Fun Friday Giveaway!
Posted by Diane Badden on 27 Aug 2010 | Posted in: Drawings and Giveaways, Inspiration and Motivation
Are you glad it’s Friday? I sure am! When my alarm clock screeched at me this morning, I gave it a solid whack of satisfaction. I knew Friday had finally arrived. Yippee! In fact, on my way into work I decided a special Friday giveaway was in order. Y’all have been working exceptionally hard at readying your classrooms and making back-to-school plans. Some of you have even already welcomed your new group of students. So in honor of your hard work and dedication, I’m going to give my car to one lucky winner. Oh, wait a minute, that’s not fair—no one wants my car! (It has one of those annoying payment books.) Instead, how about a free book from The Mailbox Books? Now that’s something to get excited about! 
To enter this book giveaway, simply share a favorite back-to-school memory from your teaching career. If you’re new to teaching, feel free to share a favorite back-to-school memory from your own school days. Be sure to comment before the end of Tuesday, August 31. Otherwise you’ll miss out on a chance to win The Mailbox book of your choice.
Happy Friday!
Diane
PS: Congratulations to our winner, Dotty!
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I am working with my second group of looping students so I was excited to see how much they had grown over the summer and wondered if some matured. But on Open House night when they came to see me before school started only one student talked to me. He told me what he did over the summer like I had asked in a letter. I had to ask everyone else how their summer went and what they did. However, when we met again and the parents weren’t around, I heard everything and more. And they haven’t stopped talking yet!!
This is my first year teaching and I can honestly say I will remember that first day for the rest of my life! I got all the kids where they needed to be and on time!
Seeing that it’s my first year, I will share a memory from my daughter’s back to school day!
I loved the first day of school last year. After a hard year in the previous grade and lots of health problems, she returned to school very anxious about her new teacher and new class.
That day, when I picked her up from the bus stop, I asked her how school was. For the first time, the word “AWESOME” came out of her mouth. I was so happy for her! And with our great luck, it continued to be her response for the entire year!!
Christian, my student with several years of Resource Specialist Program services, was quite excited about being a fourth grade student. When granted the opportunity to read aloud from his Open Court Reading text, he read a sentence, decoding two words. Christian stoped himself and exclaimed, “I tried and tried, and now I know how to read!”
My favorite memory happened this year with a student I had last year. Due to his home life and past experiences in school, this guy had a lot of trouble respecting the adults in his life and building relationships with others. He also had a lot of self esteem issues. I worked with him, treated him with respect and we survived the year together (not without headaches!) He was supposed to move to another school this year. To my surprise, he didn’t! He comes to me every day after school with hugs and we carry on mututally respectful conversations. He tells me what a great year he is having so far. When he was tested for gifted this year, he asked the gifted teacher to tell me that he was being tested for the “Challenge” class because he knew I would be so proud of him. He also gets to be a “buddy” to a second grader. He told me he is going to set a good example for his buddy. This little guy has come so far and I got to be a part of that! This is the first time I was able to learn how I have impacted a student’s life. Teaching children to be respectful, productive citizens who are able to grow socially and intellectually is what my job is truly about- Not how much math or reading I can cram into their heads before the state tests. Watching these kids grow makes it all worth while!
A student named Michael walked up to me and said, ‘You can call me M Dog.’, I kindly looked at him and said my name and said and I will be your teacher this week and I will be calling you Michael. ; )
I have two favorite memories…one is when my former students who are now “big first graders” come by and see me on their way to the “big” hall and when they come back to read to my new class. It makes me feel very proud.
This year will be my first “back-to-school” memory as an adult. I started student teaching at the beginning of this month. The memory I enjoy the most is when one little guy asked if I was actually going to be teaching. When I confirmed that I would, in fact, be in front of the classroom in just a couple of weeks he said, “All RIGHT! I get to learn from you, too!” He, and many others in the class feel special that they get to have two teachers in the classroom. I was so happy to be welcomed with such excitement. This is a 5th grade class, and I expected them to dread the idea of two adults in the room for some reason.
One of my favorite memories was when I was teaching 1st grade and a Hispanic parent came the first day to drop of her son. In Spanish she told him, “You speak English.” I was so touched by her comment that she made to her son. He was a wonderful student and worked very hard at learning English. Later in the year he would help translate what his mother was asking to me.
One of my favs is the 1st time a student from the previous yr begged me 2 come back 2 my 1st grade class
While working with my new group of students the classroom phone rang; the office informed me that a student from the year before was in there with her summer homework (this student had been particularly difficult) and she was going to a new school. I told the office that the student didn’t have to turn it in. I continued to teach when I felt someone looking at me from the door. It was the student with a t-shirt for me with my favorite character and the words “Sweetheart” written on it. I was moved to know that somehow I had touched this student and she had touched me as well. This reminded me why I love teaching (this is my 28th year!!!)
My favorite memory was of a mom and dad who were reluctant to leave their kindergartner in my care. The child sensed her parents’ nervousness and reacted with tears. I took the lunch count for the day, had the kids get in line, and told the tearful one that I needed her help to carry the lunch basket. She held onto the basket with me and stopped crying. I heard her mom say, “I like this teacher!”