Shhhh...It's A Secret

Spring Break is rapidly approaching, but thankfully, I managed to snag a half-day before time's up. (Wednesday is the last day for students)

It was absolutely POURING rain when I arrived at school which made it really difficult to find a place to park! The parking lot was pretty much flooded with 2 to 3 inches of water and I wasn't exactly wearing rubber shoes. Somehow I managed to tip-toe around and not get terribly wet.

The class I was subbing for was a second grade, and they were pretty good. We basically did reading and writing all afternoon - most of it self-directed by the students so I was just supervising. Annoyingly, there was some IA in the back of the room for the time I was giving a short lesson and she felt the need to interrupt me to threaten the kids that she'd tell their teacher they were being "rude. Do you know what that means?!" It was oddly passive aggressive and, I felt, completely unnecessary. I had just asked the students to share an idea with a partner, and was just starting to get their attention back. They weren't all paying attention after my first signal, so I was about to do it again when she jumped it. I'm sorry, I know she's trying to help, but it's so frustrating! I didn't need help! Sure, they weren't all paying attention right away, but I can handle that. I will get their attention before I move on. If I have to, I will use my scary voice and threaten to tell their teacher MYSELF. Just because I sound nice and I'm not yelling at the kids doesn't mean I don't have control of the class. Frustrating.

Anyways, other than that the day was fun. The kids were funny and sweet. I had a couple girls tell me that I looked "pretty" and another girl inform me I was her best friend. It happened after school when I was supervising bus lines. One of the girls from my class ran up to me and whispered "You're my best friend!" I didn't quite hear her, so I asked, "Who's your best friend?" and she said, "You are! Shhhhh....don't tell anyone. It's a secret!" and scampered back off to her place in line. I guess I make quite an impression - even in only 3 hours!