First Day of School

Adorable first graders

School

After two weeks of settling in and preparing for school, the students have finally arrived. Thursday was the first day of school for kids, and my first day of school as a K-12 teacher. Seeing a bunch of little first graders running around feels quite different than being surrounded by college students. None the less, it was a lot of fun and will definitely be a new experience which I am sure I will learn a lot from. It is pretty hard to not have that warm fuzzy feeling when these adorable little faces are smiling and giggling all day. 

My position is all over the place, but it will keep me on my toes. I am teaching two sections of third grade art, helping teach four classes of ESL (grades 1-4), and developing the university counseling program. Just to put into perspective how nebulous my position is, my ID card actually reads: 'Jamie Hoversen, Art University Counselor.' That's right, I specialize in sending seniors to art school....Julliard and the Art Institute of Chicago better watch out. In all seriousness though, I cannot wait to start meeting with the seniors about college applications, and begin the exploration phase with grades 9-11. I've been giddy with excitement getting everything in place, and it will only get better when I am working directly with the students. Two days down, and a whole school year to go.