(Favorite Beach near my house... I did not take the photo!)- I had a lovely 4 whole days off before the extended year summer program began. It was, however, lovely with trips to AC and Sea Isle City with friends. I crammed some good-time fun into those 4 days.
- Remember here where I said I asked to teach 1st grade this summer? Yeah well, the director had something else in mind to quench my thirst for something "different". He gave me the Kindergarten Autistic/CMO class. Different doesn't begin to describe the reality of it. These kids are mostly non-verbal, they bite, kick, punch, run away and I have a selective mute. But they are so darn cute that I just want to squeeze them all day and laugh when they are bad. They cannot write more than their name, or hold eye contact long enough to hear a direction given. I have 14 of them. I have never been more busy and tired than all of my years in the classroom put together. This is definitely an eye opening experience that will help me understand the needs of these teachers when I transition to an administrative position. AND... it makes me appreciate my boys and my classroom even more. I fully understand now that I am teaching where I was meant to teach. Adolescent boys with emotional and behavioral disturbances have nothing on these tykes... They rule my world so much more than I do theirs, and I will be glad to get back to my boys come fall!
- For the moment, I have less time to myself than I do during the regular school year :o( The planning for this summer takes up every free second of my weeknight time. I feel like a first year teacher. It gets a little easier each day... but for now, i'm completely wiped out.
- There are 25 days left!
- I applied for a job out of my district. The Director of Special Services for a more local district. I don't want the job. The interview experience will be good, but I'm not ready to leave my district or give up the chance of the same job opening in my district next year. I want that job. I will wait for that job. It was still a little nerve wracking sending off my resume to another district.
- Even though the weather has been hotter than heck... it doesn't feel like summer. I don't have my summer get-away to Georgia on deck, and with the exception of this weekend coming up being really busy... I don't have much else. The calendar is wide open waiting to be filled. That's unusual for me by this point in July.
- Last weekend, July 4th actually, was my 3 year anniversary of this blog... I totally missed it. I can't believe it was three years ago that this whole adoption journey began. I can't believe there are a gazillion more ahead of me until its complete!
- I soooooo long for the time to come to get a referral for my daughter. I think about it EVERY DAY.
But I HATE to talk about it anymore. I hate the questions, I hate the unbelieving looks when I give the answers, I hate giving "estimated referral dates", I hate thinking about my expired paperwork, I hate everything about the process at the moment. So if I don't mention it often... now you know why. - I just paid off my vacation for November.... Yay! I can.not.wait. to go. Going on another cruise for 7 fabulous days. I'm so glad it is booked and paid!!
- I have THE cutest little autistic Asian boy in my class. Everyday when he gets off the bus he comes over to sit in my lap, hug me and stroke the back of my hair. Then he tells me " I want to go home now please" I wish it were that simple ;-)
- I am so excited for Bi@ Brother to start tomorrow night!!! Guilty summer pleasure at it's finest!
~Night all
6 comments:
K your summer sounds familiar to ours, not much planned and not much going on, kinda strange. I'm glad you were placed in that K class for summer, you are amazing for all kids I'm sure!! Enjoy the last few weeks and planning for the year to come, you'll have a renewed outlook at your classroom come fall. Can't wait to hear all about your cruise!! Hugs!
Sounds like my job at the moment... well, the completely wiped out ... consuming all my thoughts part.
I still think I'll stick with murderers, rapists and thieves over your kindergarteners. LOL!
Miss you. Hope we get to visit sometime before the year is out!! :)
Oh, my gosh! That little guy sounds like he'd have my heart in the palm of his hands, too.
You have a lot going on right now. That summer school program seems like it's pretty intense. You're going to get a few weeks off before the regular school year begins, right?
So sorry I missed you in AC. We'll try again another time.
:-)
Great blog! Much more fancier than mine! You did a great job!
:0)
Bern
Wow, you DO have your hands full!! Thank goodness you have the gorgeous beach to relax on! Keep thinking everyday about your Julia Rae. She will one day be in your arms. =)
I have two adult severely disabled autistic nephews. It takes very dedicated teachers to work with them when they have profound challenges. Please realize that many of us value you what you do more than you will ever know. We trust you with these kids' lives.
Post a Comment