Last Monday was the first day of school. But with the 20th anniversary and it being the first day, the schedule was totally different. So today was really the first Monday we've had.
I truly cannot complain about the schedules I've been given in the past. Two consecutive years of specials at the end of the day. Three specials in a row on Friday afternoons, essentially meaning I was 'done' at 12:30. Yeah, it was amazing!
But this year, things are a bit different.
I hardly see the students on Mondays. And I'm not exaggerating. They came in at 8:30, left at 8:35 for PE and library and I saw them again at 9:55. Then they left at 10 for recess. At 10:20, I saw them for a whole 40 minutes before they left again not to return again until 1:45. When they came in, I totally forgot what my plans were because I was just happy to see them! I missed them!!
I'll need to be reminded of that on Friday when they only have two special classes. Both of which occur in the classroom, meaning I am with them ALL day Friday. haha! I have a standing date with silence at 4pm on Fridays. It will not be cancelled. It will be Necessary.
After school, I was talking with Kristine- my teaching assistant who spent more time with them today than I did. We agreed that if I just didn't come to school on a Monday, it might go unnoticed. I told her I actually missed them and she just laughed!
Ithink know I will appreciate this schedule some week! And it certainly makes 'surviving' a Monday easier.
I truly cannot complain about the schedules I've been given in the past. Two consecutive years of specials at the end of the day. Three specials in a row on Friday afternoons, essentially meaning I was 'done' at 12:30. Yeah, it was amazing!
But this year, things are a bit different.
I hardly see the students on Mondays. And I'm not exaggerating. They came in at 8:30, left at 8:35 for PE and library and I saw them again at 9:55. Then they left at 10 for recess. At 10:20, I saw them for a whole 40 minutes before they left again not to return again until 1:45. When they came in, I totally forgot what my plans were because I was just happy to see them! I missed them!!
I'll need to be reminded of that on Friday when they only have two special classes. Both of which occur in the classroom, meaning I am with them ALL day Friday. haha! I have a standing date with silence at 4pm on Fridays. It will not be cancelled. It will be Necessary.
After school, I was talking with Kristine- my teaching assistant who spent more time with them today than I did. We agreed that if I just didn't come to school on a Monday, it might go unnoticed. I told her I actually missed them and she just laughed!
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