Next school year is going to bring some definite changes though. A few months back, my school's boundaries changed because another school south of us was getting too big, so our school has received about 200 more kids from them for next year. The fourth grade team alone, is adding 2 more teachers to accommodate, not to mention other grades getting more teachers too. Therefore, we are going to be busting the seams of our school and have to rotate rooms again. BLAH! We have been really lucky these last 3 years with our numbers down and not having to move rooms. Well, all good things come to an end! Luckily for me, it looks like I will be staying in my portable and won't have to rotate, but my teammates inside the building are, so I will be helping them move every time there is a track change. :0
The 2 new teachers that got added to my team are from the school that my new principal came from. We have met them, and I think that I am going to like them. One of them actually retired last July to secure her retirement money and now is coming back to work, but has never taught fourth grade. The other one just finished her student teaching in fourth grade and this will be her first year teaching. I am now no longer the youngest and least experienced teacher on my team!! YEA!! :) By the way, our new principal is GREAT!! I have really enjoyed him so far. He is more relaxed about things and is very fair to everyone, so all is good in that department!
Anyway, other news....I PASSED MY COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS!!! I found out the end of April and boy was I so happy and relieved! This letter is now on my fridge:
I also walked at graduation on Friday, May 4th. It was a blast! It was slightly anticlimactic though to have to go back to my last semester of school the next week! :( Oh well, I now only have 2 more weeks of that semester and then I will officially be DONE with my Master's Degree! Yahoo!!! Here are some pictures of graduation day:
Sally and Candyce came to my graduation ceremony!
Me getting ready to walk into the ceremony!
Some of the ladies in my cohort that have been with me from the beginning of the program!
My cute parents and me after the ceremony!
Showing off my fancy (but weird) hood I had to wear that symbolized that I am a MASTER!! :)
Posing with the cool "U" prop they had on the campus!
Graduation dinner at The Cheesecake Factory with the whole family and Sally...who we consider family anyway! I LOVE my family!!!
What a fun day!! Can't wait until I am officially a MASTER!!! Woot, Woot!!
