Goodbye Creek Hello Ranch

On Friday I had an interview at another high school within CFISD.  I got the email on Monday saying that they wanted to interview me, so I was excited to have the opportunity to get my own classroom again.  This was the reason I did not have my own classes at Creek, because at any time I could get called to another school.  My interview went well, and on Monday I was notified that I had gotten the job.  Cy Ranch is a new school, this is the first year that they have had a senior class.  However, the neighborhoods that they pull from are constantly growing.   And so they were able to get another alloment for a teacher.  I will now be teaching world geography and one section of world history.

So Tuesday was my last day at Creek, and it was a rather interesting one.  It was weird saying goodbye to the kids in the classes that I had been team teaching in.  As well as the teacher that I will miss.  However, one of the kids thought an appropriate goodbye gift was to steal my iphone.  UGHHHH!!! It happened during 7th period, I had it set down on the chalk tray right above the filing cabinet (out of the way- but I guess still out in the open) next to my keys and Coke.  I was out helping them do review sheets, and the bell rang, thats when I noticed it was missing.  We called it a few times and it went to voice mail, but then it immediately started going to voice mail, because they had turned it off.  So I had to go down to the AP's office to file a police report, call AT&T and report it stolen and  get it shut off.  A very frustrating ending to my time there.  It was not how I wanted to spend my afternoon.  Instead of saying goodbye to people, I had to deal with that.  Hopefully, the kid wil turn it back in, but I know that is wishhful thinkng. 

Today was my first day at Ranch.  Since they are creating my classes from all the other teachers classes, they are trying to figure out when the best time is for them to change all the schedules.  Right now they are just starting a major project, and so it will probably be after that- which by the time they do it and present it it could be another week and a half.  So I am going to be in the classrooms of all the geography teachers so the kids know who I am before they get put in my classroom.  Everyone was so nice and excited that I was there (probably because of all of their classes have over 30 kids in each).  Ranch is great school, they kind of got to handpick the teachers when they opened, and they pull from some pretty affluent neighborhoods.  Also, it is FIVE MINUTES from our house!!!!!!  That has been the best thing, I get to wake up later and if I stay late it's not another 30 minutes to get home.  So I am excited to start this next step in my professional career.