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I accepted a teaching position yesterday. I will now be a teacher in grades k to 8th. I will be the one and only teacher in the school. I will have two paras to help me. There will be a total of 8 to 10 students.
I will be moving 4 hrs away from my friends and family but I need the experience. So I figured this is the best move for me. I am also going to try to take classes the University near the school!
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

Congratulations on your new job, Jaime!

Ellen

Congratulations Jaime.I sure hope you don't get and students like i was.LOL
Lou

Good news! I hope you love it. I am glad you'll also be able to continue your education.
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Tammy
Stanley and Pookey

Good for you, Jaime!

I know this job will be a wonderful experience

PHKitkat

Congratulations!!!! This will be marvelous experience. You can be like the girl in the For Better or Worse cartoon when she moved away from home and teach. This will be a challenge, though, and lots of preparation time for the various ages so I, personally, would not try to take courses this first year. Give yourself a chance to see what's required on the job before taking on the load of schoolwork for yourself. Then, next year, you'll know what you can add.

I think this is exciting. Know it will be scary but you'll do well and I know you're excited!
Katc

HIP HIP MEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Jumpin up an down doin a happy dance awl offur da house! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Jaimes gots a joooob, Jaimes gots a jooooob..Yahoooooooooooooooo

simmer down Franci, you would think it was you that got the job...ahem, congratulashuns Jaime, tons of glow you love it!
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PHTessie

Wow! Congratulations Jaime!

Best wishes to you! I hope you have internet access so you can check in!

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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

Hi Jaime,

Congratulations on the new job! I hope you enjoy it. It sounds like it might be really interesting -- maybe more variety than a conventional teaching position and a chance to really know the students because the school is so small.

Good luck with all of it.

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ellen
gracie, voodoo, Puss 'n Boots.... & Willow!

Congrats! I hope you find your bearings quickly in your new position, new town, new friends. All the best this year!

Purrs,
Elizabeth

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I know it sounds like a lot but I am going to take one class at the college each semester. I only plan on staying one to two years.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

>>I only plan on staying one to two years.
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Had to laugh when I read this, Jaime. Made me think of a friend who only planned to teach "a couple of years" and went on to retire after 32 years in the classroom.

I suspect you'll adore having your own classroom, especially in such a neat and unusual setting. Much better than a packed class of thirty or forty kids in a school of a couple thousand!

This sounds like such a wonderful opportunity and experience!!!!

>>>>I only plan on staying one to two years.
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>>Had to laugh when I read this, Jaime. Made me think of a friend who only planned to teach "a couple of years" and went on to retire after 32 years in the classroom.
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>>I suspect you'll adore having your own classroom, especially in such a neat and unusual setting. Much better than a packed class of thirty or forty kids in a school of a couple thousand!
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>>This sounds like such a wonderful opportunity and experience!!!!

We don't have schools that large up here in Maine. And usually not more than 18 kinders in a class. The largest I have seen is 19.
So hopefully I can move back down here soon.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

Congratulations, Jaime. Hopefully this will not only give you the teaching experience you need, but will be a joy and a learning experience that will stay with you throughout your career.
Norma
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~~ and varying numbers of foster kitties coming and going - right now Violet, Flannel, and kittens Daisy, Gerry and Mike ~~

Thanks Norma. I am sure I'll never forget it.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker