First Week at Valley Elementary

I was excited to be able to see how the process of a school year starts before the students actually arrive. All of the schools in Preston County met in the gym at the high school for meetings and speakers and other issues to be discussed. It was a great experience seeing all of the schools come together and what the thought process was in getting things started for a new school year. The next few days were spent at Valley doing things such as scheduling, planning, and reviewing WesTest scores. We also met the new principals. Valley now has two. It was nice meeting and talking to Valley teachers that I never had a chance to do so with before. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. I really feel like the Valley staff is a family and I love that I get to be a part of it. I also love my mentor teacher, Mrs. Newbrough. She is the 5th grade Science teacher and has been awesome to work with. At first, I wasn't sure if I would like this age group but I have found that I am really enjoying it! The students thus far for the most part have been very well behaved to my surprise. I am looking forward to this semester and being able to teach more than before. However, I have to admit that I am a little nervous to be teaching Science being that it is not my strongest content area but I know I have a great mentor teacher who will help me along the way.