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I learned...that hearing kids say they want to come to school over vacation means they clearly love you and what you are doing!

Something great that happened was...having a great last day before vacation with the kids, and not counting down the minutes to 2:20, too much!

Something challenging that happened was...being slightly distracted all day waiting for my MTEL results (I passed!!!)

A question I have is...how much will we have to reteach after vacation?

I wonder about...what the coming new year/rest of the year will bring...

72

I learned...that playing soccer with a bunch of six year olds is one of the best ways to spend 20 minutes!

Something great that happened was...having Jane tell me (in her card) that I am one of her best interns to date! Hello compliment!

Something challenging that happened was...seeing Malachi struggle with what to do during quiet time, despite making him a social story for it.

A question I have is...how do you encourage a child to choose a center they have no interest in?

I wonder about...how tomorrow will drag on....

71

I learned...that watching a child reach a goal is so heart warming!

Something great that happened was...getting such a generous gift from the families in the class, I was not expecting that, at all!

Something challenging that happened was...having to convince Jeremy and Shane that screaming in people's faces is not nice nor is it acceptable, then watching them do it twenty minutes later...

A question I have is...how much will the kids retain, routine and learning wise over break?

I wonder about...how quickly the next two days will go...

70

I learned...sometimes center time is all it needs for a child to forget her stomach hurts.

Something great that happened was...seeing how many words the kids can spell now, it's amazing how far they've come in 70 days!

Something challenging that happened was...having Bhavya push the chair out from under me when he was upset about not being able to play sum swamp.

A question I have is...what is the point of handwriting books if the kids' writing is horrid once they are writing on their own later?

I wonder about...how lost Malachi really is...

69

I learned...kids today don't know the phrase "it has your name on it" and that they will look at you like you are nuts when you use it.

Something great that happened was...bringing some great worksheets to Jane and her wanting to use them for learning!

Something challenging that happened was...having Malachi have no idea what we were talking about. Was it his processing issues or was it just a lack of focus by choice.

A question I have is...when do you use your stern teacher voice and when do you stick with the more responsive approach?

I wonder about...if we can get out next 5 paperclips!

68

I learned...that children love being able to be the example for other children!

Something great that happened was...reading the kiddos a William Steig book that I had never read before, even at 23 story time is fun!

Something challenging that happened was...having Nico get very upset when I asked him to try a harder "level" in race for the dime.

A question I have is...how will our new math centers rotation go over?

I wonder about...if we'll be able to get our last paperclip on Monday!

67

I learned...that children are so proud of their work and were beaming from ear to ear as they sold it to their parents!

Something great that happened was...hearing Malachi say "I like coming up to the learning center!"

Something challenging that happened was...trying to keep Carter from provoking Bhavya during lunch, without wanting to lose my cool at him...

A question I have is...how will we get through the next week?

I wonder about...how many kids will not be here next week...