The class has now become mine for the most part. I am fully in charge of blocks and starting to get more into planning my unit. It is kind of sad to think how much I have grown to love these kids and yet still only have half the names and only 8 weeks left. Such a short time but has been totally full of amazing growing and learning experiences.
I am loving the 4th grade.
Right now outside the snow is really really falling.
I should be working on my homework for student teaching.
I found myself on pintrest .. it has gotten a hold of me.
I am not sure what else is new. Not much really at all.
I am living such a blessed life with amazing people in it to help me learn and grow and become a better person.
I hope you all are doing well. Sorry for such a short post. I am tired and it is almost time for FHE so I have to get ready for bed so when I get home I can go right to bed. Living the life of a bed time and wake up time.
<3 Erin Christina
Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
5 days In
I am trying to think of what to write to update tonight.
What is going on in the life of Erin.
I started student teaching. I have 97 4th graders, give or take a student or two. There are 3 forth grade teachers/classes so each class has 30+ students and we are departmentalized so I see all the 4th graders during the day. It is quite exciting and fun. But really I do love being in the classroom. Learning and growing to become a better teacher.
I have enjoyed every minute of it and have already in my first 5 days learned so much. Today I even took over teacher for half the day...without knowing before I came into school this morning.
I have a new bed time!! I am pretty proud of myself though it isn't too hard since I am pretty tired by the end of the day. I am in bed at 9 and do some reading and I turn out the lamp by 10. My alarm goes off at 6am and I get up about 6:30.
The weather has not been too bad ...YET...(knock on wood) I have enjoyed the nice easy driving and I am worried for the days and snowy roads that this Texas is scared to drive on.
Well it is almost bed time I will try to update again soon.
<3 Erin Christina
What is going on in the life of Erin.
I started student teaching. I have 97 4th graders, give or take a student or two. There are 3 forth grade teachers/classes so each class has 30+ students and we are departmentalized so I see all the 4th graders during the day. It is quite exciting and fun. But really I do love being in the classroom. Learning and growing to become a better teacher.
I have enjoyed every minute of it and have already in my first 5 days learned so much. Today I even took over teacher for half the day...without knowing before I came into school this morning.
I have a new bed time!! I am pretty proud of myself though it isn't too hard since I am pretty tired by the end of the day. I am in bed at 9 and do some reading and I turn out the lamp by 10. My alarm goes off at 6am and I get up about 6:30.
The weather has not been too bad ...YET...(knock on wood) I have enjoyed the nice easy driving and I am worried for the days and snowy roads that this Texas is scared to drive on.
Well it is almost bed time I will try to update again soon.
<3 Erin Christina
Monday, January 2, 2012
New Chapter in My Story
I have not really been up to a lot but am already starting to feel slightly different. Living at grandpas is nothing like living in the apartments up in Rexburg. Like slightly more independent and grown up.
I went to my new ward yesterday .. ACTUALLY ... on Saturday I just showed up at the new years dance. I am pretty proud of myself doing this stuff alone. I hope to make new friends soon. Getting out of my bubble and "growing up".
I have been trying to get use to driving on ice and snow and what not. Weather has been pretty nice so it hasn't been TOO bad but I will try to get use to it so when I have those bad mornings driving to school it wont be TOO bad for me.
TODAY I took a trip to Rexburg, well I am still here sleeping on Jenn's couch tonight for my meeting tomorrow. I have had a blast driving around and helping Jenn get settled in and going to her I-Team stuff. I am so happy for her starting her new adventure here. I do plan to be up here every so often to visit and spend time with her. It isn't TOO much gas to drive up. A little under half a tank round trip.
This is Kristopher Kevin Bennett and me in person together. You have no clue how much I have missed my best friend....JUST BEST FRIEND....NOTHING MORE...believe me. I do get frustrated with people when they make stupid comments about us. I girl can be excited about a guy without any romantic interest. I mean come on, everyone said the same thing about me and Spencer ... did that happen ... nope. Again just a friend. I love the kid but not THAT way. It is just so surreal him being back and TALKING to him IN PERSON rather then letters and crap. Him and me are tight. I cannot really explain it but when we met FOUR FLIPPING YEARS AGO we just clicked. We went through a lot of crap .. we dated TWICE and it just didn't work for us. Soon we grew up and apologized for ruining each other lives and became friends again. I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so proud of this kid and all that he has done to get to where he is. He has been such an example in my life. He has helped push me forward in ways he will never know. I had some dark days and yet he always knew what to say without knowing what I was going through. Best friend intuition. I am pretty blessed to have this kid in my life...for now...he will get married before too long and I will lose him...he is one of those guys who will drop all his girl friends when he gets married. but for now I can be happy to have him close by...for 3 months. <3 I am also pretty blessed to have someone around here to give me a blessing, I need one before Wednesday.
Well I think that is all for now readers. I love you all. Tomorrow I have my student teacher meeting, meet my teacher, my principal, and get a tour of the school. Wednesday I start student teaching.
<3 Erin Christina
I went to my new ward yesterday .. ACTUALLY ... on Saturday I just showed up at the new years dance. I am pretty proud of myself doing this stuff alone. I hope to make new friends soon. Getting out of my bubble and "growing up".
I have been trying to get use to driving on ice and snow and what not. Weather has been pretty nice so it hasn't been TOO bad but I will try to get use to it so when I have those bad mornings driving to school it wont be TOO bad for me.
TODAY I took a trip to Rexburg, well I am still here sleeping on Jenn's couch tonight for my meeting tomorrow. I have had a blast driving around and helping Jenn get settled in and going to her I-Team stuff. I am so happy for her starting her new adventure here. I do plan to be up here every so often to visit and spend time with her. It isn't TOO much gas to drive up. A little under half a tank round trip.
Well I think that is all for now readers. I love you all. Tomorrow I have my student teacher meeting, meet my teacher, my principal, and get a tour of the school. Wednesday I start student teaching.
<3 Erin Christina
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas
For this blog you might want to scroll down and turn off the music I have playing. I have videos to watch on here!!
Now that I am older I really find myself struggling to write a Christmas list. It is the season of giving, but really do we remember why we give? And do we remember that it IS NOT about getting?
Meaning of Christmas simply quoted in Charlie Browns Christmas (it really makes me happy that a cartoon brought in the REAL meaning of Christmas meaning CHRIST meaning they brought in religion. ...I could rant about how Christ is being taken out and people use the holiday as gifts .. including those who don't believe in Christ...working retail you see things you would second guess about)
BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING...
Now I use the video because every time I read the verses I hear him saying it.
We have Christmas because Christ was born this day. He was born to be an example and to die for us so that we might live again.
Every Christmas Eve we watch The Muppet Christmas Carol. I could post just about every song on here but I will just post 2 of them that really get to me every year and I do try to keep the message with me year round.
You will understand what Christmas is all about. In all the places you find love it feels like Christmas. It is SO SO SO SO much more then getting gifts. Christ didn't just come to the Earth and do good things once a year. We have this day because He was born but we should live out lives as he did. Giving every day of our lives and sharing the love and joy we have with others.
We could all learn a thing or two from Tiny Tim. Such big strong words from a little guy. He knows the meaning. It should be every day not just this one day a year.
I could keep posting more videos from the movie but I wont make you all sit here for hours reading and watching videos .. though its the best movie ever pretty much and if you have never seen it you should.
I hope we all can remember the true meaning of Christmas and take it with us every year.
Now for the fun part for me just a few pictures from the night/day where I can show off my Nephew (It was Orry's First Christmas!!) and SOME of the wonderful things I received today from my family that I am so grateful for. ....I really tried not to post a lot but somehow I still posted half of the pictures I took. Sorry I got carried away!
As I post this the day is almost over but the spirit of Christmas should be something year round not just one day. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and will have a happy New Year and we can remember these things year round this up coming year.
<3 Erin Christina
Now that I am older I really find myself struggling to write a Christmas list. It is the season of giving, but really do we remember why we give? And do we remember that it IS NOT about getting?
Meaning of Christmas simply quoted in Charlie Browns Christmas (it really makes me happy that a cartoon brought in the REAL meaning of Christmas meaning CHRIST meaning they brought in religion. ...I could rant about how Christ is being taken out and people use the holiday as gifts .. including those who don't believe in Christ...working retail you see things you would second guess about)
BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING...
Now I use the video because every time I read the verses I hear him saying it.
We have Christmas because Christ was born this day. He was born to be an example and to die for us so that we might live again.
Every Christmas Eve we watch The Muppet Christmas Carol. I could post just about every song on here but I will just post 2 of them that really get to me every year and I do try to keep the message with me year round.
You will understand what Christmas is all about. In all the places you find love it feels like Christmas. It is SO SO SO SO much more then getting gifts. Christ didn't just come to the Earth and do good things once a year. We have this day because He was born but we should live out lives as he did. Giving every day of our lives and sharing the love and joy we have with others.
We could all learn a thing or two from Tiny Tim. Such big strong words from a little guy. He knows the meaning. It should be every day not just this one day a year.
I could keep posting more videos from the movie but I wont make you all sit here for hours reading and watching videos .. though its the best movie ever pretty much and if you have never seen it you should.
I hope we all can remember the true meaning of Christmas and take it with us every year.
Now for the fun part for me just a few pictures from the night/day where I can show off my Nephew (It was Orry's First Christmas!!) and SOME of the wonderful things I received today from my family that I am so grateful for. ....I really tried not to post a lot but somehow I still posted half of the pictures I took. Sorry I got carried away!
As I post this the day is almost over but the spirit of Christmas should be something year round not just one day. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and will have a happy New Year and we can remember these things year round this up coming year.
<3 Erin Christina
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
People
As a disclaimer on this post. Often times when you read something and you feel like it is pointed at you, even if it is not, you might be having some guilty feelings of your own.
Why do some people just feel the need to bring other people down? Or get the thought that they are better then other people? Or treat the person they married family like they are not important at all.
There is a bunch of stuff that just makes me stressed, mad, want to cry, and I just don't know what to do with so many different emotions going through my head because of many different situations.
I recently cut a very good friend out of my life. All this person was doing was hurting me and lying to me in one way or another. Even if the friend wasn't the one lying to me if it makes other people tell lies to me I don't want to deal with it. So everyone surrounded in the lies I just don't care to deal with. People need to watch their actions no matter what they are going through in their lives. We all have our trials and struggles. I have taken crap and been stabbed in the back way to many times to let someone just walk all over me and lie to me day by day. Maybe when they figure out what is important in their lives they can be a real person with me, but until then I wont be used.
All we can do in this life is try. We have our hard times and those are there to make us stronger. To look on the bright side and see all that we have been given. Hold on to our hopes and our faith. Believe, pray, try, endure to the end.
Now lets get off that rant before I start saying more things I should not say.
So here is a new count down lined up for you:
TOMORROW!!! Seeing Sherlock Holmes!
6 days till Kris is off his mission and can give me a phone call
10 days till Christmas Eve
11 days till Christmas day
12 days till my Uncle and 2 of my cousins from Canada visit
14 days until I leave for Idaho
16 days until New Years Eve
17 days until New Years Day
18 days until I see everyone in Idaho again (See KRIS and also help Jenn move in to her apt)
19 days until I start my student teaching
....I cannot believe all this is happening in LESS then 20 days. Life doesn't just stop for you. You have to keep going and taking what you get. No one ever said it would be easy, but I have been told that it will be worth it. I have been promised many great things and I intend to be able to keep living my life so I may receive those blessing that have been promised.
<3 Erin Christina
Why do some people just feel the need to bring other people down? Or get the thought that they are better then other people? Or treat the person they married family like they are not important at all.
There is a bunch of stuff that just makes me stressed, mad, want to cry, and I just don't know what to do with so many different emotions going through my head because of many different situations.
I recently cut a very good friend out of my life. All this person was doing was hurting me and lying to me in one way or another. Even if the friend wasn't the one lying to me if it makes other people tell lies to me I don't want to deal with it. So everyone surrounded in the lies I just don't care to deal with. People need to watch their actions no matter what they are going through in their lives. We all have our trials and struggles. I have taken crap and been stabbed in the back way to many times to let someone just walk all over me and lie to me day by day. Maybe when they figure out what is important in their lives they can be a real person with me, but until then I wont be used.
All we can do in this life is try. We have our hard times and those are there to make us stronger. To look on the bright side and see all that we have been given. Hold on to our hopes and our faith. Believe, pray, try, endure to the end.
Now lets get off that rant before I start saying more things I should not say.
So here is a new count down lined up for you:
TOMORROW!!! Seeing Sherlock Holmes!
6 days till Kris is off his mission and can give me a phone call
10 days till Christmas Eve
11 days till Christmas day
12 days till my Uncle and 2 of my cousins from Canada visit
14 days until I leave for Idaho
16 days until New Years Eve
17 days until New Years Day
18 days until I see everyone in Idaho again (See KRIS and also help Jenn move in to her apt)
19 days until I start my student teaching
....I cannot believe all this is happening in LESS then 20 days. Life doesn't just stop for you. You have to keep going and taking what you get. No one ever said it would be easy, but I have been told that it will be worth it. I have been promised many great things and I intend to be able to keep living my life so I may receive those blessing that have been promised.
<3 Erin Christina
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Officially
I have made contact with my cooperating teacher!! 3 weeks from today is when I start my student teaching and I am really excited. This will be a brand new experience for me. I have been in k-3 classrooms but never a 4th grade. So my teacher told me the class is excited to to have a student teacher and I hope they like me and I don't disappoint them. I cannot wait to meet Heather Andrews and her class. Heavenly Father has a plan and I hope I am on the path he has directed me on to. I am excited for the changes coming up and everyday I am more excited to be where I am and at the same time a little nervous and scared but I am pushing forward with a prayer in my heart.
<3 Erin Christina
<3 Erin Christina
Friday, December 9, 2011
wow
I have a pretty blessed life. Not a day goes by that I am not grateful for the things and people I have in my life. My life isn't perfect and my life isn't easy but it is my life and it was given to me, the good and the bad, and I will live it and do what I can to live it to the fullest.
PS.I have been meaning to mention books I have been reading and so the last 8 books I have read have been AMAZING! They are books I will have in my classroom some day (I only own one of the series I have read, borrowed the others). I highly recommend The Huger Games Books to anyone and everyone and also the Percy Jackson and the Olympians as well. I am not starting The Lost Hero and cannot wait to continue the adventure.
<3 Erin Christina
PS.I have been meaning to mention books I have been reading and so the last 8 books I have read have been AMAZING! They are books I will have in my classroom some day (I only own one of the series I have read, borrowed the others). I highly recommend The Huger Games Books to anyone and everyone and also the Percy Jackson and the Olympians as well. I am not starting The Lost Hero and cannot wait to continue the adventure.
<3 Erin Christina
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