The End of the Kindergarten Saga

My second year of teaching kindergarten is almost done!  My kids have come so far.  Looking back at previous posts from February and March help me realize how lucky I've been this year.  They went from angry and aggressive five year olds to motivated young individuals who will become the future leaders of Pine Ridge.  It's  stunning to see where they are at now.  They really have developed into a team who looks out for one another. 

Funny story
We have a giant concrete dinosaur on our playground.  A lot of my kids used to climb up on his back by using a hole in his knee.  Well, that was repaired, finally and the class was too little to get out without help.  I look over to see one student on his hands and knees while another child stepped onto his back to heave himself onto the dinosaur.  The child on the ground let four more kids use his back to get on.  This was a child that used to throw things around the classroom and hit other kids every day in the beginning of the year.  I love that he has blossomed into a compassionate child and who looks out for the younger kids in the class.

In other news besides the classroom
This Friday I had an interview at a school in Santee, SD which is a reservation near where Brady is from.  I got a job offer to teach fourth grade there next year!  Here was my thought process: " Well, I would rather have gotten the kindergarten position but it's a real salaried job!!!  With great health insurance!!!! AHHHHH FOURTH GRADE!"  See, here's what makes me nervous.  I've only taught kindergarten the last two years and student taught in second grade.  Fourth graders are completely different.  They are way more independent but the content level is waaaaayyy higher (as it should be).  I wouldn't have to tie shoes or deal with kids peeing their pants, but I would have to deal with hormonal children and lots of girl drama.  The class only has twelve kids in it which is awesome though!  So, overall I'm really excited and super nervous.  Brady and I have a crazy amount of life stuff to figure out-when to move back to the farm, finishing his current house, a few wedding things, getting me a car, insurance, etc.  Being an adult is scary and expensive by the way. I have so much stuff to figure out! At this point the wedding will be way easier to handle :)