Junior Highers.....

Hi folks! i'm going to take a stab at this blogging thing! plus i see a lot of friends on here that i'd like to keep in touch with so there you have it!
My first year teaching has been quite the experience. now that it's the fourth quarter, i finally have a small idea of what i'm doing. :) i say "teaching" but i suppose it's more "directing." i have a full time position as the chorus teacher at Westwood Christian School in Miami. in the morning, i teach fourth grade choir, then fifth grade choir, then i have a break, teach sixth grade choir, then junior high, then high school. it's been fun to have contact with a span of different age groups. i love my students even though sometimes i dont' feel like i have enough years on them to be in charge. most of my seniors are only about 5, 6 years younger than me, but we get along great! the little ones are soooo precious!! i have to be so careful about making sure that my clothes and hair are just right, or the fourth graders will definitely notice if something is out of place! and they aren't afraid to say something! "miss ramon, did you run out of hair gel, because you've worn your hair straight for a whole week now." yes! they actually say stuff like that to me!!! it cracks me up!!

about the junior high -- today i had a few seventh graders in my class room after school and they like to sing and chat and all that, and a couple of them were looking over my shoulder and saw me log in to my AIM mail. so of course they were like all freaking out "miss ramon!!! you have AIM????? like oh my goodness like i can't believe it!" ok so i get home this after noon, turn on my computer and log into AIM and you guessed it, TWO of my 7th graders IMed me, one of whom was not even in the room today!!! so of course these precious little children are passing around miss ramon's AIM name!!! they are so pumped about it! they think it's way cool that a teacher has AIM!!! hahahaha .... oh great my AIM is about to get blown up by seventh graders wanting to chat... AAAAAAAHHH!!!!!! :D