Hello! I am anonymous student here interviewing Mrs. Thomas for you new students' reading pleasure. I hope you enjoy this look into who your new teacher is :)
1) How was your summer Mrs. T?
-to be honest, it was tough. Mr. T got a new job and had to travel around the country every week which left me home with 2 boys under four...and the weather was less than stellar. We went a bit stir crazy!
2) What was your favorite part?
-going swimming! Both of my boys LOVE the water! AND, having my brother home for the month of July. He lives in China (you'll get top Skype with him and his students several times this year)
3) What was your least favorite part?
-see above to number 1! And I didn't get my tan on like I usually do, but I did lose 15lbs+, so that was nice :)
4) What do you like to do on weekends?
-hang out with all 3 of my crazy boys and see my friends that happen to live nearby. We also live very close to the zoo and love taking our two little guys to see the animals (Jack calls the orangutans "Uncle Joes" but that's a whole other story for a different day). I also love to shop and we live almost on Bardstown Road so Mr. T and I love trying out new eateries. Cafe LouLou is definitely a fave!
5) What would your students say is a "quirk" of yours?
-when I was pregnant they would say that I rubbed my belly a lot. They also say I run my fingers through my hair quite often, am easily swayed off topic, and absolutely DETEST things left out on desks or the floor...like, if I do not leave my classroom with your desks empty and MY desk empty, I am an anxious mess all night. I am also EXTREMELY terrified of vomit.
6) What would your former students say might bother them about you?
-I can definitely be moody here and there. I say every day is my birthday and I probably talk about my own children far too much... And then on another note, when mean Mrs. Thomas comes out, it isn't always the most cordial of all times. They probably always hate how I make them ALWAYS have their desks cleaned off at all times and I am not a fan of students getting up without asking or shouting out answers, or making random connections.
7) What bothers you most that students do?
-talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. I prefer a quiet classroom and talking only when appropriate. I also get quite perturbed when students make random connections to things in which we're discussing. While I appreciate the stories and the fact that your brain is connecting the wires, when you tell your long tale, you can tend to get off track and before we know it, we have totally derailed and are far off topic and it's hard to get back. Thus, I institute a concept known as the parking lot (you'll learn about this Day ONE!)
8) What is something you do that probably annoys your students?
-I ask them every single day, "hey, did you know that today is my birthday?!!?" and they always roll their eyes and say, "Ughhhhhh...." followed by a giggle or four but many mumbles and groans, but after a while it becomes quite the running joke. I am easily swayed off topic and can get in a random conversation in the middle of class as well, and student soon learn to take advantage of that. I look at it as part of the getting to know you process because before you know it, I have tied it into the lesson and we are right back on track (which they then in turn are annoyed because their plan has backfired and we are back to learning [insert evil laugh here...muwuhahahahahaha!]) Also, back to the cleaning off of the desk thing which is quite difficult with the HUGE binders that Mrs. Schleg likes you to have. Those things are honking big and take up a lot of your desk space so be prepared to be organized with that thing because Mrs. Thomas does NOT fancy you adjusting space by leaving other things out and I'll nag you endlessly about it until it is more aesthetically pleasing and appeals to my liking :)
9) What is something your students love most about you?
-I dance on chairs and love a good dance party. I joke with my students and try to make every bit of learning fun and relatable. I am also easy to talk to and quite approachable in and outside of the classroom. Being down to earth and someone my students feel as if they can talk to about their lives is a priority of mine. You spend the majority of your days with me and I want to be someone you feel you can trust and converse with. Conversing with adults is a skill that kids of your age MUST be able to do, so why not practice this concept with me?!? Students always say that they love how easily they can talk to me
10) What do you enjoy most about teaching?
-the relationships I make each and every year with my students. I LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOVE getting to know and formulating relationships with such awesome kids and then continuing those relationships through the years. My first group of students I ever taught just graduated high school this past year and it was so cool getting invites to witness something that I had a little bit of a part in helping them accomplish :)
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