Back to School!

I was going to do a post after the first day, but I was so tired I did nothing but lounge around and eat snacks when I got home. Same thing yesterday. Today was 4K's last day for the week (they don't come on Fridays, but I still have work to do) so tomorrow will be filled with a little less energy than the first few days.

The kids (so far) are adorable! Most of them are very polite and kind. I forgot how little they seem when they first start school- such new four-year-olds. I only had three kids cry when they got dropped off the first couple of days and all three of them stopped crying as soon as we got to our classroom! 

 I have an assistant this year, which is great! She has been so helpful and it makes such a huge difference to have another adult in the room. I'm especially glad to have her because I have 17 kids in each section, instead of around the 14ish who showed up each day last year. 

Another new thing is that my classroom got moved upstairs into this back kind of secret area of the school. My room and special ed's room are back there. At first I was kind of unsure about being so far away from the rest of the school, but as of right now, I like it. I'm not worried about us being loud (4k tends to be loud) and we have a nice wide hallway space to use. 

My mom helped me paint my new room this summer. It used to be a dingy white color- it probably hadn't been painted in about 12 years. Now it's a cheery (yet calming) light blue. 

The kids have already started saying adorable/hilarious things. I can't wait until things settle down a little bit and I can pay closer attention to the things they tell me. So far, one kid told me I am the best teacher he's ever had! (I'm the only teacher he's ever had). Another kid sang some song in spanish from his dad's car and did some break dancing as he sang. Awesome. 

Aside from a tantrum or two and a couple kids testing their limits, the first week went really well! I'm excited for them to learn their routine so we can start doing cool things. :)