school

This week (now that it is Friday) seems to have flown by. Yesterday afternoon I couldn’t see how the week could possibly have another day in it. Amazing how perspective changes with sleep and the knowledge that tomorrow I won’t have to teach. Monday night I was not feeling well…and my stomach seems to have taken the rest of the week off. I’ve still been eating but breakfast has been hard to swallow (until this morning when we were able to have banana muffins as we finally had gotten bananas to make them with). It has felt a lot like being apprehensive in the mornings—every morning but there wasn’t really anything to feel nervous about…after a month I should be able to do this at least to some extent. (haha)

Breakthrough on Wednesday—at least that is what it felt like. I went outside during the break (snack and recess time) and was surrounded by students. Just sitting right next to me. My kids, while they don’t understand what I tell them do respond to touch. Not always instantaneously but there is a change—I think it calms them (and me).

Thursday afternoon Dorothy (principal/director/housemate) and I went to my classroom and moved everything around to make it into centers…probably not the most ideal time—something completely new on Friday just before a weekend but I figure we might as well get started. Now we have legos, art, reading, play dough, felt board, puzzle, and worksheet stations all around the room. We’ll see how it works out.

Friday was a busy day. Got the kids into the centers idea and it seems to work. Still lots of repetition of rules (keep that toy in the center it belongs to, stop hitting, share, etc) and again Friday might not be the day to start but who knows maybe Monday will be all the better for it since they will have had time to think about (do they think about it when they aren’t there?) it really wore a few of my boys out…too much playing I guess as they went out for break and lay in my lap or on the concrete in the shade for most of break. Or maybe it is just the end of what was a long week. Either way I was wishing I had my camera.