It's testing week, which is high stress for everyone. The kids are a little crazy, the teachers are a little crazy, and to top it off, it's snowing!
This weekend was crazy. I celebrated my sister's bachelorette party in Austin, Texas. There was lots of celebration and food and drink and even a mechanical bull. I'll spare the details, but suffice it to say, I'm really, really tired this week. Last night, I would've loved an early night, but instead had the pleasure of spending the evening at Relay, learning how to execute lessons.
I had a really fun run on Saturday, a nice 6 miles around Austin. The city is a great blend of old South, new hipster, and scenic views.
Once again, I'm extremely busy, so blogging will be light, probably until winter break - only 9 school days, including today! And I'm teaching only 7 of them!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Busy, Busy, Busy
That's it, I'm busy. I had a great Thanksgiving weekend, and I'm sad that it's over, but I'm back into the school routine.
I did a respectable amount of training over the weekend, including two solid swims, three runs (two solid and one easy), and I thought about biking. I enjoyed the warmer weather, and will continue to do so this week.
Yesterday, I got to play Science Guy. My principal, who has a history background, is responsible for designing the 8th grade science Interim Assessments. She had to add a few open-ended response questions, so we sat down for a half hour with a pile of old NY Regents exams (haha, pile, I mean website) and pulled some relevant questions, and then rewrote them together. She thanked me profusely. I felt like a boss.
I am still working on planning a field trip - I have a tentative reservation at the Museum of Math, I just have to wait for approval from the DOO - it's a little above our budget ($12/student), but it's such a cool-looking place that I hope we get to go.
Detention was actually not bad today. It was HUGE, but big enough that they enlisted another teacher to help. That shrunk it down to smaller than normal, so other than the first 30 minutes of herding cats and handing out homework, it went smoothly. Unfortunately, though, not smoothly enough to get ANY grading done. I think I'll have to get in early tomorrow.
Right now, I'm behind on my grading and my tidying, but I need to go home and run and relax a bit. Last night, I had Relay, so I've been on 100% since I woke up at 5:15 AM on Monday. I even have my coat and bag ready to go, so I can wait on the sidewalk with the detention crew and then hightail it out of there. For some reason, walking back in the building to get my things takes at least 15 minutes, and usually more. Probably something to do with the fact that I love my colleagues and love spending time with them, especially when there are no kids around.
I did a respectable amount of training over the weekend, including two solid swims, three runs (two solid and one easy), and I thought about biking. I enjoyed the warmer weather, and will continue to do so this week.
Yesterday, I got to play Science Guy. My principal, who has a history background, is responsible for designing the 8th grade science Interim Assessments. She had to add a few open-ended response questions, so we sat down for a half hour with a pile of old NY Regents exams (haha, pile, I mean website) and pulled some relevant questions, and then rewrote them together. She thanked me profusely. I felt like a boss.
I am still working on planning a field trip - I have a tentative reservation at the Museum of Math, I just have to wait for approval from the DOO - it's a little above our budget ($12/student), but it's such a cool-looking place that I hope we get to go.
Detention was actually not bad today. It was HUGE, but big enough that they enlisted another teacher to help. That shrunk it down to smaller than normal, so other than the first 30 minutes of herding cats and handing out homework, it went smoothly. Unfortunately, though, not smoothly enough to get ANY grading done. I think I'll have to get in early tomorrow.
Right now, I'm behind on my grading and my tidying, but I need to go home and run and relax a bit. Last night, I had Relay, so I've been on 100% since I woke up at 5:15 AM on Monday. I even have my coat and bag ready to go, so I can wait on the sidewalk with the detention crew and then hightail it out of there. For some reason, walking back in the building to get my things takes at least 15 minutes, and usually more. Probably something to do with the fact that I love my colleagues and love spending time with them, especially when there are no kids around.
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