Today I got to sleep in for the first time in a while. I went to Kimball because my sister is a freshman at Holy Cross at she has guest swipes. We both got omelets! My favorite omelet has feta cheese, tomato, spinach, and onion in it. I have not been to Kimball in months so it was fun to catch up with my sister and spend the morning together.
My dad and brother were in Worcester today and surprised my sister and I with Starbucks coffee. It was so sweet of them!
Love my little sis!
To do lists are a must for a busy day.
Then, I went back to my apartment and did some laundry. I like doing my laundry on the weekends because it makes the rest of the week so much easier. My friends and I did some homework in a study room in our apartment. I was super productive and got everything but two things done on my to do list.
The views from my apartment are the best.They were so fluffy and delicious 🙂
I baked these gluten free chocolate chip muffins for a special day that I will blog about tomorrow! The secret ingredient is coconut oil instead of butter.
My friends all met up at 6:30 PM at Chipotle. I got a bowl with lettuce, brown and white rice, cheese, mild salsa, and sour cream. So yummy!
My awesome friends part 1My awesome friends part 2We also went grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s.I got all of this stuff for $40! Talk about a bargain.
The last thing I did today was meal prep for this week. I love making my salads and washing all of my fruit ahead of time because it saves me so much time in the mornings.
Hey everyone! I am super excited (and kinda nervous) to take over the blog this week! I hope you guys enjoy my daily updates and how I live my life as a soon-to-be student teacher 🙂
I started my day at 5:30am to go to the gym (I forgot to take pictures, I must have been too tired!). I had a good one hour and thirty minute workout for biceps and chest, and no, I did not do cardio because I was not in the mood (hahaha).
I went back to school, ate my oatmeal with peanut butter (my favorite food of all time), showered, and got ready for my day. Super excited, can’t you tell?!? (I definitely stole this pose from Maureen, check out her blog!)
Mondays are my favorite because I get to observe my future classroom and I don’t have classes, woo hoo!
I had office hours at 9:30, but while I was waiting I decided to get some work done at the MRC (multimedia resource center)!
Empty MRC, time to focus!
After office hours, I was off to Burncoat High School to observe the class that I will be student teaching at next semester! Burnout High is very similar to the high school that I attended (Worcester North High), so its nice that it’s not too different! I am interested in teaching at Worcester Public Schools, so Burncoat is the perfect place to start my journey in teaching!
My soon-to-be classroom! (Peep the ceiling)Bioribel and me observing our Spanish Class at Burncoat High School. Our classes are right next to eachother!The agenda of my class 🙂
After tutoring, I got to go home!
Being from Worcester has its perks, like going home to visit my parents!
With the best dad ever and my little boy, Marshall!!Even brought my roommate (Laura) over to see the fam! (I think they like her more than me)
My Favorite Part of the Day, Kickboxing!!
I try to go kickboxing 5 days out of the week, unfortunately when I am busy with school work or dealing with my back injury it doesn’t always happen 🙁
I had extra time today, so I went from 7:30-8:30p.m! I love my Team Link family!
Teacher by day, boxer by night!Post-training (with the shirt I stole from my sister, #Muñoz)
I’m so excited I get the opportunity to start the College of the Holy Cross Teacher Education Program (TEP) blog takeover series for the week. Today, I spent three hours at Sullivan Middle School in Worcester where I work with 7th grade history students. I am only spending three hours a week this semester there, but in the Spring I will be there full-time. For today’s post, I really wanted to focus on giving a little tour of what Sullivan Middle is like— hopefully the pictures below bring it to life!
Break down of today:
Here’s a little run down of how my schedule went today:
8 AM: Wake up, shower, breakfast, pack lunch, some homework
10 AM: Class (20th Century America I)– We learned about the Gilded Age and what makes a corporation unique.
11 AM-2 PM: Sullivan Middle School– I observed and assisted with small tasks and one-on-one help in class. I get to carpool and spend lunch with my two friends Ally (Math) and Hannah (English), who are also in the TEP. We are all part of the 7th grade team.
2 PM: Office hours– Went over a few questions for a history paper due Wednesday with my professor.
3 PM: SGA Meeting– Since I am Treasurer of the senior class, I met with the class president, Brandon, and our advisor, Simone, to plan more Senior Ball details.
4 PM: Writer’s Workshop Appointment— I met with a trained student worker to make some edits for my paper (the same one I went to office hours for earlier!).
5 PM: Gym and dinner– Even a short run on the treadmill helps 🙂
6-9:30 PM: Work– I work 10 hours a week in Dinand Library as a Student Reference Assistant.
10 PM: Manic Monday– My roommate, Lexi, is an amazing singer and my friends and I always go to cheer her on at the Monday night Delilah’s performances in Hogan Campus Center.
Overall thoughts on the day:
Today was a great day! It was super busy and scheduled down to the minute but I really enjoyed spending most of it with my students at Sullivan Middle. I’m still getting to know their names and personalities, but I’m getting better each week. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post where I talk about what I eat in a day as an “almost” student teacher!
I knew it was going to be a great week when I saw last night’s sunset 🙂
Teacher OOTD (Outfit of the Day)! I was excited to wear a sweater for the first time this year. It was so cold today– the high was 54!
Here’s the outside view of Sullivan Middle School in Worcester.
Ms. Kudenchak, Ms. Trueman, and I were excited to start our fourth day at Sullivan. We are so lucky to be part of the 7th grade team and share our students!
This is what the office looks like and where we sign in and out of the building.
Here’s a shot of the first floor hallway. The library is right behind the yellow wall.
My favorite hallway painting at Sullivan! So inspirational!
Students wrote in their INBs (Interactive Notebooks) while Mr. Riley modeled how to take Cornell Notes from a reading.
Seminar students enjoying a documentary from the History Channel on the Declaration of Independence.
Even though it was a crazy day, I made time for a quick run on the treadmill.
