Thursday, October 20, 2011

Yesterday I hauled little L into school to meet my kiddos. I needed to get out of the house and be around five year olds again. I've found myself chatting up five year olds in the grocery store aisles much to the dismay of their parents. I'm asking kids in the drs office waiting room to read to me and then I correct their one to one finger pointing. I need to teach again.
I'm also feeling anxious about going back even though it is still six weeks away. I know I'll still be sleep deprived and not in my best state. I'm worried that my emotional stress that week will interfere with my ability to be a good teacher. I want to start building a relationship with the kids now so that I'll be prepared that week. My plan now is to go in once a week to do a read aloud. Just brief visits but long enough so that I get to know the feel of the classroom and they get to know me.
It was wonderful being back. I know I love my job when it was hard for me to leave the classroom to go home. I just wanted to jump into reading groups and settle in.
In a totally shameful moment I decided I couldn't be I'm the building and not see Pixie. So despite the fact her first grade classroom was humming awayat reading workshop I peeped in so that I could get my dose of Pixie.
"I didn't know you had a baby!" she squealed. Which isn't true. "and you dyed your hair." also not true.
And with that she scampered back to her table as one of her classmates asked me where the baby came from. With that I slipped back out the door apologizing profusely for totally causing an explosion on the midst of reading workshop.

I am surprised at how good it was to be back and see all the children. It makes my December deadline seem more like something to look forward to and less like a curse.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It sounds wonderful! Best of both worlds! You'll be fine and your baby girl will thrive with the feeling that her mommy is happy at work. Babies in day care are the best adjusted and most accepting of others. Win-win!

magpie said...

Yeah, good on ya. Causing chaos in reading just for your own gratification. Ha ha you are so beautiful Mrs Lipstick. I'm sure the disruption was minimal compared to the enthusiasm showed when you were there. Keep those spirits up and don't let anyone elses attitudes upset you.☺☺☺ Hoo Roo ☺☺☺