Hi! My name is Tonya Nichols. I just got married in December, and I am so glad that my married name will be easier for the students than my maiden name was! I am originally from Cole Camp, MO (a small town that probably hardly anyone has heard of) which is a little over an hour from Columbia. I went to Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO. I played volleyball for a year and then decided I wanted to complete my undergrad in 3 years.....and quit volleyball. My husband did the fellowship program 2 years ago and teaches P.E. at Lange Middle School here in Columbia. We met at CMU.
I am teaching 7th grade math at Mexico Middle School in Mexico next year. I am overwhelmed with emotions right now as I am sure we all are!! Mexico is moving to the new 'team' concept (from the junior high to a middle school concept). Therefore, students are already going to be a bit nervous and anxious to find out what that will be like. I will be teaching 4 classes of regular math (connected math series) and 1 business math class. I feel like I have a million things to be decided about next year's classes, but at this point I don't feel like I could ever be fully prepared for the first day (and the whole year). I keep trying to think of how I am going to incorporate ALL of these things into my classroom!!! I am so proud to be a part of this supportive fellowship program. I know that this will be a year I will always look back on with tons of stories and memories (good and bad). I guess that's all for now.
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Hi Tonya,
Nice blog. Nice wedding picture too! What subject will you be teaching? What kind of technology do your students have?
I hope you're off to a great start with your class. I know it will be a great year full of lasting memories. Please let us know how it goes! ~Monica
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