It's almost 9 o'clock

and I should be almost in bed.

Yes. I am old like that.

This is short and sweet.

Friday, I almost got moved to Kindergarten. Praise the Lord for Karen Cole and how she is a more experienced and way better teacher because that was what it really came down to. My principal, Dr. Grinage, gave us a choice and we made him choose. I am staying in 4th grade and Karen is moving to Kindergarten. Not the best move... we would have preferred to BOTH stay in fourth grade.

"Sara, what does this mean for fourth grade since you are down one teacher"

I'm glad you asked.

Instead of two teams in fourth grade... we are combining the leftover teachers (myself included) and making one ginormous team with three teacher on a thrice rotating schedule. Basically, we are splitting up Karen's class into the remaining teacher's classes, then we are on a three block rotating schedule. I no longer am teaching Social Studies... but I am teaching Reading and Language Arts. Our students have to re-learn a new schedule, meet a new teacher or two, and deal with new students being put in to our class.

I'm just a tad stressed. Prayers would be nice!
We make the switch on Wednesday. I will let you know how it goes........... if I survive.

"If you have any trace of OCD in you...

being a teacher brings it right out." --The VERY wise, Nicole Cook

I had a dream last night that someone broke into our school and instead of stealing my projector, the computers, and such... they just took down all of my color coding on my shelves, on my tables, on my books... and they mixed up a bunch of stuff and took away my discipline book.... among other things. My desk was COVERED in papers and all my neatly filed papers were strewn all over the floor. Nothing expensive stolen, just everything out of place.

I woke up sweating.....

It's ridiculous, I know.

Welcome to my life. I am now about to head back up to school (on my holiday off) to organize and plan some more. Yay me.

I have been told that I won't spend as much time up there after my first year... so that's nice. Just 37 more weeks to go!