Welp, parent/teacher conferences are over. I'm pleased with the results of the meetings. Also, that horrible Halloween week is over! We survived, thank God! I can't tell you how challenging having twenty already hyper third graders full of sugar for the week! Well, it's over now and I have to say that this weekend was much needed.
Emma ready after Halloween in my classroom. She was exhausted!
I've had a great time this year. My favorite part of the job, which I have mentioned before, is the crazy things that kids say and do. Especially when they are being completely serious. Just when I think my day is going down the toilet, one of the kids says something that just cracks me up and I realize that I love my job. It's difficult at times. I feel like I am constantly under the microscope, but it is also SO rewarding. I'm really getting attached to the kids and I feel like they are really enjoying school too.
The hardest part about this year is that I don't have a social life. I don't have that network of supportive friends like I did up north. I still have my days where I get very "homesick." I'm working on it. I'm really trying to enjoy my time here and live in the moment. Unfortunately, a lot of those moments are inside the school. I need to get out more. However, when I'm out and about I feel bad about not getting lessons together for school or homework graded. There is always something that has to be done and it's a challenge for me to just leave work at work. I'm working on it.
With that being said, I have work to get to! Rubrics to make! and also laundry....
xoxo
