#teachingthings

I teach 2nd and 3rd grade in a self-contained class.  Most of the students know me because I either had them in summer school or they’ve been by to visit.  Because my classroom is still under construction I don’t have everything unpacked and not everything has a home.  On the first day of school one of my 2nd grade boys asked where my Captain America shield was and why it wasn’t hanging up.  He and another boy were mad on Day Two when I still hadn’t brought it in.  So I stapled a note to my purse so I wouldn’t forget.

I am not ready for my students tomorrow.  Not as ready as I’d like to be, anyway.

My classroom is a wreck.  Multiple contractors were in my room today to install cabinets and finish electrical work.  Frankly, if I have a working Smart Board tomorrow, I’ll deal with the mess.  But, because the physical classroom is a mess I can’t get my head in the right space. It’s challenging.

My classroom isn’t pretty.  *SIGH*  The walls are practically bare because construction is ongoing and whatever I hang is likely to be ruined.  I haven’t even hung up the ALPHABET! I’m hoping that I can get some projects going soon and get student work up as soon as the major construction is complete.

My schedule is a thing in flux.  As a special ed teacher of a multi-grade classroom, scheduling is always a problem.  You know what makes it more of a problem?  When administration doesn’t give teachers the information they need and leaves them scrambling with a “you take care of it” attitude the day before school starts.  I know they think I have a magic wand but this is ridiculous.