When the school year started, I had great intentions of keeping a daily blog of my final year of teaching. Then my class continued to grow and grow until I have the largest roster in my 33 years of teaching Kindergarten. Twenty-six busy little bodies, a full time associate for one student and starting tomorrow, a part time associate to help me with the academic portion of the day. That makes 29 bodies in my room on a normal day and 30-31 on days when I have a High School helper for 90 minutes and some very reliable and dedicated parent volunteers who help for an hour or two each week.
If you have ever worked with young children, you know that trying to keep that many little bodies on task and motivated is a full time job. Just trying to find room for the desks, the coats (& hats, mittens & boots) and space for activities and even resting mats is a daily challenge. Luckily, I LOVE my job and what I do. Unluckly, I am no longer 20 years old and the energy I used during the school day, has left me exhausted by the time I get home at night.
So, my blogging has been ignored, but not forgotten. This week I have resolved to try to make an entry at least weekly. If I can get myself into the habit of writing that ofter, perhaps I will be able to chronicle aat least a few of the everyday happenings in my chaotic yet charming classroom of cherubs.
