Yesterday was my first day as an SK teacher! I had 22 little munchkins show up to school yesterday, and boy oh boy are they adorable! I swear, they have the cutest faces in the whole entire world, and I didn't realize how much smaller than last-year's grade 1s they'd be! I'm happy to announce that yesterday went very well, despite parents walking in at all sorts of hours to drop their kids off, and despite some kids being so shy and scared to enter the class (for some it was their first day of school EVER) that they kicked and cried. I mean, who can blame them? They see this weirdo white girl telling them to come sit on a carpet... I'd probably cry too if I was them!
Overall, I think I have a great bunch of kids! My girls are just the cutest, and I've already had some draw pictures for me and tell me they love me. The boys are a tougher crowd and I already see some strong personalities coming out! Some of them are already becoming leaders, while some are the followers. Some don't like to do anything at all, but hopefully that will change! Yesterday and today were full of getting-to-know-you activities, colouring, crafts, and puzzles. My goodness do these kids love puzzles!
I'm so glad to have such an amazing team this year as well. I really think their support has made me a more confident teacher and I'm really excited to be working with this fantastic group this year! And you know what? I really think that I'm meant to teach the little ones, not just because they're really cute, but because I really enjoy it so far! Their minds are such sponges! I had kids who didn't say a word due to lack of English vocabulary who were saying the numbers and asking for water or to go to the bathroom by themselves today! Little accomplishments go a long way!
Unfortunately, with the beginning of school comes waking up at ridiculous hours in the morning in order to get to work for 6:30! My head is already pounding from the lack of sleep!
Let's hope the rest of this week continues to be as good as the last two days! (Hopefully I didn't just jinx it saying that!)
