Stepping Up The Game
Tomorrow I start (officially) as Miss Fraser at my new school. Yesterday I subbed for the teacher that is leaving on maternity leave..... what an eyeopener. I have what they call, in the business, "a handfull". Anyway, it was fun, but by the end of the day I was exhausted, and I think the kids were too. As the minutes passed I kept adding to my mental "to-do" and becoming more and more overwhelmed. This is going to be a busy next couple of weeks.
The kids have to get used to me, and I have to get used to them. I have to overhaul the day-plan which I am not particularly happy with (too many transitions for my liking, too many worksheets, not enough real-life application activities). I have to get some systems in place for attendance and bathroom breaks (no you can't go 3 times in a morning because you want to go for a walk...) and planning... I have to get some living things in the room to brighten it up, and get the fish-tank back up and running. It might sound kind of trivial but in a class where seventeen little bodies float around it's important they have little things to focus on and take care of....
Plus, they are SO little! They grow so much over the course of the year I'd almost forgotten how little they are at the beginning. Little munchkins!
Umm also for a random aside, check this out:
Bill Maher to George Bush
posted by Vanessa @ 10:33 AM
2 Comments:
Vans:
It's true, I hadn't realized it until I read this, those little munchkins DO grow a lot over the course of a year. I've only had mine for 7 months, but sometimes I notice little changes in them. They went away for a week and when they came back after vacation they had changed SO much. Anyway, good luck with everything and piecing all the classroom things together!
xoxo,
-ida~*-
Oh, it is so so lovely to hear you talking about the KIDS and their needs. (As I currently deal with a jaded old fourth grade teacher.) Miss Fraser, those little munchkins will be loving you in no time. The beginning of the year is such an unsettling time. Although different in your district, I even notice my knowledgeable SK boy is unsettled as the JKs get used to the school routine. There are a whole lot of tears. I have been thinking of you all week as I watch our Kindergarten teacher dealing with the difficult first few weeks. She, like you, is very focussed and organized and the kids love her. I love that you have an aquarium.....wee fishies. I miss you my friend. Hope the next while goes well. I'm thinking of you. love you Sarah
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