3,2,1.. Grad School has officially begun

Hi Everyone,
Yes, I have started Grad School and so far it has gone pretty well. We had two days of Orientaion last week which were good but pretty overwhelming. We got a lot of information, learned about liscensure, did some group building activities, talked about classroom management, and talked to former students. I think we were all doing ok until we talked to the former studtents. Once we heard about how much work it was and how busy we would be, we all got a little nervous.

There is a total of 5 of us that will be going to the same school this fall. We will all be carpooling together and it will be fun to get to know them better as time goes on.

This week marked our first time in our classrooms. Monday and Tuesday were spent helping our Mentor teachers set up the classrooms and get oriented in the school. I really like the teacher I will be working with. I got to know more about her and about the school as we hung up stuff in the classroom, oragnized books into reading groups, organized where all the students were going to sit and did a lot of labeling. It was fun to see the behind the scenes work and to see how the classroom comes together.

We are slated to have 17 students in our classroom and we may have some more if students move in at the beginning of the year. My first day in the classroom with the students will be next Monday. I am excited to meet the students and to get started!

Aside from school I have been preparing for the Biblestudy I am going to be leading at my church this fall. MercyHouse Midweek( what our biblestudies are called) will start Sept. 23rd. I am excited to meet the women that will be in my study. We will be going through a book called
"Capture My Heart Lord" by Laura Wilcox. This study is a 10 week "journey towards a heart captivated my God". I think that this will be a great study.

I also found out on Sunday that I will be a Sunday School teacher at Mercy House. I think this will be a lot of fun and a good experience.

So as you can see this will be a busy year, but I am looking forward to it!