Vacation:)

My family and I are on vacation in Gulf Shores, Alabama!!! We haven't been able to come on a vacation for about 10 years together; so, I am beside myself with joy! We are doing all the fun things I remember from when I was younger and the weather is gorgeous!!! However, there are jellyfish EVERYWHERE, and I, being the big chicken I am, am terrified to get into the water:( Still, so blessed to be here! This is a picture of my current view:

Awesome Website

While planning for the coming school year, Mrs. Thompson and I played around with a site I learned about in one of my graduate classes. It allows you to create your own cartoons and is really engaging!! You get to choose already created people and can make them speak and move in countless ways. You can select different settings for your character to be in and move or add props to suite your needs. This could be a useful resource when creating monthly book report projects. Definitely a site kids will have a blast playing on! Try it out yourself:
http://www.goanimate.com/

My First Post!

It is a little sad how excited I am to be posting my very first blog:) I thought it would be fitting for this post to give myself a full introduction, so here goes:

I graduated in 2009 from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and am pursuing a Master's Degree with an Endorsement in Gifted and Talented Education from Georgetown College (to be completed May 2012). I grew up in Barren County (in south central Kentucky) but have enjoyed living in Lexington for the past seven years. My first year as a teacher was better than I could ever have imagined and I'm extremely excited about the coming school year! My teaching philosophy focuses on offering every student individualized instruction to better meet his/her unique needs so his/her fullest potential can be reached. It is my belief that every child can learn and is capable of remarkable accomplishments, as long as they are supported by family, school, and community. I cannot wait to work with each and every one of my students and parents for the coming year!

With that said, I look forward to using this blog as a great form of communication with my students and parents/guardians!