There's a First for Everything...

First Day of my First Year of teaching...

Kid runs away...out the front door of the building...

Lost a kid at dismissal...found her about 30 min. later...

I could go on and on...it was definitely a "first year" experience.:)

Second Year, First Day of School...

Kid poops all over my rugs and pillows in the reading stations...

A screaming mama runs into my room screaming in Espanol and takes her kid out of my class and runs out the door...

Kid cries (screaming cry) until after lunch...(annoying!)

Third Year, First Day of School...

17 of my 22 students don't speak English...(and don't get me wrong...I loved them, but...nuf said...)

Fourth Year, First Day of School...

I better not disclose this one due to confidentiality issues, but lets just say I lost almost twenty pounds the first few weeks of school...most of you who know me know the whole story.:)

Fifth Year, First Day of School...

8:02- Kid pukes...

8:05- Kid pees EVERYWHERE!

10:00ish- fire alarm goes off...smoke in the kitchen...we evacuate...

10:3oish- kid has allergic reaction to the grass we are standing on...carry her to the neighborhood and hang out in the street...

An hour or so later... we eat lunch in our room because the cafe is out of commission...Yippee!

3:00ish...kid pees everywhere AGAIN! ( And I promise we take LOTS of bathroom breaks.:))

My Assistant Principal and I lift the children over the pee puddle so that they can get out the door for dismissal.

This year...

No pukers, pee-ers, poopers, runners...

No fires, allergic reactions or naked children...

Now, don't get me wrong, I still went to bed at 7:30, but it was a pretty uneventful day.:)

There's a first for everything...

Here's to a good year!