So the last couple days have been really exciting! I didn't have to work Monday so I was planning on sleeping in and then just having a really laid back day to get a lot of stuff done! Well at 9:00 (which is only sorta sleeping in to me) I got a phone call from the principal at the school I was suppose to be doing my student teaching at ... he told me one of the 2nd grade teachers had just quit and that he was having a hard time finding somebody to replace her ... and then he offered me the job. So I spent all day gathering up all the stuff I needed to turn into the District to go about getting hired.
Anyways then today I went and met with the principal and had an interview. After the interview he asked me if I wanted the job...I said yes of course and he said ok you're hired I'll take care of the district and we'll get you all figured out. So then I got to spend all day unpacking boxes and setting up and decorating my classroom. It's so exciting to have my own classroom.
This is something I have been waiting for and working towards for about 5 years. So I am so incredibly happy right now, I don't even know how to describe how I'm feeling! It's amazing to see my name on the teacher directory as one of the 2nd grade teachers and to be introduced as Miss Wintle the new 2nd grade teacher. It still throws me off when somebody says 'your classroom' to me.
Anyways it will be basically like an internship cause I won't have my degree til December and I'll get paid 80% of what a normal salary for a starting teacher is until I get my degree in December and then I will get a raise. It's gonna be a lot of work for a couple weeks but it's still so exciting. The students start back next Wednesday so I have to get everything ready by then...which seems like a while but it's not cause there's a ton to do.
So I'll be teaching 2nd grade at Holt Elementary in Clearfield. Oh and for those who don't know me very well 2nd grade is the grade I've always wanted to teach. So basically my dream job was just handed to me out of nowhere!
