*Sigh of relief* Oh how I am thankful for Christmas break to have finally arrived! After a very long and stressful semester, I am glad to be back in the big city of Georgetown, SC! It is sad to admit that all I have felt like doing since I have been back is plopping down on the couch and watching cheezy reruns of One Tree Hill (Lame, I know). Okay, okay, I am not usually this lazy, and for the record I have gotten over a dozen presents wrapped in this amount of time, however, I am plain exhausted from this dreadful semester.
Despite the fact that all of my professors could have all tied for 'The Dumbest Person with a Doctorate' award this semester, I still managed to make all A's! Woohoo! (Sorry, I just had to mention it!)
I looked at my grades the other day and noticed that my over all GPA is a 3.69. This means I am probably going to graduate Cum Laude, while being .01 away from Magna Cum Laude. Since I student teach next semester I will not have an opportunity to increase my GPA because Student Teaching is a Pass/Fail class and affect my GPA any---unless I fail, of course. This may sound like I am complaining about graduating with just Cum Laude, believe me, I'm not. I am really just happy to be one semester from graduating!
Before I left for Christmas break I was able to make a few last minute wrap ups to the semester, most of these were very exciting. My favorite experience was meeting my cooperating teacher that I will be with all next semester! I had hoped to meet her earlier in the semester when USC Upstate held a banquet for the student teacher candidates and their cooperating teachers. However, my teacher did not show up to the meeting, which left me slightly worried. I emailed her after the meeting and explained who I was and made a little note that I was sorry I was unable to meet her that night. She quickly responded to my email and said that she was excited and ready to meet me, sorry she was unable to attend the meeting, but frankly did not even know she was recieving a student teacher. After getting all of our misunderstandings taken care of, we were finally able to meet, and I am far less nervous now! She seems to be so precious, and just so happens to be friends with my cooperating teacher from last semester! :) Ahh, it is amazing how things always fall into place!
I will be student teaching at Boiling Springs Intermediate School in a 5th and 6th grade resource classroom. I have heard only wonderful things about this school and I am anxious to start my final semester of my undergraduate career! Although some say I am crazy for being excited about teaching in a 5th and 6th grade resource (special education) classroom, I can not help but look on the bright side of things. A benefit to being in her class: she gets an hour and 45 minutes for lunch! WOW! How could I get so lucky?!? There has got to be a catch, right? She is always on duty! :( I will have to be at the school by 7:20 every morning. Thankfully the school is only 5 minutes away from my apartment, and I am more of a morning person anyway!
I know student teaching is going to be difficult, but I am extremely anxious! I am just ready to dive in and get things started! I have a feeling my nerves will subside after my first lesson, but until then...please pray for me!
Another exciting thing to conclude this semester was when my advisor muttered 6 precious words: "You are all set to graduate!" WOOHOO! That is a phrase that will make any student and their mamma wanna dance!
As I think about how all of my other semesters have flown by, I can't help but realize that this one will too. This is IT! This is my last Christmas break living at my parents' house. (I must mention at this point that I will miss my parents very much at this point next year.) This is my last Christmas break not married (Ahhh, still hard to believe!). This is IT! The wedding is swiftly approaching---and I am getting more and more excited! All of the wedding plans are coming along nicely, I am making all of the deadlines, and praying more persistantly with every passing day that the weather will cooperate on our big day!
Welp, that is it for a few days! I hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday season!
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