First Real Day of Student Teaching

So, today I met my students that I will be teaching a little later on in the semester.  I have forgotten how fun high school was.  The kids are great and so is my cooperating teacher, Fritzie!  Before I drove over today I was extremely nervous, but after my first Q & A session (hot seat) with my first period class, my nerves were gone.  The schedule at Tuscola is a lot different than what FHS had.  It's a seven period day!  So many faces and names to put together (which I'm horrible at)!!!
This is what my day looks like, beginning at 8 and ending at 3:

• 1st:  Women's Chorale--a group of girls who all seem very diverse, but very nice overall.  
• 2nd: Summit--an auditioned group similar to B*Naturals.  The boys in there are a little crazy, but the girls seem to keep them pretty well in line.  A fun, but exhausting class.  
• 3rd/4th:  Lunch and planning--took a ten minute nap on my desk today, because I really didn't have anything to do yet and Fritzie told me I looked tired.  
• 5th:  Introduction to Chorus--This class is for kids who have never been involved in choir (or those who have a hole in their schedule).  It's a very diverse group, comprised of pretty much every high school stereotype.  
• 6th:  Concert Choir--The largest group I have...they talk almost constantly; I think this will probably be one of my most challenging, but rewarding groups.  
• 7th:  Chamber Choir--the other small auditioned group; I'm not really sure how to describe them yet, but they all seem like really focused, dedicated kids for the most part.  

Two of my funnier/ridiculous moments of the day happened in Concert Choir (go figure).  There's a set of twins and they look almost exactly alike even though they claim to be fraternal (I somehow doubt this).  During my Q & A/About Me session with their class the first question I get from "Twin A" is "Do you like cheese?"  I really didn't know how I looked at him but I'm pretty sure I gave him this look like "Are you seriously asking me this question?"  and then I just answered yes and moved on.  A little bit later his brother asked me "Do you shuffle?"  Luckily I was familiar with this and said "Everyday." I got a laugh out of all the students then which made me feel pretty good...and not so old.  If you're not familiar with why that was funny then just watch this video:  http://youtu.be/KQ6zr6kCPj8

I also met the vice president/future president of the Harry Potter Club at Tuscola...Rachel, she's got nothing on you, babe.  

The most boring part of my day consisted of spending three hours flipping through two old-fashioned card catalog boxes containing a card for every piece of music in the music library at Tuscola...yay technology.  But hey, at least they have a pretty big library to choose from.  :D  

So, basically, that was my first day in a nutshell.  I'll keep you updated as things happen and this will be a great way for me to keep a sort of journal since I have to do that anyway! 

Bedtime! 5:30 comes early. Gross!  

-Abigail