Ok, I don't actually consider it the first day. The kids were there for a half day, but they rotated through stations to get their schedules, computers, class elections, and school procedures. So today the kid's summer was over. I never considered this summer as "summer" considering the amount of endless stress I carried.
As we walked into the gym for the morning assembly, it really hit me and another new teacher really how small this school is. I have known from the beginning that it would be completely different from where I went to high school and student taught (and this was one of the incentives for me to come here), but it was really a shock to see all (or at least most) 192 anxious students on their first day of school.
For the most part the half day was particulary boring for the teachers because we did not get the pleasure of rotating. I sat through the same presentation about schedules and four-year plans four times, but I can't complain. If this is the my complaint since I have been here than things are just pretty dandy.
After our half day, I was delighted from my parents with flowers. They will sit on my desk with the flowers that the FCCLA club gave the new teachers and the coffee mug and M&Ms STUCO gave the new teachers. I guess it pays to be one of four new teachers (which is actually a lot considering there are only 5 in the district). I feel loved :)
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