The Life of Schleich's: My First Post

Hi everybody! I think I did it. I think I tackled technology and am posting on my own blog for the 1st time! I am student teaching this semester in Houston, TX. Well Tomball, TX to be completely accurate. For the next 6 weeks now, I will be at Salem Lutheran School. I will try to catch you up on the highlights of the past two weeks.

Week One:
1. I came during Lutheran Schools Week. (Not a normal week of school for Salem!!)
Monday-My first day, everyone was in their P.J's even the principal!
Tuesday-School shirt day and movie day.
Wednesday-Bless the animals day. Students were able to bring their pet to school around 2:00 and the whole school was able to go outside and visit all the animals. Talk about CHAOS! There were horses, dogs, cats, bunnies, even a turtle like you see in the zoo.
Thursday-Rehersal day for the Grandparents Day celebration on Friday.
Friday-The day before Spring Break and Grandparents Day.

I was able to see the 6th grade students I will be working with at their very best and at their very worst. I was able to go with the 8th grade class on a field trip to the University of Houston to watch a troupe perform. I did however find it difficult to observe and learn the class routines. I only observed maybe one or two "normal" classes throughout the week. I do think I got to meet and learn about the students in a very different way. The staff at Salem is very friendly and welcoming. Salem hasn't had many student teachers in its history, so I am definitely exciting and new.

Week Two:
SPRING BREAK!!!
One week of school, one week off...can't get much better than that!
I am blessed to be living with Jon's brother Matt, his sister-in-law Kim, and his little nephew Ian. We have a list of all the site-seeing places I want to visit while I'm in Houston. Kim, Ian, and I decided to tackle a couple of the closer ones on Saturday. We went to Allen's Landing, which was supposed to be the place where two brothers named Allen first landed in Houston. It was a little sad and disappointing. We saw where many homeless people stashed their stuff and some very ugly pigeons. So we didn't stay long and instead went to nearby Discovery Green. This park is awesome! It is like a young child's dream. It has fountains, a field to play in, and a park. For us older people, it's a great place to people watch. Kim and I really enjoyed watching the free street salsa lessons while we ate some lunch. On our way back to the car, we saw a St. Patrick's Day parade down the street. Ian loved it. He saw some firetrucks, got a lollipop (his favorite memory), saw a stretch hummer, and received lots and lots of beads:)
On Wednesday morning, the family packed up and took a trip to San Antonio. I stayed behind. The weather was beautiful, so I did a lot of reading outside. I also got a TON of wedding plans done. That felt so good:) It was a very low key week but I was able to get so much accomplished and was even able to watch some basketball!

I am super excited to see what Week Three has in store for me. I am excited to start teaching and building more of a relationship with my 6th graders! Next week I am teaching two classes of religion and two classes of world geography.