{Whirlwind Week}

Wow! What an intense week! I cannot believe I finally made it to the weekend. Praise God because I needed it very much! I'm exhausted but completely excited about my new job teaching first grade. I have 20 students in my classroom and most are very high achieving. It is going to be a challenge and joy to differentiate instruction in order to "go above and beyond" (our school goal). I feel so blessed to have this job. This week has been filled with setting up my classroom (which is a lot of work!), putting together engaging and standards based lesson plans, as well as getting to know my students and their parents. And can I say that most of this stuff you would be able to ease into if you were hired at the beginning of the school year, however, I was hired three weeks into the year so everything is being thrown at me at once! But yes, I am up for the challenge. I needed a project, right? Yep, I got one and an exciting one at that. My mind is reeling with all the ideas I have and items I need to accomplish along with preparing for state testing that is coming up next week for CELDT.

So what are my plans for today? First of all, I slept in until 8:15. AMAZING! During the week, it has been get up at 5, quickly get ready and head into the classroom to set up and prepare for the day, then stay until 7 or 8 grading, organizing, and going to additional trainings as a new teacher. I would like to say that this will all settle down, but it probably will not for a while... I have a Data Chat to write up so I can meet with the principal on Friday to share my goals and past data of my students. College is finished and now I have other assignments. Anyways... so now that I have slept in. I will be getting ready and going back in to school to clean up my classroom after Back to School Night last night and other stuff to get ready for next week. Then I am planning to enjoy a relaxing evening with Brian! Yes, I need this. REST.

And I promise I will not write all about school because that could get really boring! But I thought I would share what this week has been like...