Ice Skating Outside :)

Well i can check off one of things i wanted to do in "in 5-7 years i wan to..." post!

Lukas and I went ice skating outside in Pittsburgh (i know my original post said NYC but i was unaware you could do this in Pittsburgh). It was soo much fun! I have not skated in years, so i was a little nervous to fall. But i knew Luke would be there to help me. He has played ice hockey all his life, so he's a pretty good skater. It was soo beautiful out! It wasn't super cold, it was just right. There was a huge decorated Christmas tree in the center and a lot of trees that were lit up around us. We were also surrounded by very tall and beautiful glass buildings that made everything seem even prettier. There were so many people, even kids that were like 6 speeding around like crazy. Since hockey is big in Pitt a lot of people can skate well i guess. Luke informed me that those would be our kids some day. So i guess i need to practice so i can keep up with them. We skated around for a good hour or two! I was ready to go by then, my feet were hurting by the end. (thanks to dad for awful shaped feet that don't fit into any thing right).


So after skating i think i have an idea of my learn something new goal. I am going to have Luke teach me how to play ice hockey! I think it will be fun and cute to have Luke teach me something new :)

Here are some pics:

The beautiful Christmas tree!

Lukas and I skating!

Ps. Luke did not let me fall at all!

Being in the classroom

The past week I have been in a 5th classroom everyday at Victory Elementary. My Co-op is a great teacher and you can tell she loves her job! I was disappointed at first with my placement because i wanted a younger grade, but so far it has been a great experience. I love being in the classroom and seeing how other teachers run their classrooms. I have got so many good ideas and organizing tips! You HAVE to be organized to have a smoothly run classroom!

So far i have taught spelling and health (kind of boring) but what can you do? My teacher is only responsible for Lang arts, spelling, health and reading. The other 5th grade teacher is responsible for math, SS, and science. I think being departmentalized has both advantages and disadvantages.

Although its going to be stressful, time consuming, and overwhelming at first i am so excited and cannot wait to be a teacher! i have so many great ideas and love teaching. The only thing im having a problem with right now is getting up at 630 :( ugh it sucks. But with the way my schedule is i can never get to bed before 12-1230. Mornings are not my thing but someday i will get on a routine.

2 more weeks till christmas break :)