Monday, August 31, 2009

It's Going to Be a Great Year! :)

To be back in the classroom again is an almost surreal experience. The summer flew by more quickly than it ever has in my past six years of teaching, mostly because I was back at school myself, just beginning a graduate degree program. Even with as quickly as the summer passed, by the time my two and a half months of vacation were over, I honestly felt ready to get to work again and to welcome a new group of smiling, eager, and enthusiastic second graders.

So, here I am, back at school again, and looking forward to all that the year has in store. My new class is fabulous! I had heard such wonderful things about them before the year began from the first grade teachers and other faculty in the school, but to meet them in person and to be able to get to know them over the last two weeks has been a fun experience. Before they entered my classroom for the first time on Orientation Day, I had forgotten how "young" second graders are in the beginning. We have so much to learn together, and there is a tremendous amount of learning to do! It's going to be a great year!