March 30

Tomorrow will be a big day of firsts for me.  It is the first day I will teach every period.  So far I have taught Geography and Religion.  Tomorrow, I also teach Language Arts.  Tomorrow, I also begin my extracurricular activity.  I am going to be leading a volleyball clinic for girls currently in 4th through 7th grade.  This will be exciting because I completely planned and will lead it on my own.  My coop, who is so helpful, is also going to be there but as my assistant.  I will have to let you know how tomorrow goes. 

This week has just zipped by.  I have learned that sometimes, no matter how much you don't want to, you just got to give a student a blue slip.  A blue slip is part of Salem's disciplinary proceedure.  Although, we practiced in Dr. Fisher's class, and we talked about it often, discipline in real life is stressful.  It is a delicate balance of picking your fights and keeping the class under control.  Beyond these experiences, school has gone great.  I even got to experience a Commissioners meeting, which is Salem's board of directors.  That was definitely an experience.  I received a taste of the inside workings of a school the duties of a school board.

The Final Four is coming to Houston this weekend, so needless to say, we won't be doing much sightseeing this weekend.  Last weekend we went to Galveston to visit the beach and we went to a Germanfest, which was fantastic.  I also was able to send out all my wedding invitations which has been a great relief.