This semester is FINALLY almost over! I got to teach some of the kindest, funniest, and smartest third graders at a school in Hoover, and I was so sad that Thursday was my last day with them. Two of the girls cried as I was leaving, and it broke my heart, but it reminded me of why I chose to pursue being a teacher in the first place- to (hopefully) be a positive influence in the lives of the young people I have the pleasure of teaching, and to teach them more than just the facts from textbooks. Not every child has a good home life, and we might be the only smiling face they see every day, and the only one offering kind words to them. I cannot wait to find out which school I will be at next semester. Hopefully I will have an update for you all very soon! :)
Now, since this semester I have been insanely busy, I'll just share some pictures of what I've been up to over the past couple of months. Not all of these are of things I have baked, and I'm thinking of turning this into more of a student teaching, baking, wedding planning, life blog, so be looking for that soon, too!
Pumpkin spice bread! I used the same recipe as the pumpkin spice muffins, I just put it in a bundt pan instead of muffin tins.
It fell apart, but it was soooo yummy! I added a glaze with the pecans to the top. Delish!
Chad loving on our sweet Khaleesi before she got a hair cut for our engagement pictures. I love my little family!
She's slightly bald now. That just means she cuddles a little more at night because she's missing her blanket, I mean hair.
The third graders built some landforms using model magic, and then their friends had to guess which landforms they built! This was an awesome review, and probably the majority of the class's favorite activity we did while I was with them. I love anything that eliminates worksheets and gives them something to do that is hands-on, and this was one of the ways we did that this semester.
Mini cupcakes for a couple's shower!
White hot chocolate! Mmmm :)
This was part of our introduction to rocks and minerals. Students learned about what a geologist is, and then we read Everybody Needs a Rock, and they used the rules from the book to select their own rock to study.
Bookmarks I made for the kids on my last day. I think I had more fun with them than the kids!
They loved these goodie bags, and so did I!
My gifts from the kids and the teacher on the last day. They each made a card, and they were so sweet!
Now that it's Thanksgiving break, I'll hopefully get to do some more holiday baking to share with you all!
Happy holidays!
Andrea
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