Monday, August 22, 2011

Teacher Week Day One: Meet Ms. Leslie Ann :)

Yay! Who else is excited for Teacher Week?? I'm also super excited about today's topic: Meet the Teacher. I love to learn all about every great teacher that I blog stalk. I'm also excited to share a little bit about me :) Here goes!
 I'm 24 years old (almost 25....which is halfway to 50!!! sooo dreading that birthday!) and have taught 1st grade for 3 years. I graduated from the school I work at in 2005 and then from college in December 2008. I was lucky enough to be hired as a school wide interventionist two months later. Then, a first grade position opened up in June, and 3 years later I'm still here :)
I am not married, nor do I have any kids of my own. I'm happily enjoying my carefree 20's! I do however, happen to own the cutest dog in the world, Reese. Reese is a Maltese who is named after the best actress in Hollywood, Reese Witherspoon. 

I absolutely love my job, even though some days are beyond stressful. One of my biggest hobbies is making things for my classroom. I love planning out activities and fun lessons for my sweet kids.
As we all know, there's lots of 'things' that help us teach. Here are a few of my favorite teacher things.

And here are some of my favorite non school things. I love, love, love these things so I tend to ramble about them in the detailed description  :) Just a warning!

1. Harry Potter- I love reading in general, but nothing beats Harry Potter. I could read these over and over again. If my 1st graders could keep up with this series, I would so be reading this in the afternoon instead of Junie B. HA! 
2. Lilly Pulitzer dresses- my favorite brand of all time. So colorful. You cannot not feel happy when you're wearing one. :)
3. My new Louis Vuitton handbag- I have been wanting this bag for over 3 years. I finally splurged and bought it this summer. So glad I did! I absolutely love it!
4. TV Shows- I have an obsession with TV. Glee is my all time favorite, but this summer I became addicted to Pretty Little Liars and Mad Men (see #6) My other favorites are Gossip Girl, Bachelor(ette), and Sex and the City
5. Nail Polish- If tv is my biggest obsession, nail polish may just come in next. I love Essie and OPI. 
6. Mad Men, or rather, Betty Draper- I recently discovered this show and I am in love with Betty Draper's fashion. I think I lived during the 50's in a previous life. I love, love, love the full dresses and skirts of this era. 
7. Magazines- favs would have to be InStyle and People Stylewatch. The September issues just came out with all the fall fashion... :) :)

Hope you enjoyed! :)

10 comments:

  1. I love Harry Potter, Lily anything, and Essie nail polish! We could totally be friends!
    Rambling About Reading

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  2. I think we may have been seperated at birth! I have the same Lilly Pulitzer planner, and I have several Lilly dresses!! Also, I have more nail polish than I know what to do with-I just bought Essie Chinchilly today, actually!

    Ta ta!
    Megan
    www.mrswheelerfirst.blogspot.com

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  3. I love the Harry Potter series! I would totally read them to my first graders too if I could!

    Rowdy in First Grade

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  4. I love reading about other teachers! It is great to see how much you have in common with others!

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  5. Congrats on getting your new purse.

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    Primaryprincess.blogspot.com

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  6. 25 wasn't bad for me, but I'm turning 35 this year and I think that is definitely going to be a tough one! :-)

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  7. I LOVE the Lilly agenda, too! Definitely essential. I gave Lilly a little shout out on my blog last week :)Did you know the endless summer sale is tomorrow? Happy shopping!

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  8. Sooo in love with Pretty Little Liars also!

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  9. Hello! I'am a brazilian teacher and I take ideias of your site! Congratualations por your work! I love your ideas for the classroom. Sorry, my english is not so good.
    Liege de Oliveira

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