First Day Jitters

Well, I successfully survived my first day of First Grade!! Here is what it entailed.  Every year, I cant sleep the night before the first day of school.  I lay awake thinking about what I still  need to do, what the kids will be like, and what I am going to do all day with that many kids!!  I wake up sleep deprived but with adrenalin pumping (and most times butterflies in the stomach too!!)  I get to school, and rush around finishing last minute details, talking to the parents that pop into my room as they drop their kids off, take a few pictures with students, and then walk to pick up my little darlings.  The day, has begun, and I am now locked in to another year of teaching, whether it be good or bad, I'm there!! 

The kids are all bright eyed and excited about school being back in session, they are excited about seeing all of their friends, and being in a new school.  We go over how to enter the classroom, sit in a desk, listen to the teacher, take care of our school supplies, talk to our neighbor, and sit at group time.  Then, about five little hands go up, and they all need the same thing, to go to the bathroom.  We then go over the rules of how to walk in the hallway, use the bathroom, wash our hands, and use the water fountain.  By this time, Mrs. Thompson has been said about a million times, and I realize I will be hearing it in my sleep, along with, find a bubble and duck tail, turn your sounds off please, and eyes facing forward. 

Finally, lunch arrives and I get to eat in the cafeteria with my students.  They are still so young....  We then go and sweat to death on the playground, but they REALLY need to run!!  After we cant take it any longer, we go in to cool off by reading a book and doing some table work. 

We finally make it to the end of the day when we have to go over how to put our papers in our folders, let Mrs. Thompson mark your folder, how to put our folder in our backpack, and how to wear our backpack correctly.  Then its time to go to music!!  Finally, I have a break in the day!!  I have time to put away some school supplies and then its time to go get those little munchkins to go home. Getting all of them where they need to go is a task, but some how, every year, it gets done and they all get home safely.  I finally get to go home at about 5, and as soon as I get home, I am not going to be getting ANYTHING accomplished for the rest of the night!!  It's time to get some rest, and prepare for the next fun filled day!!