What. A. Day! I had such an amazing time today at my first New Teacher Orientation session. Here's what happened.
I pulled into the school visitor parking lot EXTREMELY early and waited in my car, talked on the phone, and questioned if I was in the right location or not. Then, as time got closer for when we were told to be present, I started following a very small crowd of people (ok, maybe it was only one or two random people) into the building. What did I do? I got lost! There were no signs pointing us in the direction we needed to go so I just wandered around until I found another lost soul and then we began our journey in the "right" direction. We register, get our goody bags and then take our place at random lunch tables. I found a person who was also at my school and we converse. Time flies and nothing happens. So what is the best way to cure boredom? That's right, Facebook!
In the mist of my Facebooking I notice herds of people leaving the cafeteria. Now I start wondering what is going on. This lady comes to the table and says, "Y'all can start heading toward the auditorium now!" Yay! I know where that is! Thanks to my random tour of the school when I first arrived I was well aware of how to get there. After a few doors and a couple turns I found the "line" of others who had gone before me. Goody, more waiting. Well I must say that the wait was well worth it.....I got my laptop! I organize my life (which consisted of two tote bags, my purse, the computer and the charger, and my handy dandy cup) and enter the auditorium. I found a seat, chatted with my neighbors, and listened to hours upon hours of lectures, speeches, and introductions to people whose name I'm sure to forget.
Now for the best part!
After lunch all elementary teachers had to travel to My School! Excited am I? Of course! I finally get to see my room. We had a workshop to attend but my focus was clearly on my room. I wondered what it looked like, how big was it, how I could decorate it, and most importantly, when was I gonna finally see it. Time was dragggggggging at such a slow pace but finally, it was time. I walk into the room and I see this:
Panic attack, panick attack! What do I do with all this stuff? How do I set it up? Where do I begin?
Here is what I have accomplished so far.
At the end of the day I was exauhsted! Couldn't wait to put my feet up and relax. But do I feel a sense of accomplishment? Why, yes I do. Am I excited for the school year ahead of me? Yes, I am. Will I be successfull? Duh, of course I will! And will I ever get this room set up? One day, but not anytime soon! I need to get my head together and come up with some new ideas for decorating this huge room (my walls just got repainted and we can only hang up things using this sticky, rubbery stuff) using the color scheme I have already picked out. Will keep you posted on my progress :-)
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