A New Adventure

This week I started the second half of my junior internship in fifth grade at a totally different elementary school! I feel so lucky to be in a program where they have us go to different schools and grades to experience different things. I know several teachers who started teaching one grade at one school, then were transferred to another grade or even another school. Even though my ideal job would be to teach K-3, I need to be prepared that I may one day teach upper elementary.
My first day in fifth grade went really well! I absolutely adore my supervising teacher, Mrs. S. I feel so lucky that both of my supervising teachers have been so wonderful. She has been teaching for twenty five years and is still so passionate about it. Her and I just click, a lot like me and Mrs. C did! There are a few girls in my cohort that do not like their supervising teacher, so I feel so fortunate to like both! 
Fifth grade is going to be a challenge for me. I am so used to primary since that is where all of my experience has been. It's hard because fifth graders are not cuddly and dependent on you like the primary grades are. The curriculum will also be a challenge for me... The first day I was there they were doing long division with thousands! Yikes!  But like any other adventure, I am going to embrace this and really try my hardest to shift my primary brain to fifth gear :)