Changing my last name: teacher addition

I got married hefore the school year started, but didn’t officially change my name until around April. The first day I introduced myself as Mrs. S instead of Ms. F and the kids got used to it very quickly. I think introducing yourself how you want to be called will be helpful, even if it is just Ms. H.

I was established as Ms. M and got married in June. I'm now Mrs. B-H. We have a day to meet our future students in the prior school year, so I told them from the start that I was Mrs. B-H. My name change is complete with the school, so they will receive schedules with the new name on it and never see my old name. Many have heard of me as the old name, but it shouldn't be an issue since we started early. Will you have the same students multiple years? If so, I would start the transition slowly for them. I'm willing to let the kids shorten my hyphenated name to just an initial (B) if they find the whole thing too complicated, but I will NOT allow them to call me by both initials (BH) because when you say it together quickly, it sounds like they are saying B**ch, and I don't need to give Jr High kids any ammunition, because they WILL use it!

I am currently in school to be a teacher, so I am not much help. I just wanted to let you know of a situation I experienced with a teacher I had. She got married in the middle of the school year but we continued to call her by her maiden name. The new school year is when she began to use her married name. Every time I've had a teacher with a difficult name to pronounce, we just called them Mr./Mrs. Last-Name-Initial, like Mrs. K.

I am waiting until the year after I am married to start telling them my married name. I teach students with special needs so I am worried a bit because my married name is tough to say as well. I also know that because I have the same kids from year to year it'll be easier for them if I prepare them for the change by reminding them several times that next school year I'm going to have a new name.

I'm getting married about a week or so into my student teaching. I plan on telling them my new name from the get go. No sense in them learning one name just to learn a new one a few weeks later.
In your case, is go with the Mrs. New initial.

Or rather same initial, sorry.

I teach moderate severe special needs students and I go by ms. Beth. This way there wasn’t a huge transition when I get married in October

My son's teacher got married in November and told everyone from the beginning of the school year, parents included, that after Thanksgiving her name would be Mrs. M.

I started the year last year as Miss Whoever. I never mentioned to students I was getting married, I just don't like to share that stuff, lol. I left on a Thursday and returned on Tuesday and said "Oh by the way, I am Mrs So and So now." They were like, "For real??"

I would not say you are Mrs. So and So until you actually are - suppose the wedding is postponed or something? Plus you technically aren't - plus kids are very adaptable. They will be fine!!

Future teacher bride here!! I’ve got one more semester of college and then a semester of student teaching and then I get married. I’ve been thinking about this whole name thing too. First I’m going to have to get used to my students calling me by my last name and then shortly after I will have to get used to answering to the new name. I would go by your last initial since your new name will be really difficult. Especially considering the group of students that you have. It’s seems easier since the initial stays the same

Will your students be using your name sign or saying your name? I got married a month ago but there’s no reason for my name sign to change that I can see. My verbal kids will be able to say my new name more easily than my last one so that situation is different than yours. I’d go with the initial for verbal kids on a daily basis and introduce yourself to new kids with your new last name from the start. It’s probably less than 2 months til your wedding. If you have high school kids they could probably make the transition, but small kids will have a tough time. I had a friend who got married in December last year and just started the year with her married name for elementary kids. It worked well.

I teach 4th graders and will be getting married about three weeks in to the school year. They will call me Miss ____ for the first three weeks and start calling me Mrs. ___ after I am married. I think they're old enough to make the switch and I refuse to go by a name that I don't officially have yet for the start of the year. It's not like I'll get upset if they mix up afterward, though.

In your case, I think starting as Ms X and then (closer to the wedding) preparing them for the fact that your name will be changing to Mrs H should be fine. Explain why it will be changing, write your new name somewhere for a while after the change, and don't get upset at mistakes