I'm sorry to say that graduation was not the happy reunion I had hoped for. Yes, I got to see everyone, but things didn't go as planned. My family planned to leave me at my cousin's for the evening and return to Ottawa the next day to pick me up while they stayed with my grandma in Almonte. Everyone had all these great plans to go out on the town ( Read more... )

Officially we're not done our classes, but most of us have already handed in our final assignments and, therefore, are "done" teacher's college. Next week is all about goodbyes and such. We actually have a lecture for kindergarten, a potluck in art class and a presentations in exceptionalities. The good part is that nothing is really expected of us ( Read more... )

I can't believe how quickly this semester is panning out. In a matter or weeks I'll be done classes, doing practicum and returning home to Kingston. I'm actually feeling pretty sad about this. I'm just very happy about the way things are right now and don't want them to change. I'm happy living in Ottawa, attending class and hanging out with my ( Read more... )

School has been good so far this semester. I like (most) of my classes. Kindergarten class is adorable. Our teacher starts every class by teaching us a song and we sing it together. The information we get is actually useful too, unlike other classes. Tuesday's art class is obviously my favourite. Today we got to make wire figurines and I chose to ( Read more... )

This year I've made a few resolutions. First, like any other year, I plan to be more healthy. That includes being more conscious of what I'm eating and getting more exercise. When having an appointment about my sciatica, he recommended I do more stretching to increase my flexibility and help me to prevent it from happening again. So Ryan has shown ( Read more... )

Can't believe I've kept this tradition alive as long as I have. It's been another hell of a year with the end of my undergrad at Queen's, working for R.H. and starting teacher's college and my new adult life in Ottawa. Once again, let's see who made the list of my most favourite and memorable quotes of the year. [drum roll] In no particular order ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've done any updating. I just finished my first practicum experience and the whole thing was a great experience. I had an unusual situation first off, a 3/4 split class, but with two separate teachers. I was placed with Mrs. L. the grade 4 teacher along with Katie, another student teacher. I only learned about a week before ( Read more... )

It's closing in on a month since I left home and you know what? I've found it surprisingly easy. All summer I'd been exciting and dreading the thought of leaving home and all the homesickness I would feel. But...I don't feel it at all. Maybe I really was just ready to leave. I'm just really happy to come back to the apartment after a long day and ( Read more... )

So I've already finished my first week of living in the big city and teacher's college. My orientation day started early Tuesday morning. I met a few people that day and even ran into some familiar faces. We started with a meeting of all the PJs and we were introduced to the teachers and staff. We were promised a pizza lunch and by noon we were all ( Read more... )

I’m officially on my own. I’ve been moved into my new apartment in Ottawa and most things are set up in my room. The weird thing is that I still don’t feel like I live here, it’s just like I’m in a hotel by myself and all of my things are here ( Read more... )