Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Back to School Open House

Whew!

I just got home after a wonderful evening at the school.  I really enjoyed meeting my new first graders and their families!  I have to admit I was very nervous about Open House, but everyone was just so nice.  I can really tell that I have a great bunch of kiddos!

Tomorrow is my last work day before school starts on August 25.  I still have quite a few things to do and I am starting to feel a wee bit of pressure.  As a first year teacher, it has been a very time consuming and demanding process to develop a brand new set of classroom routines, delve into the prescribed curriculum, and set up an empty classroom in just a couple of weeks.  Nothing beats the satisfaction of having a child say that they really like your classroom, or having a parent give you positive feedback on your discipline system.  I am proud of my classroom and all of the work I have done over the past few weeks.  However, that being said, I owe a great deal of gratitude to my first grade team who has offered so much advice and instruction to me.  They have been amazingly supportive!  Thanks gals :)

Well, I am excited to get back into the classroom tomorrow to get things squared away for Day 1.  Wish me luck!

 

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