******* Our new AP has just started, but she spent most of the week in District orientation. She’s really not here yet. The Boss is still having to handle all the conflicts, behavior issues and….mostly….the kids who need extra attention. …
Oh my lord. This child is gonna be the death of me. I’m in the teachers’ lounge bathroom, splashing cold water on my face to get my emotions under control. I gotta shake this off. And he’s not even my …
Hugs. Lots of hugs today. It’s as if the kids knew that the last couple of shifts have been a little emotionally draining. Hugs will recharge you pretty well Almost every kid knows me by name now, although I know …
********* How much sadness is OK for a kid to endure? Turns out, that’s a really pertinent question when you’re consoling a 9 year old in the hallway. We’ll come back to this question in a bit. ********** We had …
BusinessfairSantaFluBarfapalooza! ******** Probably the busiest day at this job that I’ve ever had. The 5th grade business fair would have been interesting enough. But we also did Cookies with Santa. That was pretty crazy. Then there was the barfing. Lots …
******* Thanksgiving lunch! Lots of parents, grandparents and even siblings came today to have turkey and dressing with the scholars. I didn’t ask for extra Dad help, since at this point, we’ve gotten really good at handling visitors in/out of …
******** On Fridays, I take a total of three kids to school; mine, our neighbor across the street (another second grade girl), and a first grade boy that lives a few blocks away. I also normally do the Bobby the …
At 2:30 in the afternoon, I’m standing on the landing at the 3rd grade stairs, crying. How the hell did I end up here? This is my volunteer job. I don’t think its supposed to make me cry. Yet here …
Cookout Day (Thursday) and Bring Your Dad To School Day (Friday) ********* Basically spent two days straight at the other job. And gonna do it again this week. They’re probably getting sick of me. ****** Thursday was our cookout day. …
Pretty exhausting day. ****** The first graders had a field trip today. 100+ kids…little kids….on busses headed into town. Pretty much like invading Okinawa. Two other Dads came in to help. I had prepped them with a brief talk about …