Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Things Are About to Get Interesting!

Guess what guys? I got REQUESTED to take a 4 week assignment! Today was my first day with my temporary group of 1st graders, and for the most part it went pretty well.

First, it's nice to have the other first grade teachers tell you they pretty much wanted you and nobody else. Also, it's nice to read the letter the principal is sending home to parents to say their child's class will have a 4-week sub and how she's really good.

The kids were mostly alright, although they've had a bit of an upheaval lately so they were a bit squirrelly. We practiced transitions quite a lot today and I'm pretty sure we'll be doing more tomorrow. We also will be working on the whole listen-to-the-directions thing. Today at the end of the day I gave the directions very clearly twice that they were to put books away, go to their seat and put their papers in front of them. Still some kids started putting papers in their cubbies and getting their backpacks. Oh, first grade!

Currently, I am taking a break from trying to get myself organized for tomorrow (not something I have had to do for a while!) The room is a little on the bare side, so I'm trying to plan some art activities that we can hang up that will liven it up a bit. Also, tomorrow night is Back to School Night, so I want it to look a little cuter for when the parents come. As a result, I do not know how much sense this blog will make!

Oh, and here's the real topper for the day! I was handing out the letters for the kids to take home (which were in envelopes) as we were getting ready for PE. They are dismissed from PE, so they take their backpacks with them. Anyway, I'd just handed them all out and gotten the kids lined up, and as I was going to write one kid's name on his letter because he didn't have a backpack I noticed that the letter already had an address label on it! It was then I realized I'd given them all letters address to the parents of some other student. So they all had to get them out of their backpacks and give them back to me so I could give them to the right kid! It was a little madness there for a while, but I think they all went home with the right one!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so excited for your job assignment. I'm not surprised that you were requested by the rest of the team there. The story about the envelopes being passed out to the wrong students made me laugh again. I know you will make the room a warm and bright place to learn. I also know that you will be a great teacher for these children and give them a sense of security and stability that they haven't had so far in their first grade experience. Have fun!!

Anonymous said...

Oops! I forgot to sign my comment from Anonymous. Love you!!! MOM

Betty said...

It's been so long since I did this I forgot if I can sign in without a hassle so that's what I'm trying. :)

Anonymous said...

I was so excited to hear about your sub job, even more excited to see that the other teachers wanted no other sub but you. The kids are gonna love ya, and so will their parents at open house tonight. I hope open house is nice and smooth tonight, and have fun with your art projects today!
Rhonda