OK so I am very far behind in my blog posts and I refuse to condense all that I have to say into one quick post. So I will start where I left off and post a little at a time. When I last left you I was in the process the organization of my classroom. And then my first work week began and I attended my very first Teacher Workday as a certified member of a staff. I again had to pinch myself. The staff and I mean ALL the staff are upbeat, positive, excited about seeing each other and the upcoming year. I watched in amazement as teachers and admin staff hugged, talked about the workshops they had attended over the summer and collaborated on how they were going to get the information to their co-workers. I was welcomed with open arms with many "I have heard about you" comments. I met my IA, instructional Assistants as they are called which is soooo much more appropriate, Mrs Salazar who is a wonder! Because she is Hispanic my year will be even easier. She is a lovely person who works her tail off..But I am getting ahead of myself.
The next two days were for my CMS New Teacher Orientation!! I won't say they were boring or tedious because I was so happy to be there! I sat near the front an nodded my head and took so many notes that I was recognized and given a Parent University bag full of goodies HAHAHA. I finally was able to get a handle on the curriculum and begin to understand how and what I was going to teach my little Pandas. And I am Stoked!!! I came home with so much rolling around in my brain (and my heart) that I can hardly sleep at night.
Sedgefield has some wonderful community support (due to the principals actions). One church gave each teacher a $50.00 gift card to Staples! This same church donated thousands of dollars worth of supplies to the school for students and teachers. The will also supply every Pre-K student with a complete uniform near Christmas time. Can you believe it!!!!
Anyway on the Saturday after the work week had begun Jay, Nicole, and I hit Staples, Walmart, and Lowes to pick up some supplies that I needed and then spent the entire day getting my room together. What a wonderful supportive family I have been blessed with. They cut, hammered, pasted, copied, moved furniture, and anything else that needed to be done so that I and my classroom will ready for Open house on Monday.
At about 5:00 that afternoon I again turned off the lights, breathed a sigh of exhaustion and elation and closed the door as another wonder step in my journey was complete; My classroom and I am ready for my students.
