Week in Review

Heading into the next week of substitute teaching, Young Life leading, Starbucks barista-ing, I thought I should review the past week and the moments that stuck out in each of those activities…

• Monday and Tuesday –  I substituted in the same fifth grade class, during math some of the boys thought it would be fun to see how much they could get away with, they quickly realized it wasn’t much…After I made a comment about their rude behavior and they needed to knock it off or face consequences one said something like “You can’t do anything about it.” My response was, “You don’t think I can be mean, I’m the teacher not you, and I have no problem making you do push-ups, clean up the classroom or some other fun activity if things don’t change. I can be mean!”
• Monday, Young Life – I led my first game at club last Monday.  I chose the traditional, Eat-Pudding-While-Wearing-a-Nylon-Over-Your-Head-Game, that my Dad brought to SK Young Life back when he was a leader. It was a big success, and I’m so excited for 80’s Night tomorrow!
• Wednesday – My day started off with the news that we would be having a fire drill at the school I was substituting in, of course on the day that I decided to wear a dress (w/o tights or leggings) and it was pouring rain outside, shortly after that once the kids arrived I had a first grader vomit all over himself, and had to rush him out the door down to the nurse’s office. Twenty minutes later a second student threw up in the trash can and I urged him to scurry down to the nurse. I had a third go home with a fever that afternoon. And on top of all the vomiting and sickness, I had another student steal something I had taken away from him off my desk. Wednesday was an eventful day…
• Thursday and Friday – Subbed for afternoon kindergarten both days! So much fun! Could definitely see myself teaching the little ones! :0)

I think that’s about all for now, or at least as much as I can type before my eyes start to close. It’s an early day tomorrow followed by Young Life tomorrow night! Peace out!

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