It Has Very, Very Come Down to This!

We have been in school for some time now and I am still feeling overwhelmed at all the things that are expected of me! From emails to interventions, all seem to need my attention at the same time. My biggest challenge is keeping myself organized and making it seem like I know what I'm doing. Last week I came to the realization that I CAN do this no matter how hard it gets! This is what I was put on this earth to do! The day after my epiphany, I was listening to the radio and the song, "He said" came on. I think it was God's way of reassuring me that He won't give me more than I can take. He might let me bend but not break. So anytime I'm having a rough day, I remember those lyrics and it helps me get through it.

On to a lighter subject, today was full of interesting situations. First, I had a student bring me an envelope and said that it was a letter to me apologizing for her talking Friday. I thought that it was a nice gesture and put the envelope on my desk. Later that day I opened the " letter" to find a picture of a cat, a rock, and a small piece of metal with a bible verse on it. I asked her about the piece of metal and she told me it was a bookmark because she knew I needed one because I always use sticky notes to mark my pages..... How very thoughtful! Then I decided that my students would benefit from the minute hand numbers that you see on pinterest these days so I out some up while the students were working. They were all so impressed when i got done! One of my students said " let's give Ms. Hill a round of applause!" haha it was so funny... It's the simple things that make them happy.

 Tonight was open house and all 4 of my 21 students showed up with their guardian.... I was very happy as I left though because I got compliments on how organized my room was and how happy a parent was that I was a first year teacher. She said she liked first year teachers because they are energetic and know about the latest things in education. Even though I would have liked a bigger turn out, I still had a good time talking with the parents and seeing the students show them around their room.

-Nicole