Well, I reached my goal--I finished my classroom. (Pictures to come...) Lockers are assigned. Copies are made. Desks are clean. Birthdays are printed on birthday chart...
Oh wait. No, they're not.
The birthday chart in my classroom is now blank. It is blank because four students came to me during our teacher meet & greet on Friday evening and informed me that their birthdays--written on the chart in perfect teacher handwriting--were incorrect.
The birthday chart in my classroom is now blank. It is blank because four students came to me during our teacher meet & greet on Friday evening and informed me that their birthdays--written on the chart in perfect teacher handwriting--were incorrect.
So, the intended "I-feel-special-because-my-teacher-knows-my-birthday" feeling--completely cancelled out by its replacement with the opposite: "my-teacher-thinks-my-February-birthday-occurs-in-December" feeling.
Awesome.
I also introduced myself by my first name to the first 4 kids who stepped through my classroom door. :) Oops.
Other than that, my first meeting with most of my students went well. I have some brilliant, adorable kiddos and supportive parents who I'm excited to be working with this year.
And, tomorrow is D-Day. The first day of school. Will I sleep well tonight? Probably not.
But I definitely need to get those birthdays back on the chart early tomorrow morning. Correctly. :)
