March 11-21 (High School Weeks 2 & 3)

Monday, March 11

Tuesday, March 12

Wednesday, March 13

Thursday, March 14

Monday, March 18

Tuesday, March 19

Wednesday, March 20

Thursday, March 21

I realized today it had been two weeks since my last posting.  Have been staying too busy and having too much fun to remember to post anything!

Last week we spent lots of time preparing for our District Assessments.  This past Thursday, we traveled to Moody Middle School (my alma mater!) to perform.  Our five choirs performed very well.  Four choirs achieved a I-Superior rating, and one choir received a II-Excellent rating.

Has been really great seeing them grow as they have prepared the last few days for this assessment, but has been even more fun acting as a sight-reading coach for many of the choirs.

Have already started to pick out music for the spring concert with my cooperating teacher and look forward to working with them the coming weeks.  

Only one more week 'til Spring Break, and after that only four weeks until graduation!

Day 4: March 7, 2013

Finishing up the first week at Deep Run was fun and exhausting.  Spent my first 12-hour day at school as we prepared for our Pre-Assessment concert.  The students performed very well and our mock judges provided plenty of good feedback.  I got a great shot a working the technical side of a concert (designing the program, running the lights & sound, etc.)

Today was a TWO TIE DAY!  Because of the concert, I decided to take a wardrobe change.  The first tie is a favorite of mine (lifejackets and ring buoys).  The second is a new tie that had its debut at the Deep Run concert.  I chose this purple and blue tie to represent both my JMU Dukes (who are playing for the CAA Men's BBall Championship Monday night!) and the Deep Run Wildcats.

Starting back up with week 2 at Deep Run and a whole new load of ties this coming week.  Keep your eyes out for a post that spans the whole week.

Thursday, March 7, 2013:
During the school day

Thursday, March 7, 2013:
Concert attire

Day 3 (March 6, 2013) - SNOW DAY!

Today, woke up, got in the shower, turned on the water, only to be told it was a snow day!

Got back in my pajamas and caught up on NCIS.  :-)

After this first week I will return to posting WEEKLY instead of DAILY.

Day 2 (March 5, 2013)

Today, I wrote two sight-readings for our choirs and worked with them through this process.  It was incredible to see students help lead their groups through this exercise, and also have the opportunity to help them find some more structure as they went through it.  Really cool getting back into my "composing" and "arranging days" even if it is as simple as a 8-bar sight-reading.

In honor of such, I wore my NEW music tie!  Happy Straight Tie Tuesday!

Placement 2: High School: Day 1 (March 4, 2013)

Today I started high school and had so much fun!  They are on a modified block schedule, so I was able to meet every choir.  Immediately immersing myself in the day to day of the classroom routine, I was doing attendance duty, photocopying, and preparing packets for our district assessment!  Definitely going to enjoy this experience!

Day 1: "First Day of School"

(Forgive the double-chin and slightly askew bow...) 

End of Placement 1 (i.e. The Time Mr. Tickle's Ties Fell Off The Face of The Earth)

In some semblance of an order...

First... The bow ties...

Next... The Straight Ties (a la Straight Tie Tuesday)... The Spongebob was a HUGE hit!!

 

Now that I have updated these, I will be back in the swing of things for placement two!  Off to high school!

Day 18-21 (February 4-7, 2013)

What a week!  Second week of recorders and second week using my own lesson plans and being lead teacher.  Started feeling poorly towards the middle of the week and left early Thursday afternoon.  A Friday morning trip to the doctor confirmed it: first unofficial "gift" from a student... strep throat!!

Have had a good time hanging out on the couch today and recovering, but definitely missed spending time with the kids at school.

Cannot believe how much fun it has been so far.  Looking forward to the last couple weeks of elementary, and then on to high school!  What a transition that will be!!

And without further ado... This weeks TIES!

Monday - Day 18 (February 4, 2013)

Straight Tie Tuesday - Day 19 (February 5, 2013)

Wednesday - Day 20 (February 6, 2013)

Thursday - Day 21 (February 7, 2013)