organizational things in school. I'm anxious for school to start. I think this next year is going to be great because now I'm an experienced teacher....hahah. Well by experienced, I mean no longer a rookie teacher. It doesn't mean that I'm going to be any better than I was this year but hopefully I won't have as many problems. :) 

I think this is all  for now, I should be napping. :) 

With love, 

B

Hiatus over....I've returned.

Well, my first year of teaching is over...and I've learned I'm a terrible blogger. Ha! There were so many nights where I told myself I was going to blog, but I was just exhausted, or busy! I was the track coach this spring, so I hardly ever was home before 7pm and then I have to make dinner and then it's almost bed time! I'm hoping now that my first year is over, I can become a better blogger. That's my hope and goal. I have so much to blog about now! For Christmas, I received a silhouette...and boy do I love it! I used it a couple of times during the school year, but I'm excited to actually learn how to use it and craft over the summer! My classroom is going to look brand spankin' new next year! I did manage to take a few pictures throughout the school year...let's see..

The pictures above are from our trip to the state capitol building. I did all the planning myself and viola! It went awesome, I'm hoping that every year we're able to go. I got my school a grant that paid for all the transportation costs, so that was awesome! I believe the kids had a blast as well. 

The pictures above are from our newest love and obsession...MYSTERY SKYPE! If you've never mystery skyped, you're missing out! I do all the hard work and find the other school we're going to skype with, but then the kids take over. They ask yes/no questions back and forth to figure out where each other is from down to the country, state (if applicable), and city! If they still have time left then they get the chance to talk about the different cultures/weather/hobbies, etc! My kids were always asking when they were going to get to mystery skype again! 

Then came my birthday! We headed out to Denver and got to see a Colorado Rockies game AND a playoff game for the Colorado Avalanche! I also got spoiled at work with flowers. :) If you're wondering why we have the weird facial expression and our hand at our faces...the thing at my school was "Stay Fierce" where you made an F on your face....so I told my kids I was going to start something new..."Stay Cool" and so my mom and sister were the first ones with me to get it started! If it ever makes it to your school....I did it! :) 

Next up is my last day of school! It finally arrived. I was a bit sad to say good bye to some of the kiddos...I love them all so much. It's going to be weird this summer not getting to see them, laugh at them, laugh with them, yell at them or just talk with them. However, I will enjoy the extra sleep and less stress. :) I survived my first year! :) 

And lastly, I got the chance to craft for the first time in FOREVER. I may have gone overboard for the first day of summer vacation, but oh well! I'm so excited how well both projects turned out! They look wonderful! And my absolute favorite--my planter that is right below! I'm so pumped...now I just can't forget to water the plants.... :-)

I suppose this is all for today... I hope to be blogging all summer and next school year...so now you'll get to hear from me! :) Happy Memorial Day!

With love,
B