Ms. Clark's Blog

Hello everyone,

I know that I haven’t been very good keeping this up.  Life has gotten a bit crazy, but here is a quick update for anyone who is interested:

• I have been subbing around, everything from middle school special education to elementary gym and art.  Art was my favorite so far- I originally wanted to be an art teacher, but then I figured that I would infuse my lessons with art. 
• This week I have been assigned to be a (get this) K-4 teacher in Cudahy.  I am a bit nervous.  I hear those ankle biters are fierce!
• It has been a bit high stress as well because I am looking for places to move into in May.  I am hoping one of the people I am planning to move in with will buy a house that we were looking at.  Again, it is stressful being a “grown-up.”
• It is almost final- I am working on a long-term sub position from April until the end of the school year in MPS.  I will keep you posted. 

Other than that, I have been working my fair share, running around like usual, keeping very busy.  Hope that the projects are not hurting all of you too much

Have a great week!

Ms. Clark

Song that I love at the moment:

Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching.  But sometimes I feel like I need to sleep!

I was placed in a middle school special ed. position, then I was moved to 7th grade science, social studies and English, and now I am at the school almost all week.  It is awesome to have a consistent school for a few days, but it is tiring!

Maybe I will see some of you on Tuesday night at the meeting!

It is very odd to consider that it was just about a week ago that I completed my student teaching.  Since then, I have worked in three different schools with three vastly different groups of students.  On the days that I did not work, I morphed into June Cleaver and nearly drove myself crazy.  I know that I could never stay at home; I need to work!  Today, I am a special education teacher in Cudahy, which I am very much looking forward to.  But this is the story that I would like to dedicate to my eighth graders…

Yesterday I was with 5th graders in Greendale.  I had the kids introduce themselves to me in the morning.  One girl said “My name is Jessica and I have a question.”  She then broke out into giggles.  I said “Hello Jessica, and I have an answer for you.”  She stopped her giggles for a moment and asked: “Has anyone ever told you that you look like Lady Gaga?” 

I told her “Yes, my eighth graders thought so too.”

What do you think?