Last Day of Practicum!!

Today is my final day with my fifth graders. It was a great experience and I learned so much but am ready for the next step! Here are some things that I learned during my experience:
*I really like fifth grade WAY more than I thought I would
*Kids date in fifth grade (really?!?)
*You have to be REALLY flexible. Kids have so many different experiences and then are all thrown into one class. How do you relate something to every single one of them?!
*The students will still like you even after you have to discipline them.
*You learn A LOT by spending even one day out at recess with the kids
*Lesson planning has to be flexible. You may have a GREAT idea and find out that it really doesn't help them at all.
*FUN needs to be incorporated into lessons more
*Listening to students, even if it's just about how they watched a movie last night, makes a difference to them
*Some kids you will just never be able to reach.
*Teaching is SO MUCH FUN!

Besides having my last day with that today, my last day at my serving job was last Sunday (Mother's Day). It was hectic and busy and a great day to end on. I am going to miss a lot of the people but will not miss the job itself. It was getting a little ridiculous. Last night we had a going away party for me and about 5 other employees who are done working there. It was great seeing so many people outside of work! I headed home a little earlier than others though because I had to be here at school by 9. My new job starts Thursday and I am excited to see how that goes!
I am also moving and will start slowly moving stuff this Friday. Taryn is already moved in basically so I am going to start to transition over there. She is amazing at decorating and art so the house already looks really good! I can't wait for that adventure to start either :)
My dad's birthday is Friday. Our family is going to the Star Trek movie together for it but not on his actual birthday. I'm excited to have an outing with the whole family :)
More later!!!