Sometimes I can be quite a kvetch so thought this post could be on the optimistic side.
So here goes. I'll share with you 3 things about starting this year that I am looking forward to (and let's hope this helps with the end-of-summer anxiety us teachers tend to feel).
1. The new school building has air conditioning!!!
We moved to a new building temporarily and the AC is already glorious. The kindergarten room is an igloo. Probably too cold even, but for now I don't care! Not sweating while unpacking has been splendid.
2. I'm no longer living in the basement.
I moved upstairs, bought a REAL person queen sized bed, and am in love with my new room. I do miss living in the basement (was down there since sophomore year of high school) but living upstairs has been refreshing. Plus, I got rid of so much dust collecting junk before moving up. How does this help me look forward to starting the new year you ask? Well, for one, there are less bugs in the upstairs bathroom (score!)
And waking up upstairs will be slightly less painful than it was last year (let's pray that this is true). As the months got chillier, waking up in the coldest part of the house became quite the challenge.
Oh, and speaking of starting the day off early, for some reason there is this misconception that teachers start their days around 8 or 9 and get out at 3. I'd like to just make clear now that THAT IS A LIE. My day starts at 5:45 am and ends at 6 pm. I leave my house by 6:45 am (next year I will need to leave earlier since my commute to the new building is longer) get to school at 7:25 (depending on traffic) and prep until the kids arrive around 8. And yes, the students go home at 3:15, but us teachers do not. Preparing and planning for the next day takes a while too ya know.
Okay, but I promised to kvetch less so let's end my tangent there.
3. Kindergartners are adorable and their comments are hilarious. I can't wait to teach, learn, and laugh with this incoming class. 'Nuff said.
That's all for now folks. Sweet dreams.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Here it goes again.
Hiya.
I went to school today to continue the unpacking process. I swear to you I was in there for hours but if you could see the room now you'd think that close to nothing was done. Luckily, I'm bringing the mom force in on Monday. She's amazing and I could really use the direction. My head is refusing to return from its exotic vacation at summer la la land. It's been hard to function and get that teacher 'tude back.
I've had 3 days now of on again/off again tension headaches. They are the worst.
Well, migraines are obviously worse but you get what I mean.
I'm well aware that they're poking and prying because it's just about mid August and I'm not ready to start this year just yet. Recovering and relaxing has been much needed. I'd like to keep this recharging process going for at least another month. Wouldn't that be nice? Summer would be sah-weet if it went all the way through September.
The one productive thing that did get done today was going through the ginormous binders that held pieces of my lessons from last year. Organizing them was...dare I say...fun? Looking back to a year ago felt kind of crazy. Surreal even.
On a whole other note, Lee learned how to ride her bike today! It was an exciting moment. And better late than never. Lil munchkin is growing up fast.
Sorry for not even attempting to share any type of advice in this entry. I guess all's I can say is after getting through your first year of teaching, relax like there is no tomorrow. Your body will thank you for it once the end of August rears its ugly head.
I did feel a teensy weensy bit of excitement about the year starting today. There is of course something wonderful about starting fresh. Let's hope that more of those chipper moments come up as the next few weeks zoom by.
The sweeping hamster's facial expressions below say exactly how I'm feeling:
Excited, nervous, unsettled, eager..and ready for some serious classroom cleaning.
He's passionately sweeping the table! How cute is that?
I went to school today to continue the unpacking process. I swear to you I was in there for hours but if you could see the room now you'd think that close to nothing was done. Luckily, I'm bringing the mom force in on Monday. She's amazing and I could really use the direction. My head is refusing to return from its exotic vacation at summer la la land. It's been hard to function and get that teacher 'tude back.
I've had 3 days now of on again/off again tension headaches. They are the worst.
Well, migraines are obviously worse but you get what I mean.
I'm well aware that they're poking and prying because it's just about mid August and I'm not ready to start this year just yet. Recovering and relaxing has been much needed. I'd like to keep this recharging process going for at least another month. Wouldn't that be nice? Summer would be sah-weet if it went all the way through September.
The one productive thing that did get done today was going through the ginormous binders that held pieces of my lessons from last year. Organizing them was...dare I say...fun? Looking back to a year ago felt kind of crazy. Surreal even.
On a whole other note, Lee learned how to ride her bike today! It was an exciting moment. And better late than never. Lil munchkin is growing up fast.
Sorry for not even attempting to share any type of advice in this entry. I guess all's I can say is after getting through your first year of teaching, relax like there is no tomorrow. Your body will thank you for it once the end of August rears its ugly head.
I did feel a teensy weensy bit of excitement about the year starting today. There is of course something wonderful about starting fresh. Let's hope that more of those chipper moments come up as the next few weeks zoom by.
The sweeping hamster's facial expressions below say exactly how I'm feeling:
Excited, nervous, unsettled, eager..and ready for some serious classroom cleaning.
He's passionately sweeping the table! How cute is that?
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