I subbed for half a day today.First graders.It was challenging,but I made it through without many issues.I almost finished all the work the teacher left.I truly hope I get called again.Thanks for all of the support ladies!!GOD-bless

That is great news. You should be proud of yourself.

Congratulations.

sharing in your joy!

~janeann~

Lady E...I'm glad you got a subbing job so quickly! Sounds like a good start for you! Hope you get called back!
Take care! gardenbear

That's wonderful! I'm sure you will get a call to sub again. Let us know!

(((HUGS)))

Bella

Dear'Lady E'

Good for you!First Graders are so delighful but can be,to put it mildly ,very exhausting!
Hope you get called in again too
God Bless you too
Elizabeth

(((((((Lady E))))))))))))))) Good for you...I'm sure you'll get called again.

Lady E,
Good for you...you have gotten your feet wet now! I am sure more jobs will come rolling your way. Most school districts are in great need for substitutes!

You go girl!

Di

Wooo Hoooo Lady E,

Congrats! It's so much fun (as well as a lot of work) working with little children isn't it? Glad you got called in to sub. I hope it's the start of a lot more phone calls. Are you subbing in just your dtr's school or throughout the district?

Good luck. We're always looking for good subs who really want to work with the children.

God bless,
Donna

Congrats! I'm sure you'll get called again. I have a friend who subbed and she was called so much, she had to turn down requests!

Congratulations Lady E!

Thanks so much everyone!For right now I am just working at my daughters school,that way I have the same hours as her-and I get home before my boys who are in middle school.It was exhausting,but I liked it a lot!I will update later if I get more calls.GOD-bless

Congratulations Lady! 1st graders are a sure distraction in life. It is almost impossible to think about anything else when surrounded by a group of them! AND SO GLAD - that you are liking what you are doing! HOORAY FOR YOU!

As a teacher I know that good substitute teachers are appreciated. All the teachers I know usually leave more work than needed rather than less. So if you did not finish everythng that is okay.

Sometimes teachers have emergencies and the plans may be lacking so it is a good idea to have a little bag of tricks to fall back on. A book or story that you enjoy and can develop some activities for. For ideas check the web for classroom lesson websites. Scholastic.com is a good place to begin. Another word of advice the media specialist is a good resource. get to know her/him.

It is also a good idea to chat with the teachers on the grade level as a way of letting them know you are subbing and also to have some back-up if you need it. I appreciate it when the substitute leaves me a note or email about what was covered and updates on the kids.

Some substitute teachers in my school distribute business cards to the teachers and our school secretary is very good about passing along the name and phone # of new substitutes.

Teaching can be wonderful. You will enjoy it. Please let me know if I can help in any way.

Thank you!

OH Elizabeth ... how great!!!!!! can you believe this? Here we all are, CELEBRATING doing something NORMAL!..lol...
I know what you mean .... the last few days, have been relativley alrihgt, nothing really to bad. So, I've been running around doing things, that i normally can't do .... gosh, this is like having some sort of "disability" ..... but, I'm so happy for you, and hope that maybe, this is just the beginning of a SOMEWHAT normal life for you again!!!!

Thanks! I am glad you felt good this week!! I try to enjoy every day that is good-and thank GOD I have had several of those lately.I hope all of us see better days.GOD-bles

Lady E, this is awesome news. Nothing better than feeling that boost of confidence we all so need at this time. I would give anything to resume a normal day to day life with a job and normal things to fret over like job duties or what to pack for lunch or what should I wear to work today. Not, OMGad, what was that pain, or why I am so dizzy, I need to lay down, am I having a heart attack. I will never again complain about the daily grind. It sounds refreshing.
It is also so great to be around children. They give you such a perspective on life and I have always found I could be myself without worry since children don't judge, they just accept us as we are! What blessings. I bet you get a call back. I hear good subs are tough to come by these days........... Deb

I know!! I was a bit worried about doing this with the peri-but I finally decided I could not let it ruin my life!! I got so frustrated at myself,I really hope I can continue doing well.GOD-bless