In addition to teaching my darling 8th grade students math, I am taking on the role of Basketball Cheer Coach at school this year.
With the exception of trying out for the McCracken cheer team as a rising 7th grader,
I have no cheerleading experience. I get the
feeling that the other teachers were not lining up for the position, but I think it will be a neat experience.
Cheer practice starts next week. Luckily, auditions were held at the end of last school year and I don't have to worry tryouts. There are 4 returning basketball cheerleaders who I will heavily rely on for pretty much everything. Aside from "Basket, Basket, we want a Basketball," my cheer repertoire is non-existent.
I hope that my dance background will be some sort of asset to the cheerleaders. I at least have an eye for choreography and will be able to make corrections once we have cheers in place. Who knows, maybe I can find a way to slip a little ballet in somewhere! The cheer coach at Kevin's school is great and has even shared some of their basketball cheers with me. Now if I can just remember all the arm movements she did with them...
While I won't be prepping my cheerleaders for any crazy competitive cheer TV show, I do hope to build a team of proud and dedicated young ladies who show school spirit and leadership qualities.
Let's go, Bucks!
This week marks the end of the first grading period at school... and hopefully the end of my hiatus from my blog.
Life has definitely been crazy since I stepped into the classroom in August. I always knew teachers had a hard job, but I have a whole new respect for what Kevin has been doing the past 4 years.
There is never a dull moment at a middle school... NEVER. Here are some shareable moments you may enjoy.
- My students are obsessed with my age. I have been estimated as young as 22 and as old as 35. There is rarely a day that goes by that at least one student does not try to get an answer out of me. It is not so much that I care if they know how old I am, I just enjoy driving them crazy by not confirming my age.
- A girl that I don't even teach says hello to me in the hall in the mornings. One morning she told me I was the most beautiful teacher in the whole school... made my day!
- Me: Where are you going? I didn't call lockers yet...
Several Students: Umm, yeah you did Mrs. Coy...
Me: Really? Hmm, ok then, is it Friday yet?
- I will often play music from my iTunes while students are doing work... "Mrs. Coy, do you have any like, good music, on there?"
- A student asked if he could change seats so he could sit in the back of the class. When I asked why, his answer was "I can't see sitting in the front..."
