New Beginnings

Some of you may have hard the wonderful news already, but just in case you have not....I got a preschool teaching job this week!!  And I start Monday!! Woo-Hoo!!! I will be teaching at Holy Angels Preschool which is part of St. Isidore's Catholic School in Yuba City.  I know the lead teacher/director of the center and one of her aides that is also just starting.  I met a few of the other gals and they all seem very nice, down to earth, and laid back. 

I will be in charge of the Busy Bee class of 3 year-olds, which currently has 4 students enrolled in that class. I can have up to 8 students at a time without an aide, which has been the case for quite a while.  My class gets to mingle with the larger 4 year old class for recess, lunch time, and nap time.  The preschool is open 7 am-6 pm, but my hours will be 7:45 am - 2 pm (unless i am needed as a sub or something like that).

Today I volunteered during class time to meet the teacher I am replacing, and 3/4 of my students were there. I got a feel of what daily routine is like for them, found where everything is, and just got comfortable with my surroundings. 

I got a list of themes for the week and what letters/numbers are of the week from the 4 year-old class teacher that she is using, so I can piggy-back off her if I want...I may and I may not, we will see how things go.  But I get to do all my own lesson plans and schedule of the day.  Since they only have class time for  2 1/2 hours (half hours is recess), I won't have to make extensive plans.  I came home with 5 CD's with music on them and 3 large curriculum books to look over. I know I will be very busy this weekend! LOL!

Thanks so much to Julia who told me about tihs position and to Mrs. A for trusting me to work for her. I promise I won't let you down. ;)