Hello there!
Just got home and started my routine for tomorrow! Making coffee for the AM, doing dishes, trying to decide what I want to eat (I think I already know), and then pack part of a lunch for tomorrow. There are so many different places nearby and everyone is trying them, so I figure I might as well too! I'll just pack a yogurt and some granola and then get another thing tomorrow.
But, onto the important stuff!
I got there early (of course, haha) and everyone was super nice.
PD was definitely interesting, no time to really doze off or be tired - which was nice. Some of it was very intellectual and there was some number crunching, which I wasn't prepared for, but it wasn't BAD. It was just a lot - but a lot of information is good, in some ways.
I got to meet the new people in the humanities department (as well as some of the old people) and I can already tell I am going to learn a lot. My schedule has me working with two seventh grade classes and one eighth grade, so that's something different, I didn't anticipate that. I'm a little nervous, but also pumped because the people in charge of my day-to-day training are amazing. VG, my main mentor teacher, is sooooo nice and a total book nerd - I think we're going to have a lot of FUN in our class. Our room is HUGE - there are some random robot stickers on the wall, which were pretty funny, haha, and we have a wall of windows that look out at the church next door.
I don't know the other teacher I'm working with - she's the seventh grade one - for eighth, I think I might be working with the department head, who is super cool - I'm a little intimidated by him, but I know he has a LOT to teach me and he'll be a great model and person to go to as well as to look at for advice, so I'm excited.
So far, I think I am doing well with my goals, I did learn two things about my mentor today (more, actually!) and I was definitely "present" in PD today. So, doing well on those goals - gotta keep up with them for the rest of the week though!
Other people are also really friendly, and I really like the people I've met so far - I can't wait to meet more people as the rest of the staff filters in and I will be even more excited to work with them as the year starts picking up.
Big project coming up in the next three weeks: Decorating the classroom!
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