My first day.

I got to school about 6:45 to make sure the class was picture perfect. And it was. I went outside to be in the middle of a huge blob of parents. Luckily today is the only day that we have an open campus, otherwise that would be crazy. The bell rang at 8:30 and my kiddos lined up. They all waved goodbye, blew kisses and after a few tears we were in the class and they were picking a spot. We talked about our class rules and we practiced putting our backpacks away nice and neat. That took longer than you would think.

"I'm hungry!!" "I'm thirsty" "I have to go to the bathroom!" "Is it time to go home?" "When can we play?"

Those were today's questions. I was asked them once every 2 minutes. Hopefully that will change tomorrow.

We practiced going home. That was an experience. We came back and went over more rules. That took all morning.

Lunchtime finally arrived and it felt like only minutes before we were back. After lunch we read a story called "Dear Teacher" and talked about how we're going to be hard workers all week so we can have fun Fridays. Then we colored. They looooved that. Then we sang our ABC's and read another story.

It all went by too fast. Dismissal was a circus. I'm glad that tomorrow is a new day, and I can make everything run smoother.

I'm really anxious for a good year, and I hope that my kiddos get into a routine soon. We're practicing ALL WEEK so that next week they can be trained pros.

My favorite comment of the day: A little girl raises her hand in the middle of my explanation of our class rules. Assuming that she has a question, I call on her and she says "My Grandma got laid off." and that was that. I chuckled on the inside. Kids surely do say the darnedest things.

Can't wait for tomorrow, but I sure am exhausted!!

How was your day?