I am a Teacher....With a classroom!!

Well I have waited for a very long time to say this....I am the new Pre-K teacher at Sedgefield Elementary School!!!! Yesterday (July 28, 2010) Jay and I left the beach for a day trip back to Charlotte for a call back interview with Sedgefield Elementary. I was very excited and actually not nervous at all. I really enjoyed speaking with the principal last week and was looking forward to meeting the Pre-k team. I felt the interview went very well and I enjoyed every minute of it! I left feeling great thinking I would know something in a day or 2. I got maybe a mile down the road when my phone rang from a CMS number. It was Mrs. Lowe asking me to come back and see my new classroom!! I cannot tell you how very excited I was. I called Jay and was screaming and squealing "I got the Job I got the Job"! I was greeted by 4 of my new team members and taken to see my new classroom. People it is huge!!!! I almost burst into tears with excitement! I have decided that I am going to meet with some of them on the other teachers on Aug. 9th to begin working on my room. I AM A PRE-K TEACHER! I love to say that. It has such a wonderful sound doesn't it? I have already received a wonderful email from Mrs. Thomas the grade level chair welcoming me to Sedgefield. Yes I will miss my Idlewild family but I am so excited to grow as a teacher and to see what the future holds.

Time for the CMS Interviews!

Well a lot has transpired since my last post. To begin with CMS has posted quite a few jobs, over 300 total however only a few are for Pre-K or Kindergarten teachers. I knew I was limiting myself by only getting a B-K license though. First I applied for any of the Pre-K and Kindergarten positions. I also applied for all of the K-3 positions just in case. Next I sent each of these schools and/or centers a cover letter and my resume. The cover letter was personalized and by this I mean each letter was addressed to the principal, the address and the phone number was added to the top of the letter, and the school and specific job posted was entered into the body of the letter itself. Therefore putting a personal touch to the letter also by sending these to each school I applied for I showed them that I was very interested in their position.
I was excited to receive many responses to these. Of course all of the K-3 positions were not Kindergarten so I marked those off my list. But received emails from 3 places promising an interview. So here is where it got sticky and I became very anxious after talking to a friend.
Ok So last Thursday I received a phone call from Mrs. Collins asking for an interview on Monday the 26th at 9:00. Now this is where I hope to be teaching next year as I have been there for 11 years as a TA. With that interview set I was on top of the world. I got so excited my stomach did a flip and I couldn't eat my lunch!!!! A couple of hours later I received a call from Starmount Pre-K. Now the funny thing about this was this was less than 24 hours after I applied and sent them my resume. Also this job is still posted on the website! This interview is set for the Wednesday before my Idlewild interview and here in lies the problem. A person must take the FIRST job offered from a CMS school. I did find out however that they have to actually speak to you to offer. So now the waiting begins but I know that all will work out and that God has a plan and a place for me! Keep following and my search for a job turns into my first year of teaching!!!!!

And the Search Continues

I have not heard anything from Union County Schools so I am assuming that the position has been filled. Which is fine that means that position was not for me. And besides what a great opportunity the interviews it self was. It was my first time to interview for a job and it was fun. It also took care of the jitters I had for the unknown. Now when I interview for the CMS I will feel more comfortable and will be more relaxed!

So in the past week I have applied for over 20 positions in CMS!One of these is for Idlewild Elementary School!! Of course my hope and prayer is to obtain That one as I know and love the staff and the children there! I know this is my comfort zone and maybe God is trying to move me out of there I don't know. But I will be happy no matter where I am placed as long as I have a classroom full of children to teach. I am so ready to teach. I feel I have so much to give a classroom and I know that there are children out there who need me....Mrs. Johnston.....to be there for them.
I have also applied for some positions in Pre-K as well as kindergarten. The schools are scattered all over Charlotte with no preferences. I am willing and equipped to work anywhere God places me! The positions I applied for in CMS will close on July 11th and hopefully next week I will get some calls for interviews! Well we shall see won't we?
I hope my next post will include dates and times for interviews!!