Opening Day is Done

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Monday, August 29^th, was the first day of this school year for the students in my district. It turned out to be a pretty good day at my school. The students were well behaved and listened to instruction. We’ll see how long that lasts.

This year I did not follow the usual first day procedures of handing out countless forms and information sheets for the students to take home. Instead, with each class, I had a getting-to-know-you session. I introduced myself and gave the students a little bit of my history, and then invited each of them to do the same.

I think it went over well. The students seemed to relax and enjoy doing something different on the first day of school. I saw lots of smiles.

Today, which will be the second day of school, will be the day for all the forms and papers the students will have to take home. The good news is only my homeroom class will have to deal with that. The bad news is I have to come up with something for the other three classes to do that won’t wind up putting my homeroom class behind. I have a few ideas and will see which ones work out best.

Today’s post will be short as I see by the clock it is time for me to get on to school.

As always, I remain,

The Exhausted Educator