Well it's been since Christmas break since I've updated my blog! This has been the busiest, but one of the best semesters I've had at BYU! Since it's been a good three month since my last post, I'll just share some of this semester's highlights!
1. Long weekend in California:
Over President's Day weekend, my roommates Caroline, Alicia, Alyssa, and I decided we needed a little break from Utah, so on Friday afternoon we packed up Alyssa's car and started the nine hour drive to her house in Southern California. We spent Saturday shopping at an outdoor mall, reuniting with Chipotle (it's really time for Provo to get one already) and exploring the town. On Sunday after early morning church, we spent the rest of the afternoon at Ventura Beach. Caroline, Alicia, and I ventured into the FREEZING cold ocean and we took a long walk and laid out on the beach. It was a perfect little mini "spring break."
2. Sending off Elder Shipp
The following Wednesday, Amy, Matthew, and I got to send our cousin Elder Shipp off to the MTC to begin his two year mission to Brazil! We ditched class to meet him at Denny's for brunch and took some pictures in front of the Provo Temple for the family of course! I am so proud of him and have loved reading his weekly letters! I know he will bless so many lives and be an incredible missionary!
4. Practicum Round 2
I just finished my second week of my second practicum! I was in first grade last semester, and this semester was assigned to sixth grade. I'll admit I was TERRIFIED, but I am absolutely loving it! The kids are just so fun to teach and be around and I'm learning so much! I was particularly afraid I wouldn't be able to keep up in math since it's not my strong suit, but we just finished teaching a unit on proportions which I thankfully after some practice was able to master/teach! I taught a lesson on Friday on real life situations where we will need to use proportions, and the kids were SO into it! After I showed them some examples from my life where using proportions has helped me, we made a list of situations where using proportions would help us solve real-life problems. Then the kids got to write their own word problems based on one of those situations. When I asked for volunteers to share, nearly every hand in the class went up! It was so exciting! I love it when I can make material interesting and bring it to life! We are also teaching a unit on Ancient Rome, one of my favorite time periods in history, and it's been a blast! I love teaching and feel so lucky that I get to make a career out of it! Life is good!
1. Long weekend in California:
Over President's Day weekend, my roommates Caroline, Alicia, Alyssa, and I decided we needed a little break from Utah, so on Friday afternoon we packed up Alyssa's car and started the nine hour drive to her house in Southern California. We spent Saturday shopping at an outdoor mall, reuniting with Chipotle (it's really time for Provo to get one already) and exploring the town. On Sunday after early morning church, we spent the rest of the afternoon at Ventura Beach. Caroline, Alicia, and I ventured into the FREEZING cold ocean and we took a long walk and laid out on the beach. It was a perfect little mini "spring break."
The following Wednesday, Amy, Matthew, and I got to send our cousin Elder Shipp off to the MTC to begin his two year mission to Brazil! We ditched class to meet him at Denny's for brunch and took some pictures in front of the Provo Temple for the family of course! I am so proud of him and have loved reading his weekly letters! I know he will bless so many lives and be an incredible missionary!
3. The most temperate winter EVER.
This is my fourth winter by Provo and it has been BY FAR the most temperate. For the most part the weather has been beautiful, it's barely been cold at all, and I think it snowed maybe twice since I got back from Christmas break. Sorry to all of my friends and family in Virginia who've had to endure the worst! We've taken full advantage of the beautiful weather by spending tons of time outside and taking beautiful hikes! This picture is from a Saturday hike to Bridal Veil Falls!
I just finished my second week of my second practicum! I was in first grade last semester, and this semester was assigned to sixth grade. I'll admit I was TERRIFIED, but I am absolutely loving it! The kids are just so fun to teach and be around and I'm learning so much! I was particularly afraid I wouldn't be able to keep up in math since it's not my strong suit, but we just finished teaching a unit on proportions which I thankfully after some practice was able to master/teach! I taught a lesson on Friday on real life situations where we will need to use proportions, and the kids were SO into it! After I showed them some examples from my life where using proportions has helped me, we made a list of situations where using proportions would help us solve real-life problems. Then the kids got to write their own word problems based on one of those situations. When I asked for volunteers to share, nearly every hand in the class went up! It was so exciting! I love it when I can make material interesting and bring it to life! We are also teaching a unit on Ancient Rome, one of my favorite time periods in history, and it's been a blast! I love teaching and feel so lucky that I get to make a career out of it! Life is good!
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