I still find it extremly hard to believe that it is October 16th. As in halfway through October. Which means that it is almost November and then it will be Christmas. And it means that in two weeks my first quarter at my school will be done. I find it hard to believe that I am in this spot- that I am teaching my kids, going crazy over my kids, and am now an adult with a big girl job. Last night I was able to take a break from grading and school and spend some quality time with one of my girlfriends at a hockey game (yes, an OSU hockey game). It was so nice to just sit down, relax, and not think about what papers I need to grade or lessons I need to plan. Sometimes doing something as simple as watching boys beat eachother up in hockey can be the best night of the week.
In other news, I am starting a war against my former employer (the daycare I worked at for one week). During the past week I have attempted to deposite my paycheck 4 times, but each time the bank tells me there is no money in their account. So, after talking to someone today AGAIN for the 3rd time, I decided that if I don’t hear anything by Monday, I’m going to call the department of labor. It isn’t something I really want to do as I hate confrontations beyond belief… but, my teacher clothing fund is low and needs to be replaced:o)
5 things that happened this week that made my day:
1. Hockey games and catching up with a good friend
2. No kids at school today:o)
3. I had a student say thank you this week
4. My assistant-superintendent and I had a life chat for 30 minutes. He then said I was doing a great job at school.
And #5, which is the best thing that happened this week:
I was able to talk to a girl who struggles (emotionally, mentally, has been abused, etc) for 15 minutes yesterday before school. This is a girl who has repeatedly acted out in my class and as I was walking towards my room and she was going to ISS (in school suspension), she told me to have a nice day. This is huge- the fact that she talked to me about her life shows that she is growing and that hey, maybe I’m not that scary of a teacher and some of my students may actually like me as well as respect me.