Today was the first day back to teaching in 2018. I teach 8th grade Language Arts in the United States. I was so glad to be back in my classroom!
Technically, we should not have returned to school until tomorrow, but due to Hurricane Irma we had to return a day early to make up for the lost time.
My attendance was 100% today in every single one of my classes. Since today was the first day of the quarter, some students received schedule changes. Many times, a class change occurs due to a state test score. Apparently, one of my students was frustrated with her new schedule. I found this note in the back my class after the students left.
The little broken heart broke my heart. I teach teenagers. That’s a rough for even the strongest of people. Many of our students express themselves through drawing and painting. I decided to take a few pictures of some of the drawings around my room just to give you an impression.
Often, I will have students draw the images they see in the poetry they read. Here is the display of some work from our Edgar Alan Poe unit.
Our public school focuses on the arts and it works very well to keep our students motivated. I truly believe in arts in education.
Oh, and my Christmas present from my brother fit in perfectly with my class decor.
I guess you know why they call me Gator :)
I hope all the students and teachers out there had a great first day back!
Blessings,
Gator
