This last week my class got a special visit from Amber & Abby. They already knew of Amber & Abby because I use pictures of Amber & Abby to demonstrate how to sit criss-cross, stand in line, etc. Amber led them through a few songs. It was a lot of fun. Hopefully they'll be able to visit again sometime during the year.
The first 2 weeks of school have been challenging. There has been a lot of tears from the kids. The majority of them have never been in a school setting, and it's a long school day. 8:15-3:15. The first day I had 16, and now I have 25. The cap is 30. The first week I was bit and had to go to a worker's comp doctor to get my arm checked out. Luckily the skin didn't break. Despite all this, I have also had my share of good moments. They are settling into the routine and learning the rules, which is making things a lot easier. I get a lot of hugs now, and love the look on their faces during read-alouds. It's nice having my own classroom again after 2 years of subbing. James has come in to meet my class, as well as my Mom & Amber & Abby. I also have extremely nice co-workers. My neighboring kindergarten teacher is very sweet, and we work really well together. Across the hall I work with a first grade teacher who moved here from San Diego with her boyfriend May 9th, 2 days after James and I! She got her credential from the same school as I did, and moved to Tucson in pursuit of teaching, too.
James is still being a good sport about working at Hilton, and is still fighting the fight to get a different job. Earlier this week he had a phone interview and an interview in person for 2 different positions, and is getting really close to landing something. We feel lucky that he is getting opportunities. I am looking forward to having weekends together soon. As of now he works Saturdays & Sundays so we only see each other evenings.
Earlier this week my hotmail account was hacked into, and a mysterious link was sent out for a Canadian medication website. A surprising amount of people clicked on the link, and were wanting to know if James was working for them. No he is not selling Canadian drugs! (lol) Be wary of future e-mails from me only containing a link with no messsage (don't click it!). :) Hopefully the problem has been solved, and I can keep my e-mail address-I've had it for 11 years!
