Trying to get out of here on time...

So my class is at Art right now (Thank God!!!), so I have a little tiny bit of downtime. I figured I'd write in this now, so that I may leave on time (at 4!) today and get my Thanksgiving weekend started! :)

Today has been OK so far, though none of the teachers (myself included) particularly want to be here. Considering the nature of today (the day before a fairly long holiday break), it hasn't been all that bad. Sure, the kids are a little hyper and restless, but it's been manageable so far.

For "writing" today, we made hand-shaped turkeys (Hey, I can be a dorky teacher once in a while, can't I?). On each "feather" (finger), the students listed one thing for which they're grateful. We then cut them out, glued them onto construction paper, and wrote more on the final product. Though they're not perfect, they look pretty good. I'll take a picture of some now, and add them to this post later.

All we have left is a brief brush-up of geography (The Midwest!! Represent!!), a quick clas meeting (yipee...), classroom clean-up (always a joy), and recess/earned free time. Wish me luck!! After that, syanora, school! Muwahaha...

(My fear is, though, that I am an ineffective, unmotivated, boring, lazy teacher. I hope I can improve, because I still don't know if I'm cut out for this. At least I know I'm here for the school year, though. That helps.) OK, peace out!