Meet Me!

The day started off in a tizzy. I was running late to school because Tiva was lazy this morning (yes, I just blamed my rushed morning on a dog) and I had to stop and get cash to buy my new school shirt. I had tons to do this morning during our work time in order to prepare for Meet the Teacher night and our textbook adoption training that afternoon. I rushed around and managed to get everything done and have time to make sure everything was done. We left for our textbook training, only to come back and think of more things that needed to be done.

I began to get very nervous. I'm not talking John Mayer nervous, but I was pretty nervous with anticipation and excitement. The moment the first family walked in my door, it all disappeared. I was very comfortable greeting the parents and explaining what I needed them to do this evening. It was nice that I had something the kids could do (put supplies away and scavenger hunt) and something for the parents (information forms and newsletter). Even when I had a room full of students, siblings, parents, and even grandparents, I was very comfortable and everyone seemed to be doing well. It did bother me a bit that parents were allowing there kids to play with our recess equipment IN the classroom, but when I was worrying about so many other things, it wasn't my biggest concern. Do I remember all of there names? No...I do remember the names for the child I have with special needs, the girl who shares my birthday, the one I thought was in 2nd grade, the one who's brother kept asking me for more cookies, and also the one who does weird things with his eyes (quoting his father).

I now have a classroom full of supplies that need to be arranged and stored...somewhere. It's the first thing on my To Do list for tomorrow (even though it's not a work day). Still lots to do...when supplies are put away, planning begins for week two of school!

Talk about stressful...

Another OMG kinda day! It was a full work day today and boy did I not realize how much work I had to do. Tomorrow night is Meet the Teacher night and I hadn't prepared anything for it before arriving at school today. In fact, the only thought I put into it was that I have to be in my room from 5:30-7:30 tomorrow night. Luckily, I had to go get some things from another teacher's room and she was already prepared for tomorrow. I had her send me her materials, I edited them to suit my needs, and make my own packets. I can now say that I'm (almost) ready and it's thankful to that teacher. I had a hard time leaving school today knowing I still have so much work to do and so little time. We do have tomorrow morning to work in our classrooms, but then we have to spend the afternoon at textbook training across town and then return to school in time to greet our kiddos. Tomorrow should be another busy and stressful day.

I plan to write each day to explain the day-to-day life of a first year teacher (yes, it's still technically my first year since I didn't start in August last year), whether it be a short update or a more detailed story. I still have tons of work to do and need to rest up for tomorrow

I will try and post a list of things I needed to prepare for the first week of school at a later date...maybe when I'm not so tired...and school hasn't even started yet!! UGGGHHH!