Snippets from the first day of school:
The first child of the year to grace the Assistant Principals office is in Kindergarten. He's never been to school, daycare, Mother's Day, Sunday School or any other setting involving groups and rules. His reply to the teacher when told to get in line "I don't want to and you can't make me". I fear he'll be a frequent flyer.
One class has both an aunt and her niece. Said aunt and niece are both 5. I suspect the aunt became an aunt while still in the womb.
We had a gullywasher of rainstorm but thank goodness the skies opened after the busses rolled.
Not as many students were retained as in the past. For once we don't have any 13 year olds in the 5th grade. We do , however have a few that are already 12.
Thanks to an uncertain economy we had very little teacher turnover this year. Most folks aren't fool enough to let go of a steady job that comes with a pension.
Given the number of Moms I saw today with "baby bumps" I would say I have job security.
Thanks to the help of a couple of library interns I started out the year totally caught up. I'll enjoy it while it lasts. Which it won't.
On the whole the kids seem happy to be back in a place where there are routines and they get 2 squares a day.
I was the recipent of many hugs as the kids came down the hall. Felt good.
And, like all teachers on the night after the first day of school I can barely keep my eyes open.
Good Night!
2 comments:
an aunt and a niece both 5, wow! have a great year!
so the standard school year is still 180 days, just as it was 40+ years ago when I started kindergarten. I wonder if that's the only constant. I can't imagine walking into a school today.
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