 Good morning friends and happy Tuesday. So today I'm just gonna do a day-in-the-life vlog I'm gonna jump right in. It is 8.53 Cash is already on this way to preschool Scott's going to the gym And I have my very first meeting in my new school district So today is virtual orientation for first-year teachers New to the district and it's supposed to be a two-hour long meeting on Google Meet So it starts at about six minutes. So I'm just getting everything pulled up I've got my notebook and Pretty much everything. I'm gonna need water. I believe I'm probably gonna be meeting myself for the majority of the Meeting they also sent us Meeting notes and the PowerPoint presentation that they'll be giving us so you can kind of like follow along on your own But I'm pretty excited It just gives me like hope and Like gets me excited for the next school year. So I pick up my new laptop on July 7th And then I believe we report to training on the 9th and that will be at our own locations. So Somewhere between the 1st and the 7th. I'm hoping I can get into my classroom and begin setting up that would be Super nice if I could do that. My principal said she was really gonna try to get me in At the 1st of July, so I'm crossing my fingers because my My rent on my storage unit is due like July 3rd So it would be super cool if I could move in like July 1st or 2nd Then I could not pay rent for that another month. But anyway, so that is what I'm doing this morning I'm gonna put you guys down and I'm gonna get into my Google Meet Okay, so that's over with it only took an hour to get through that meeting I took tons of notes a lot of stuff Was like basic knowledge things that I pretty much already knew but of course New to the district orientation meetings are super important to attend. This one just happened to be online They just covered basic stuff like your first day where you need to go Special dates launch days pick up days where to send certain documents things like that So I did take a lot of notes And so now that that's done, and I have an extra hour I think I'm going to look on Etsy Because I'm trying to decide what I want to do planner wise for next year I have my little go-go planner the one that I got a while back. It's really small It's a write-in planner, but I think I might be doing digital planning this year I'm gonna start out the year doing digital planning and then if for some crazy reason I hate it or something then I will find a planner like from Joanne's or something I really don't want to spend a ton of money on a planner Just because I know I can find something cheaper and for what I need it for I always buy Erin Condren planners and I always buy a crap ton of stickers And then I never have the time to sit down and actually use all the stickers and like make it cute I always only have time to like quickly write things in and write things down So I'm looking online for a digital planner. I love Jess's planners hustle sanely I love her planners, but I wanted to find one that had more stickers on it And I just use good notes for this So I think I'm gonna start the year off doing digital planning because I have this iPad and I like digital planning I just It's hard when I have a planner and my digital planner and I like bounce back and forth So I'm gonna start the year off digital planning and if I hate it, then I'll replace it So that's what I'm kind of working on right now. I wanted to show you guys something really cute though the lighting in my house is so bad right now because I Find that when I do zoom meetings the lighting right here at my kitchen table is the best But it is like really bad when you're walking around I'm gonna make this into a cute little teacher stuff haul. So hold on a sec Okay, so I'm just gonna show you guys a few things that I've purchased in the last couple of days Weeks whatever not a lot, but they're all teaching related So first thing I'm gonna show you guys. I got a couple new pairs of glasses You've probably seen these on my Instagram, but these are the Romy style These are all I buy direct by the way I really like these they're very close to like a Ray-Ban shape and I did get them in like a turtle tortoise shell kind of color. I really like them. They are a large and They they are a little bit loose on my face But it's fine because I like having really big glasses And if they're too small in my face and they just drive me crazy and then these are the chilling I've had these before They're just the plain matte black round frames. I've had these before like I said, they broke a while ago So I just did replace them, but again, these are the chilling and These are the Romy. So these are my two newest Glasses frames glass frames glasses frames I don't know. Yeah, I even say that Next thing I got is not really teaching related, but I'm going to be using them at work I went ahead and took the plunge and I invested in moxie lashes So I really loved getting my lash extensions done, but $50 every two weeks is just not feasible for me I like would rather have a hundred dollars extra a month For something else and so I did invest in these moxie lashes They are the magnetic liner lashes and they look like this and guys. I'm not kidding you when I put them on They look like I'm wearing lash extensions But I can just put them on and take them off every day Which is great because sometimes lash extensions can get a little bit annoying. You can't rub your eyes You can't go swimming. You I don't know. They just I Just feel like I'm not gonna use them again For now for a while, but the moxie lashes are great. They are supposed to be Up to 30 wears per pair, but I feel like I could probably stretch them way longer than that They're around $50 for a pair But I feel like they're worth it because the quality of the lashes are just They're just beautiful I do have the other pair that I got from Amazon which are just as good But I feel like these are somewhere in between like super light my lashes and like bam in your face lashes So I did invest in these moxie lashes And I'm planning to wear those to work Okay, these next couple items are completely teaching related and I bought them for teaching So you guys know I love lipstick and littles t-shirts And so I did get a couple new shirts and a hat So I did get the made-to-teach hat and I know that I can't wear this like in the classroom But I can totally wear it like to the gym. I could wear it on recess duty I might not be able to wear it on field trips this year because you know We probably won't be taking many of those, but I thought it would be super cute to just add to my wardrobe And just have you know for when we go back to the classroom to start working in there or to wear on weekends I just love it. So I got the hat and then I got in a small this teacher life is the best life And I love this color. It's kind of like a a heather pinky peach. It has like Heathered gray bits in it like I don't know if you guys can see that color I need to wash it first because it is a little stiff But again, this is just a lipstick and littles t-shirt and it says teacher life is the best life I love that one and then my new mascot for my new school is the cheetahs So I'm a little bit sad that this didn't come in cheetah print But I understand why I did it and that is the hey all you cool cats and kiddos It is tiger stripes, which you know, they're two different animals But I still thought it would be really cute to have at my school because we are the cheetahs So I got one of these for myself in a small and then I also got my One of my new teammates one as well because um, I knew she would love it Um, I don't know about the other one. He's a guy So I'll ask him when we meet up, but um, if he wants one, I'll get him one But I did I just didn't know um and then my other favorite Etsy shop. Well, she's not Etsy shop But this is an Etsy shop Teaching joys my dear friend Shannon makes the most beautiful headbands earrings and stickers and she is beginning to make masks So I grabbed this one is so cute So the fabric is like a little bookshelf and it comes with like a globe Little succulents um books And these are great. They're very comfortable. The elastic is very big So it is going to fit pretty much anyone Um not too tight And it does expand down below the chin And it's pretty tight along the sides and I also put it through the fire test So what they're saying is if you have the right filter, you won't be able to blow up Blow out a flame through the mask and these are flame proof. So I got this one It's this adorable bookshelf pattern And then I also got this beautiful farm. She called it farm stand, I believe But it's just these beautiful flowers black print Sorry black background with yellow and red flowers And I thought because I wear a lot of black this would match perfectly with pretty much anything black that I wear I also grabbed plain black and white checks because this will pretty much match anything I wear as well Again, these are all the stretch um Like it's the folded material. So they do open up um to go under your chin and then stinker shannon Stuck another one in there Um, and it is the flying books pattern. So I love this one. I haven't tried this one on yet And like I said, they are made very well. So where they can like fit anyone The elastic doesn't really pull my ears. You guys can see that um super comfortable Depending on my district's regulations and rules I might have to wear a mask, but I don't feel like they're going to make me wear it all day However, I am going to be teaching science and I'm going to be doing a lot of hands on with my kids And if they can't work in partners, then it's going to be a lot of me Working with them and helping them out. So I got some masks so that I can have one per day Um if I need to work with small groups or one-on-one or anything like that I do have two other masks that my mother made. I actually have six masks. So that's perfect. Um So yeah, those are super cute. I will put links to Teaching joys s e shop down in the description box if you guys are interested These masks are only 12 dollars and I do have a discount code for 10 off. It's just apples 10 And I think it will take at least a buck or two off of your order So if you're interested in getting out any of these masks, she does have a ton of other patterns And they're really super cute. So That's that. Okay. So I think what I'm going to do at this point in the day Is do a little bit of planning So um as of now, I am still just teaching science and social studies. I really don't know if they're going to um push away the departmental eyes for me Um at my school, but I do know that we are k through eight. So if they do undepartmentalize the fourth grade They would have to do it all the way through eighth grade So I don't know if they're going to do that. Um, I also know That if they undepartmentalize fourth grade, they're going to have to train me in the reading curriculum They're going to have to train my partner my sorry my other two Co-teachers or team teachers. I'll have to train um her and One of the curriculums because we do have two curriculums They have eureka math and then wit in wisdom is the el a curriculum So I have already been trained eureka math and I've taught fourth grade eureka math So I would not need to be trained in that I'm sure the district would probably require me to go to some sort of meetings For that and then they would have to train me in wit and wisdom And they would have to train maria the el a teacher in eureka math So they would have to train two of us in two different curriculums If they are going to undepartmentalize us So I don't feel like they're going to but in the event that I do end up teaching full fourth grade It's going to be fine because I've taught full fourth grade before I just would really love to know sooner rather than later if i'm going to be teaching el a math because I would love to get plans ready So as of now, I'm still just planning for science and social studies Um, and so I'm using the arizona state social studies and science standards Which are separate from the common core math and el a standards. It's very strange Arizona has their own set of things. They like to make things crazy, you know, arizona leading the way in education um So the science and social studies standards are completely separate Documents from the common core math and el a I'm also going to try to integrate next generation science standards in as well So what i've been working on the last couple of times that I've planned um, I've been trying to find Like alignment between the two And so I've kind of started working just i'm going like topic by topic And so I've already found one similarity And you guys if you have any suggestions on next generation science standards and trying to like because our kids in fourth grade and science are tested Um, it's the aims science test. There is not an az merit test for science yet They're not tested in social studies, but They had been integrating el a and social studies together. However now I get to do social studies by itself Um, obviously with next generation you integrate el a into that as well. So of course, I'll do that Um, but I do have to make sure that I cover the arizona state standards for science because they are tested on them Um, in addition to their az merit tests if we even take those this year I don't know if we will it all depends on what happens in the school year But anyway, so I did make a correlation between a couple of them So if you're a science teacher, this is going to be great for you Um, so I found four es s two dash One um make observations and or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion And then analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of earth's features So those are going to be like topographic maps Um of land the ocean floor As well as maps and locations of mountains continental boundaries volcanoes and earthquakes So, um, there's also little disciplinary core ideas in here talking about like rainfall shaping land. So basically the topic of erosion Um and the earth's systems. So that one matches with the arizona science standard um it is E i u i dot six And seven which is to explore and explain the interactions between earth's major systems And the impact on earth's surface materials and processes. So to me that's going to be like um You know how Rain Uh cause erosion and shape the earth and then using various rock types fossil location And land forms to show evidence of earth's surface changing over time. So those two Are completely correlating they go together. So i'm going to attempt to Use some of the cross curricular cross cutting whatever I don't even speak standard right now. It's like been way too long. Um the cross cutting concepts and try to like Smash the two different standards together and utilize the e la pieces as much as possible So for now i'm just trying to find matching standards And then create some sort of curriculum map or pacing guide for myself so that I can start physically planning I do have my first three weeks of lesson plans done I am going to begin the school year with a week of ice breakers procedures Safety things like that the second week will be straight into the engineering process because our school is a stem school And I know that we're going to do a lot of um Project-based learning. I know that every year they do one pbl for a quarter um And so I want to get those engineering standards taught and drilled and i'm going to be touching on them like A lot so i'm beginning with that and i'm going to use stem activities to kind of get the ball rolling And then i'm going to begin social studies with the geography of the us because in fourth grade in arizona anyway Uh social studies is now the america's pre colonization. So it's all about um meso america Um anything prior to european settlements is basically what we get to study So I really want to create some sort of like timeline visuals so that the kids can see like where in time We're studying and like from start to finish where we've been um But i'm gonna begin with basic geography of the america's because I know that once the kids have a good grasp on where things are They'll be able to understand where things are taking place um when we start studying ancient cultures and meso america and stuff like that they'll be able to Make a connection between where it is and what's happening there so um I know that we're beginning with that and then i'm going to jump right into erosion and earth systems and The changing of earth's surface I found a couple Of things on teachers pay teachers just pacing guides that's people have already made And i'm kind of going off of that But I also have to like i'm using the next gen science standards as my guide and then i'm Smashing in the arizona science standards in there. So I found a few pacing guides for A next generation i'm kind of using that So i'm just going to continue looking through these standards and try to make like a document That aligns the two together so that when i'm planning I can say okay Well, i'm going to use these standards from this list and these standards from that list it's a lot of work um Because I don't have my own curriculum for science or social studies So i'm kind of creating my own Which is really fun and gives me a lot of freedom, but it's also a lot of work So i'm going to get started on that and this vlog is already forever long So if I have anything else fun to show with you fun to share with you guys, I will um And yeah, hi Hey guys, so it is much later in the evening. I am now obviously here in bed with the dogs And i'm filming on my computer camera, but I wanted to just end the vlog here. Um The rest of the day. I just hung out played sims Um, I got ty chile to go for dinner. We got some crumbled cookies cash, and I played um Firefighting it was a blast So, um, I just wanted to end the vlog here and just thank you guys for being here. Thank you for watching um I would like to put out some more planning videos planning blogs, uh throughout the process of planning my curriculum map and pacing guide um and just Put out a lot more teaching related content as well as some really fun summer stuff We are going to press get I think tomorrow Either tomorrow night or Thursday morning And I really want to put out a press get vlog because those are my favorite They're just so nice to have to like look back on and have memories um But anyway, I'm talking too much. So I'm gonna go Um, don't forget to hit that subscribe button And if you're not following me on instagram, and you would like to then that will be linked down below Um, thank you guys for being here and I'll talk to you guys later. Bye