Farewell summer….

The old saying goes …”All good things must come to an end”

I can say I have truly enjoyed every one of my summer days & I’ve lived them to the full!!! I’ve loved swimming, time with friends, parties at our house, crafts, organizing stuff and quality time with my husband!!!  I guess if everyday was a summer day then I would lose appreciation for them!!! Summer days are well enjoyed because of the days spent working hard all year!!!

Although I am extremely sad to say good-bye to summer, I do hold in my heart a sense of anticipation and excitement for the year ahead.  With anything new comes a fresh start, a clean slate, another chance… such is the year ahead.  I am sure there are many changes that lie ahead.  I have a new principal which I’m sure will bring many changes to my school.  I have many new additions to my team.  There are always new students that venture though the doors on the first day. There is a newness that lay ahead in the days and months to come that gives me this sense of excitement!

My superintendent has adopted a theme of “Optimism” this school year.  I’d like to focus my thoughts on that too…I desire to see the glass half full in all situations. I wonder what amazing things could be accomplished this year?   Which students lives could be touched and changed forever?  Which student could learn to read this year like they never have before?  Which student will have someone care for them like they never have had before?  Which staff member will reach beyond the potential they thought possible?  What can my school accomplish in the lives of students and in the community in which they live?

I know God has a plan for the year ahead again fueling the anticipation in my heart.  So on this eve before it all begins I commit the year my loving Father.  I pray that everyday I will work as though everything I do I do for my God!!!

First week back to school….

Well despite my wishing and hoping that our Christmas break would not end it did!!!  I went back to school on Monday.  Usually the first day back after the break is a teacher work-day.   Not this week, it was straight back into it with the kids!!!  

Here are a few things I’ve decided this week:

1. I need roller skates!!!   Although I would be running a higher risk of bodily injury it would help me get all the places I run all day quicker!!!  Maybe with more ease or maybe with more laughs!!!  I am ALL OVER the school!!! I go help one kid in this room, then another kid in that room, oh got to go check on that kid over there, and back to this one here, then it’s off the another class and so on and so forth!!!!  That’s my day!!!  And hopefully we get through with out anyone having a meltdown including me!!! LOL  

2.  Teachers should be allowed to hand out medicine!!!  I say this laughing, obviously sarcastically!!!  But trust me as a special ed teacher there are times when I really wish I had this privilege.  Especially this week when one of my students ran out of his meds!!!  Luckily I got my hair colored last Friday or else you’d be seeing all my grey!!!  

3.  Humor is Essential!!!  So yesterday I burned popcorn and stunk up half the school!!! Who knew two minutes was enough, I tried four minutes, found out that’s too long!!!  Every teacher and student on my half of the school knew within an hour that “Mrs. Ramsey burnt the popcorn!!!”  It wasn’t even for me, I obviously don’t pop popcorn often!!! I came back to my room to find a 3 foot doll dressed up in the fire chief’s dress up clothes!!!  Oh the laughs I have with my co-workers!!!

4.  I really do love my job!!!  Although I was crying like a kid the night before having to go back cause I didn’t want to go back to school!! I really do love what I do!!!  I do love the kids although they have there moments!! I love the people I get to work with!!!  And I really do love teaching!!!