Year two started with a bang!!
The start of a new school year can always be trying, but today had an extra kick. We all arrived at school a little before 8:30 to a very frantic and upset administration. Apparently the owner of our school had come to school earlier that morning and flipped a lid! He was really upset with how messy the teachers room was and how "unprofessional" it looked. He then told our administration that he will no longer supply paper and if we wanted paper we needed to buy it ourselves!! I'm not sure what happened to make him so upset but no rational person really thinks a school can function without paper. After he went on his paper rampage he proceeded to go through everyone's desks and throw out and "unnecessary" papers and "clutter" on their desks. Some of our Korean teachers had whole lessons thrown away because he thought it looked messy. He also got rid of everyone's water bottles and coffee mugs because it also made it look messy!! I think this man has a serious case of OCD and may be bi-polar!
Thankfully our administration realized how crazy he was being and assured us we would not have to pay for our own paper. They also gave us a place to eat our lunches and have food that is not the cafeteria.
After the paper fiasco settled down, we had to start our day. All the kids were shuffled down to the gym when they first arrived to meet their teachers and their classmates. I am teaching 7-year-olds again and my kids are on their third year at the school so they know what's going on. After we got everyone in the gym, they played a few songs and then let us take the kids up to our rooms. It was a morning of introductions and games and not a whole lot of learning, which I was totally okay with. It was also a time to make rules and instill discipline. I am teaching two classes again this year, Colorado and Utah, and this year is starting much like last year. I really enjoy being with my Colorado class and not so much with Utah. Colorado has many sweet and respecting students, while Utah has a few issues. I was warned about this class from their previous teachers and it was a fair warning!! They are a bit nuts and have some problems following rules. It will take Utah awhile to see "Nice Katie Teacher." It will also take them a while to have the privilege of having song and dance parties to the Beatles. Yep, I am teaching all my kids Beatles songs this year! I taught Bristol and Leeds "Can't Buy Me Love" and other Beatles songs last year and it was adorable. I am hoping my new classes can learn them as well.
It was a very trying and tiring afternoon but there was a bright side.....teaching after school. This year, I have a much different view on teaching the elementary students in after school, I actually look forward to it. The reason, I get to teach all of my kids from Bristol and Leeds in our after school program! I was so happy to see their faces today! It was a breath of fresh air! I am so lucky to be able to see them even after they graduated from the kindergarten program. There is one bad side to this though, it will make it that much harder to say good-bye to them after this year. Such is life.
All in all it was a crazy, busy, frustrating, hectic, exciting, day. And it all starts again tomorrow...
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