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She has GREAT resources for everyone!! :)

Summer Search

Well, since I just wrapped up my 2nd year of teaching, I was still a duration of need teacher. This unfortunately means that I am not guaranteed a spot next year and that is exactly what happened. I was very fortunate to be welcomed back for this school year that just ended yesterday, so I am grateful for 2 years in the same building. I developed wonderful relationships with some awesome women and I have made memories I will hold dear forever. Now, I am once again on the job hunt. I am so very nervous though because jobs are few and far between. I will try my best to stay optimistic, but as everyone knows, finding a job is easier said than done. So, prayers for a successful and relatively short search this summer. To my wonderful friends and WHES, thanks for the memories, have a wonderful summer, and please keep in touch!

-Mrs. Harbert

Too late? or Summer planning?

My 2nd full year of teaching will come to a close in 4 school days. I initially created this blog to chronicle 1 full year with pictures. Well, that didn't happen...Therefore, I am entering back into the world on blogging without any expectations in mind. My goal is just to talk about teaching, new ideas that pop into my head, and look for resources. I love, love creating my own things for the classroom but the internet is so wonderful and the thing I love most about teachers: collaboration. We love to share! It is a win-win situation in my opinion!

Well, I must go already...I have a lot of tortillas waiting to be cut into pinwheels for a joint shower my team is hosting tomorrow! I will work on my wish list/to-do list for next year and post that soon.

I will also remove some of my old pictures I have set up on the blog and make it less about my personal life and more about teaching and resources. :)

Here goes nothing!

Mrs. Harbert

PS: If anyone knows how or would be willing to (for free) make a cute banner to replace my title...I would forever be grateful! I lack in the HTML dept and lack cute fonts! :( That is something on my summer to-do list for sure!! :)

Girls Night IN

Here are a couple pictures from girls night in! It was sooo much fun!


Here's Keylee, Brittney and me


Here I am with Natalie...I hate that she lives in TX!


And lastly....here's a shot of the 4 of us!

This is an exact replica of a photo taken like 4 or 5 years ago...Brittney has the original and I should have her make a copy or scan it or something so I can compare the two! So much has changed that it has taken that long to get us all 4 together in that house again!

Funny Forward For Teachers....AMEN!

After being interviewed by the school administration, the teaching prospect said, 'Let me see if I've got this right:'

You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.'

You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.

' You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.

You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the state exams.

' You want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.

' You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

You want me to do all this and then you have the nerve to tell me..................**'I CAN'T PRAY??'**