First Day of School is over... whew

I had never anticipated that I would ever be scared of 5-year-olds... But on Wednesday, I was. The day overall, went much better than I expected. From the time I got them in my classroom, I knew I would be fine. I am glad that my first day wasn't awful, with the exception of sending my kids to the wrong specials class and confusing everyone. They are all such sweet kids and we had a lot of fun! I look forward to teaching kindergarten... I am now hopeful and think this will turn out to be a great year!!!

El primer dia... ready or not!!!

WOW!!! No one tells you how incredibly much you have to do to prepare for the first day of school. I couldn't believe that it took me two hours to write names on various cutouts, laminate, and cut them. I am exhausted (mentally & physically), yet excited for what's to come. The first day of school for kindergarteners is such a big deal, and I feel like I am sharing some of the same feelings that they might have... nervousness, scared, excited, curious. Overall, I think it will be important to get to know them, teach them what we expect of them, and make sure that they feel safe in my classroom and at school. Here I go, diving head first into the unknown of a first year teacher teaching kindergarten in her second language!!