Snapshot of a teacher

These are entries from the school year... A mini- snapshot of the craziness that teachers go through. Crazy but it is still the best job in the world! ______________________ May 16, 2012  It’s been so crazy around here (Borger High).  I need to remember this next year. You’d think with it being my 12th year teaching that I would remember this from year to year….ha!.  Every day is something new and you don’t know who or which students (if any) you will have in class.  You have to fly by the seat of your pants as a teacher and just hang loose.  Hard for a control freak and uber teacher as myself.  Lol!  Monday was senior awards and senior candlelighting which the juniors were invited to as well so I didn’t have any of those students. This left me with only a handful in each class. I also had to present an award so I have to leave my classes for 2 hours and thus had to leave sub plans.  Ugh.  This was all last minute so my lesson plans for the day just had to be changed drastically!  Then yesterday, was senior skip day so once again seniors were gone.  It was crazy because I had a review sheet for my seniors since they have to take their senior exam today (if they are not exempt).  I had to once again  “readjust” my wonderful plan of action.  Ha ha. Today is AP exams so a large batch of my students will once again be gone and it is early lunch release day so classes are at a different schedule.  Are you kidding me I ask myself?  Lol.  “Be fluid” is the quote I have to remind myself of over and over again (Andy Dietz’ words from Mexico Mission Trip). ______________________ May 03, 2012  The last couple of days have been “fast & furious” so today I am taking it easy and kicking back.  Well, as much ‘kicking back’ that a workaholic like me can do.  Ha ha!  I have been using my days to get review sheets made & copied, exams made & copied, ISS/DAEP work for 4 students, meeting to get NHS scholarships decided upon, frantically getting field trip paperwork for 5 de mayo done, frantically getting Velma Zelma (Borger High's nominee for teacher of the year) paperwork gathered,  filling  a 3 tiered pot with various flowers/plants, making 3 trays of chicken enchiladas ( (for Cinco de Mayo fiesta tomorrow), …..  So today is test day so I am gonna take it E-A-S-Y!!  We have Breckyn’s ballgame tonight and possibly Avengers midnight premiere.  ☺  Fun stuff baby! So today….while the students are taking the exam, I will grade FTQuizzes and enter them into the gradebook.  Tomorrow is fiesta day (yippee!).  Saturday is Cinco de Mayo 5k. Saturday/Sunday….grading exams (boo) ______________________ Thursday, March 22, 2012  Thank you Lord for today.   I sure needed a slow and somewhat “easy” day.  Soooo needed it!!  Crazy 10 hour days on Monday and Tuesday and then UIL yesterday in Pampa (8am – 9pm) really “ate my lunch”!  It was a great day yesterday (we won!) but it was long and this morning, I woke up so tired.  But it was so nice knowing that I had made review sheets for my classes for today.  They have been working so well on them.  I also had 2 students from HomeEc who brought me 2 pieces of delicious pie (chocolate pie & peach pie).  This so made my day.  ☺  ☺ Bobby also fixed Marissa’s flat tire yesterday.  I am so blessed by him and his wonderful way of helping my sister.  He was really tired last night when I got home from UIL but this morning he was back to his cheerful self and was so charming and encouraging.  I sure love him. ______________________ March 9, 2012 Finally I can have a journal entry that doesn’t involve an “ugh”.  J  I love it!!  My 4th period class is the only class that has finished watching the PERU video and since they are my smallest class (only 10 students), I am having them help clean up my classroom, organize their binders, and getting things ready for pinatas which we will begin soon.  This is *GREATLY* helping me out!!  I graded papers this morning from 6:45 am - 8:00 am so all I have to do nowThemis record them during my conference hour.  I am so happy!! I also received my 4 boxes of Pampered chef and last night, I got to organize them and get them ready to pass out to all the teachers here at BHS.  Made me feel so goooood!  I, especially loved getting my own stuff.  $200 worth of free stuff!  Happy Day!! Then…..tomorrow Bobby and I fly out to Portland!  Woo hoo!! Spring Break here we come!