Almost Done!!!

This is my last Instructional Technology class. :( I'm sad because I enjoyed this course and found it very useful for my future as a teacher! I only have one final this week so I'm pretty relaxed about that. I do have a five page paper due on Thursday, but its all about my reflections on my observations for the semester; that will be fairly easy. I am a little nervous about my final tomorrow because it is for my art course and that's going to be a lot of information to take in. I did pretty well on the midterm, so I think I'll be fine for the final. Idid quite a bit this weekend. I had an interview at the school I'm observing at next semester, which went SO well! I absolutely love the school! I really would like to teach there. On Saturday I had work. Ken came home on Sunday, so we had pizza with his family and then went shopping. We went out for lunch on Monday then I went out shopping with my mom. DPhiE is doing a Christmas Party for some kids who's moms attend meetings at a battered women's shelter. We're donating gifts for the kids. I had three girls and three boys to shop for (my mom and I wanted to go shopping for them). The girls were 2, 13, and 16 and the boys were 3, 9, and 11. I really loved shopping for them, and I really hope they enjoy the gifts! I hope everyone enjoys their breaks!!! Happy Holidays! :)

This Week...

This week was completely crazy, I don't think I went to be any early than 3AM everyday. I've just had so much to do. I admit I've procrastinated, but only because I work better under pressure. However, I may have let a little too much pile up. I only have two finals next week, so I won't be so stressed. My room looks like a disaster area, I have just been putting my stuff wherever I see space, I feel awful for my roommate. Today, I have to present two lesson plans back to back. I'm not really stressed, but its getting irritating. I think I'll be okay though. On Friday I have an interview with the principal of the school I'm observing at next semester. I'm nervous, but at the same time I'm really excited. I've talked to the principal before and he seems very nice, but I'm still a little nervous.

Thanksgiving Break!

Instead of a normal four day weekend, I had a week-long break. I stayed up here over the weekend of the 18th-20th, then after the KDE induction ceremony, my mom took me home. Tuesday I slept in and worked on some schoolwork I had due. Then I went out with my boyfriend. On Wednesday I went to the class I observe and I helped out with their Thanksgiving feast. Later on, I went to New Brunswick with my friends Joy and Punit. Joy and Punit used to work with me at Daisy and I haven't seen either of them for a long time. We went out for sushi and got frozen yogurt for dessert. It was really great to catch up with them. On Thursday, I cooked a sweet potato casserole and my mother, sister, and me went to my cousin Louise's for dinner. My sister was sick, so she left early and brought back food for my grandma and her. I was so happy to get together with my cousins Gracie and Laura. After my mom and I got home, we didn't sleep. We stayed up and went shopping at Freehold Mall at 2:30 AM! It's a tradition for us to go Black Friday shopping. I got a few new shirts from my favorite store; everything was 50% off! My mom and I went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and got a few gifts. We then went to a diner and went to sleep once we got home. Later on I went out to eat with Ken and we watched the movie She's Out of My League. It was VERY funny and cute. On Saturday, I went out to dinner with one of my best friends Carol. My mom came with us. It was really nice to go out and have a delicious dinner. On Sunday, I went to breakfast with Kenny and then I came back to Caldwell at night. It was a great weekend and a great break before all the hecticness of finals!

I Registered!!!

I registered yesterday and got into almost every class I wanted! I was really trying to get into Children's Literature but it was full by the time I registered. So now I'm taking Shakespeare's Political Plays at 8:30AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On the bright side, I don't start until 3PM on Mondays and Wednesdays, and I have Fridays off! I do have two night classes though, but that's totally fine with me. I'm also taking my second Scholars program course! It's on politics and propagranda in film, which sounds amazing to me. The other classes I'm taking are Intro to the Exceptional Child, Methods for Early Childhood education, English Literature, and Sacrements in Contemporary Life. I'm a little nervous to take 18 credits, but since I have a lot of breaks, I should be able to keep my GPA up.

Registration

So I definitely thought I could register today because after this semester I'll have 68 credits done, but apparently I only have a total of 53 already completed and I need to register tomorrow instead. :( I'm a little stressed out, but I guess it won't be too bad. In other news, I'm officially the Vice President of Academic Affairs for Delta Phi Epsilon! I'm in charge of organizing social events, and obviously, academics affairs. I need to make sure the girls are getting their work done and keeping up their grades! We are also having a Purple Pancake Dinner tomorrow to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! All are welcome and it is from 6:30-8:30 for the general public, tickets are $5 for an adult and $2 for children!

What A Week

This was definitely a crazy week. I went home Thursday night so I could observe on Friday. After observing I went out to dinner with my boyfriend to Chili's. On Saturday, I had work, we were supposed to go to a farm in Holmdel, but because of the weather, we stayed at the building all day. On Saturday night, the roads in my area were pretty clear, so I was able to go to my boyfriend's house and watch the movie "Life As We Know It", which is one of my favorite movies. On Sunday, I went to Ihop with Kenny and then I started to pack up my things for school. I then got a call that said classes were canceled. I was SO happy because that meant I could observe my first graders on Halloween! On Monday I went to the school and helped out with the Halloween party and the parade that the school does. The kids looked SO cute in their costumes. There were a few witches, ninjas, superheroes, and a composer! The teachers also had very creative costumes. The teacher I'm observing went as a member of the Lollipop Guild from The Wizard of Oz and her aide was the Cowardly Lion. I just went as a cat, because I didn't want to look overdone. My sister and I decorated the yard for Halloween and scared a LOT of kids, it was so funny! Then on Tuesday I came back to school :).

Survey!

We all just made accounts on SurveyMonkey.com. I just made my first survey and it's about favorite types of music. :) Please take it and let me know how it is!!! It's only five questions and very basic. Thanks!

The Survey!