Roller Coaster Week

This week was full of ups and downs. Monday was a pretty normal day. Nothing too out of the ordinary. Tuesday was fine with students, but was stressful after a planning meeting. As much as working with other teachers is great, sometimes trying to balance things at both schools can be difficult when we are in different places in the curriculum. I stayed at school until close to 7pm trying to get caught up on grading. By the time I left I felt like I was in a decent spot.

Wednesday was a very long day. Within 10 minutes of getting there I was asked the question (Which school do I want to be at next year?) I've been dreading for a while, because I don't yet have an answer. I was asked it again later in the day. It just added to the stress of the day.  I had students come in for extra help starting at 8am. Then I taught 4 blocks in a row with the exception of lunch (40 minutes without students from 8-4). Right after that I met with the principal to finally talk about my observation from right before Thanksgiving. The meeting went really well and he was very positive. It was a good conversation and I felt great about the whole experience.

Thursday and Friday were both pretty typical. After school Friday some of us from the math department got together to wrap presents for the family we adopted for Christmas. It was a fun night to hang out together and get into the holiday spirit.

Saturday morning I woke up feeling kind of sick. Just really congested and gross with a worse than normal headache added on top. I made my to-do list for the weekend and it was a little overwhelming. There was a handful of stuff to do for school, and then a lot of stuff I wanted to get done around my apartment and to get ready for the holidays. Between Saturday and Sunday I've gotten almost all of it done, which makes me feel pretty good.

This week I'm giving a test to start off my week, and then it should be business as usual. The other principal said he was going to come in and observe on Friday, so we'll see how that goes. This coming Saturday I'm hosting an ugly sweater party. I'm excited to see who comes and how it goes. Hopefully it's fun!