So, no matter how long I stayed awake and tried to avoid it, the first day arrived. Despite my nerves and jitters, I tried to look smart, and authoritative, and MEAN. I even tried to convince the students that I was the "meanest teacher in the school." They just laughed at me. We handled the first day pretty well. Only two students fell asleep. One student fell asleep while putting his head down during recess for failure to follow the rules. (It was the first day, for heaven's sake, and he was in for his 2nd recess of the day.) When the students came back in we just let him sleep - it was MUCH quieter then and I was actually able to get a word in.
No one could have anticipated the chaos that occurred after school. I'm still trying to figure out why 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders can't remember what bus they rode on all last year, who their bus driver was/is, or their address (a landmark would be helpful). They have lived at the same location for years. Why can't they remember? Once we got all the older students on the bus then the real chaos began. All the Kindergartners, who have NEVER ridden a bus, and the 1st graders arrive from their temporary school on the bus. They hop off those buses at our school and then had to find a new bus that will take them to the junior high where they will hop off this middle bus only to find the final bus that will deliver them, hopefully, to their homes. You've got to be kidding me! A 5 year old cannot find one bus, let alone 3 buses. That situation must be remedied SOON!!!!
The first day is always crazy. I'm waiting for tomorrow and counting on it being better.
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