All about Ms. T

Woohoo! Teacher Week! This is so exciting! 
I am hoppin' along with everyone else!

Tell us a little about you....

I am Ms. Thomas from The First Grade Jungle. I am 25 years old. I am originally from Wales, if you read a few posts back I explain my crazy first name! I moved to Texas at five with my family and been there ever since till I came down South! I went to LSU, GEAUX TIGERS, and a proud Zeta Tau Alpha. After graduation I got a job down here. I have been teaching for three years, on my fourth (whew seems like yesterday I started) I taught second for two years, then moved to first and love both of them!
Here are some of my favorite things: (I split it to make it fair, haha)

A snapshot of the family...

At an LSU tailgate!

I gots me a manfriend too, and we just celebrated SIX years dating together. :)

Also, I heart pugs. I cannot wait till the day I get one! Here are the family pugs, Monty and Pugsley.

Pugsley and Monty, our three legged wonder pug!

I love being a teacher to firsties, spending time with my family in TEXAS, spending time with Mr. Ben, and honestly being lazy when I can! (It doesn't happen often)

I am looking forward to really helping my students grow this year. Many of my students last year did not have a solid kindergarten year. If there is anything I have learned from teaching first is how important kindergarten is. I am pushing myself to get my students above and beyond and to make up for that lost time. I think first grade is the best because you watch your students grow up before your eyes. I am ready for a great year!

Loved spilling the beans about myself, cannot wait to read everyone's!

Meet the Teacher!

My fave bloggy author Mrs. Carroll is doing a fun linky party, so I had to participate!

So where do I begin? :) The name is Ffion Thomas. (I explain the f's later)

Ben and I in San Fran

I was born in Wales, UK. Crazy right? My family and I moved when I was 5 to the great state of Texas! I hope know I will end up there someday. :) 

I graduated from LSU (GEAUX TIGERS!) in December 2008, so I picked up a mid-year job at the school I am at now and met some amazing children and decided it was not time to move yet! I decided last Spring to pursue my Masters. I am currently back at LSU (loves it) and will be getting a Masters of Education and a Reading Specialist. It is my fave subject hands down. I have been teaching for two and half years. I started in second and moved to first this year. I am torn between which one I like the best!

Sian, Angharad, and me

I am one of three girls, me being the oldest. I love my sisters. :) I have a fabulous boyfriend, Ben. I have wonderful parents. Life is good.

Q: What would you be doing if you weren’t a teacher?  

A: I would be a singer, for sure. I love to sing.

Q: What are your hobbies?  

A: I love to sing, listen to music, travel, cook, dance, watch TV. I love pugs too. I also love planning fun things for my students!                                                                                  
                                                                  
Q: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?   

A: I wanted to be a zoologist for a little bit. I also wanted be a professional flutist. But in eighth grade, teacher was chosen and never changed from there. :)                  
   
Q: What are your guilty pleasures?    

A: ALL sorts of bad television. I get yelled at by Ben for all the awful TV I watch. I am actually too embarrassed to say some of them. LOL                                                              
Q: What is your biggest fear?!     

A: I am TERRIFIED of tornadoes or bad weather. I was scared of tornadoes in Texas and now in Louisiana it's hurricanes. I cannot catch a break.                                                                   
Q: When you’re on vacation, where do you like to go?   

A: I told Ben the other day I would leave for Hawaii tomorrow. :)                                
                                                      
Q: What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?       

A: Love is the simplest thing you need in the world.                                             

Q: What do you value most in others?        

A: Honesty and being selfless when someone is in a time of need.                                                        
Q: If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass down to your kids, what would it be?       

A: I would hope my humor. I love to make them laugh, so I hope they can see how it can make any day better.                                                                                                  
  
Q: If you could have lunch with anyone in the world….living or dead…who would it be?              

A: Hmmmm...tough one! I would probably say Amelia Earhart. I may be a nerd for that, but I was obsessed with her when I was little. I did my biography book report on her in 5th grade. :) I just think she is such an amazing woman role model. And please lunch with my family is always fabulous. 

       

Now tell us one random thing about yourself:

I have celiac disease, so I am proudly a gluten free girl! :) AKA I love whole foods. I have two f's in my name for a reason. In the Welsh alphabet two f's makes an f sound. So, that is why I have to have BOTH of them!

That is all about me! Now your turn to post! Go link up at The First Grade Parade

Ms.Thomas :)