I can't believe it's been a week since I have really had the chance to write (ok, well maybe I just forgot). It's been a busy seven days of putting my room together, my lesson plans, and getting to know the town and school (and a trip to Kansas City for the weekend).
My thoughts on the town so far can be summed up by today's nice gesture from Doris. After a busy day at work, I hear my doorbell ring and am pleasantly surprised to see an older women bearing cookies and eager to tell me about her grand daughter also starting her first teaching job. Although, I didn't necessarily need a dozen cookies, it is certainly the gesture that counts! Every one has been extremely pleasant towards me, and I have found real security within those that I know so far.
I found a group of girls who run in town and am venturing out with them tomorrow at 5:30 before the first day of school! The students only have a half day and are rotated through picking up their computers, schedules, and class elections. I can not wait for the hallways to be booming with high school students voices and gym to be filled with school spirit and pride. Isn't that what being a high school teacher is all about? Well, until their minds are spinning with knowledge and enthusiasm on Thursday when they enter my classroom.
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