On Strike!!!! Chicago Teachers Union

Well as many of you know Chicago is on strike, were fighting for a fair evaluation system and a host of other things. We are headed in the second week of strike, and I miss my firsties. I can't plan, because prior to the strike I became very sick, and all my stuff is at school. They won't let us in the building, and they took away our website privaleges. So, I am anxious to get back, I been seeing some really great ideas on pinterest and I am ready to use them. I am sure when I return it will be like the first week all over again, because I was out a week before the strike, so I haven't seen my students in over 2 weeks. I don't know how my classroom look, I wonder if the sub let them do whatever they wanted. I wonder if they used all my pencils, have they broken anything, did someone tear up something...so many thoughts. On a positive note I am feeling better, and I am just ready to teach. The negative thing is that we're going to have to make up this seven or more days at the end of the yr :(, and this is Chicago so if we have a terrible snowstorm will have to use snow days, which will also have to be made up. Please keep us Chicago teachers in your thoughts and prayers. -Kim

Well Hello!!!!!!!!!

Hi All I have been missing because school started, but I also became very ill, and had to have surgery to remove my gallbladder. Sucks, because it happen third week of school, and we all know the importance of the first weeks. Well it is what it is, I am feeling better... and I hope well enough to return to my first graders next week. I will add pictures of my class in my next post.

August Currently

Just joined Farley over at Oh'Boy Fourth Grade for the August currently

Teaching 1st Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes

Hi ALL,

As you all know I have been in search of a job, and I was finally blessed with a teaching position, and the best thing of all it's 1st grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooo excited and very thankful!!!.
With that being said this is my last week off, and I haven't planned anything for this school yr, so I have been super busy stalking blogs and pinterest :) Just wanted to let you all know. Thanks for listening to me rant about a job for the pass few months.
                             Hey All I want to get to 50 followers, please send some traffic my way.

Really Good Stuff

Hi all Marsha over at Differentiated Kindergarten is hosting back to school with............

check it out for some great freebies!

http://www.differentiatedkindergarten.com/2012/07/back-to-school-with-guess-who-jeannie.html

Got a Job.......Now I have to turn it down :(

Hi All,

If you been following my little blog, you know that I am looking for a teaching position. Well I went to an interview and was offered the job. It was for 5th grade.  Although I wasn't too excited about 5th grade, I accepted the challenge. Nothing against 5th grade students, but I just fell in love working with primary this yr :).

I went to pick up my contract and benefits packet yesterday, and as I was going over the information and kid you not the insurance contributions were ridiculous. HMO Family health insurance was wait for it................................... a whopping $580.00 a pay period! seriously, never ever seen anything like that.  Thats over a 1,000 a month that I will have to pay nearly 12,000 a yr, which in essence would have me taken a huge pay cut.....

God is good though, and I know I'll be blessed with the perfect job for me, honestly didn't feel it in my spirit when I was offered the position.

So the job search continues..........

Get to know me Thursday!!!!

Hi ALL,

I hope everyone is just enjoying all our deserved time out, I am. I have been laying around, catching up on reading, and eating lunch at a moderate rate, lol. I am loving it, I am loving life, and loving this weather. I live in Chicago, so it is a joy to wear flip flops everyday, I usually wear them until I just can't do it any more.

After filling out nearly a 100 applications, I got an interview, yay!!!!!! its with a charter school, and for grade 4. I taught 4th before, and could easily go back to it. I really fell in love with first though, but I won't complain. I am thankful to God for any position I am blessed with, and I am sure its some great 4th grade blogs that will inspire me...............

As soon as I get word I let y'all know!!!!!!!!!!!!!