Day 1 was a success! Exhausting, perhaps, but a success none-the-less. =) It is amazing to me how quickly you can bond with 22 kids. I already feel so attached to each of them. Some of them are going to drive me crazy - I know that. Some of them can't stand still in line and don't know how to be quiet. They will learn. They will get better. They are all so eager - eager to be liked, eager to be praised, eager to be "good". And they ARE good. They are, in fact, fantastic! And they will get better -- we will get better.
There was absolutely no point in the day that I felt clueless or stressed. Which was AWESOME. Everything ran smoothly, and while we may have been 2 minutes late for recess, that was okay because it was just an extra recess and the kids don't know the schedule well enough to call me on it anyway =).
Tomorrow we switch classes for the first time and I'll get to meet 25 more kiddos that will come to me for comm arts. That means I'll have 47 kids that rely on me to help them with reading and writing. Most of whom don't really like reading and writing. And that is scary! But it's also exciting, and thrilling, and brings me sooo much joy that I can't imagine doing anything else.
Sooo, day one down, only ? more to go. A lot. too many. But we'll have fun filling them up =).
Next up: Day 2. Then baby shower. Then the first full week. And *hopefully* lots and lots of sleep. It'ts 8:50 -- I'm going to bed. That's what a first day does to a first year teacher. But that's okay, because it's awesome. =).
Hooray!!! I'm so glad to know how it went! My nerves are frayed thinking of my first coming up. I think I would be less nervous if it was general ed. Everybody knows some of what to expect on a first day of school -- but what does the TAG teacher do? What about open house? I feel a bit isolated :)lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it went well for you and I hope day 2 has gone well! As for the shower don't stress. Use it as a fun time, I know I'll have fun. Even with cleaning use it as a bonding time with your momma (I thought about erasing this but John has rubbed off on me a lot, he calls his mom, momma, and it kinda is catchy so every one will be mommas now). And if it does not get clean you guys can do what I do in a pinch, throw stuff under beds, in closets, or were ever there may be room and shut doors ;). Just don't go through my closets and things you may not like what you find. Now that you know my secret I will have to start putting stuff away instead of stashing places when hurried.
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