Z Z Z Z Z First Grade's Where I Want To Be

i love...

I love the sweet children in my class. I love what they are learning. I love my mentor teacher. I love getting sweet notes from the kids. I just love it. 

I started the second block of my student teaching last week in first grade. It is fabulous. I could not be happier with my placement which I am thankful for...for many reasons. I am in a first grade classroom in Lehi, UT. My mentor teacher is fantastic. I have learned so much from her in the two short weeks I've been with her. She is letting me dive right in. I am running nearly all of the morning routines and mini-lessons. I have done one observation (only 4 to go) and things are going wonderfully. 

My teacher is one of the best examples of love and limits in teaching. Her class has strict limits and they know what is expected of them but not a second goes by that they don't know she loves them and cares about them. She is so fun. They love to sing and be silly and they work hard all the time! It's such a great place to be. 

I cannot believe that I will be DONE with school in 5 weeks. Done. Done.

Done.

I seriously, cannot believe it. I don't feel like a college graduate. I don't feel like I could go out and get a teaching job and be a teacher. Ha. I guess I should. 

Well, first grade is going well, and that's basically all I had to say. If you're wondering what the title of the post is about...

My class does this little chant at the end of every day. They say, "Z Z Z Z Z First grade's where I want to be. Be the BEST you can be!!" It's adorable. Imagine it in a sing-songy chant and very, very loud. It's amazing and they love it! 

The small chant they do comes from this full chant.

A B C D E
First grade's where I want to be.
F G H I J
Learning to read and write each day.
K L M N O
Boys and girls I want to know.
P Q R S T
Sharing books with you and me.
U V W X Y
Now it's time to say goodbye.
Z Z Z Z Z
First grade's where I want to be!