2nd Grade

After being away from subbing for over a month, today was my first day back! I was a little nervous about going to this school because they are the highest performing school in the district, so their expectations are super high.

The kids acted just like any other 2nd grade class would though, which was a relief.

Let's get right down to the highlight(s) of my day, shall we?

1. A girl called me Miss. Hobbels all day long. I can't help but laugh thinking about it.

2. I've come to a realization that I love being called Miss. H. I don't know why, but I totally dig it.

3. The kids were trying to guess my age today. I received guesses between the ages of 19 and 41. When they guessed that my age was 41 I about had a heart attack and died. REALLY?! 41?! ...Depressing.

4. I met the principal today and he seemed so nice! I hope to work with him in the future.

5. At the end of the day students were packing up to go home and a little boy started to freak out. The school collects box tops and the little boy thought someone else stole his box top so he yelled and screamed at the little boy. If I hadn't stepped in the boy would have punched the other little kid. Anyway, after stopping the fight, the boy that kept yelling ran out of the classroom. When I went to bring him back in, he said he needed a minute to calm down, which was fine. Students were about to go home so I had them line up outside. When the little boy saw them, he ran away and then came back screaming about how much he hated the kids in the class. It was pretty intense. I feel like a second grader should never have that much anger. When I talked to the principal about it, he said that the little boy constantly has breakdowns like that. Something else around him is clearly going on, I wish I could help.

Overall, it was a very successful first day back. I really do love my job and enjoy meeting so many different children. They make me so happy.