Monday Monday Monday.... Day 1

So needless to say this morning I was totally full of jitters and just so ready to start the day. But of course, I hit…absolutely every single red light between my apartment and Tollgate…. Which of course doesn’t help my nerves. At all. When I arrived it was wonderful to see the kids and just dive head first into the day. We first went straight from attendance/ homeroom to helping the kindergarten buddies with their backpacks and to play with ladybugs. Then the kids went to music class while Scott caught me up on everything and helped me get ready for when the kids came back. The rest of the day felt like a blur… We worked on color poems for what felt like 5 minutes but in reality it was 2 hours then they were off to lunch… Where is this day going?? Did I just blink? While eating lunch I tried to test myself and think of all the names I knew or didn’t know… Math was possibly the best it has been since kindergarten when you get to count M& M’s and eat them…. The kids were working on math puzzles and they were so excited trying to solve them... It was like watching popcorn pop in a kettle… Ms. Detmer! We solved it! One group after the next throwing their hands in the air sure of their number answer…. Truth be told it was right about now when I realized…. I was sweating… I was getting so flustered with them having the answers and me having to quickly catch up that I had… well begun to perspire… Luckily they didn’t notice… I however realized why all teachers have sweaters to take off and on… DUH dress in layers! I took off my super stylish blazer and kept on with the kids… Before I knew it… 2:30 hit and they were gone… Out the door with a simple see you tomorrow Miss! My mentor and I walked to the front parking lot to watch the insanity that is trying to get kids onto busses, parents picking up, the pick up line of cars… and other general CRAZY… It’s right about now when I’m beginning to get that uncomfortable feeling again when I hear, “let’s go inside and plan”… YES MERCI DIEU, escaping into the quiet of our room was just what I needed… We talked about my first day, planned for Tuesday and with a simple high five… I was sent back home… Where I proceeded to get dinner from my parent’s house, come back to my apartment… write this and go to bed.