Sharpen your pencils... and get out your STICKY traps!
So it is almost time for yet another year of school to begin. Teachers reported last week to begin preparations-- organizing rooms, planning first units, assembling bulliten boards, and finally seeing test scores from last year's crew.
Last year my room was PACKED... too many students! This year it looks like I will have 5 or 6 less-- which may not sound like much-- but is a HUGE difference! I rearranged the room-- mainly by moving my desk. After getting all that settled, I began rummaging my drawers looking for all the supplies I stashed there... instead I found evidence of a rodent party in the 2nd and 3rd drawers... apparently the 2nd drawer was the mousey-potty...
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
So I promptly got out my blood-born-pathogen-rubber gloves... and recruited teachers braver than I--- in case the party-goers were still present--be they coherent or "passed out"
Once it was ascertained that no mice were left in the drawers... I threw most of the stuff away... and cloroxed everythings... twice.
Sticky traps are now strategically located in the room.... SHHHHH... don't tell Fievel, Jerry, Mickey, etc...
Today was registration... still not POSITIVE on #s... but looking like 20 or 21... this is much more manageable. And all in all looks to be a good group of kids. This makes me HAPPY! This time last year I was full of dread... Though let me just say-- I was pleasantly surprised by the test scores... MAJOR improvement from those kids... MAJOR!! All my kids were proficient (even special ed!) and MANY were advanced. So there. BOO-YEAH!
OK, I have procrastinated enough... I have homework to do... (sigh) it's that time of year again! Does anyone have a pencil I can borrow?
Posted at 9:57 pm by
SDaunsra
