What a weird beginning to the school year for me!. No homeroom. Two classes. A mountain of time to devote to my secondary position-athletic director. Sounds like a good deal, right? Not exactly. The downside is that I am beginning to feel disconnected from the kids, after all, I am used to a full teaching day. That, coupled with sports, allowed me to know the majority of Sutton students by name. For the past two weeks I’ve been working directly with two classes (and the kids are awesome), but I haven’t had a whole lot of contact with other students. I miss it.

Today I was informed of my new assignments: 7th Grade Social Studies and 6th Grade Challenge Language Arts. I’m excited by both. I’ve taught Social Studies before, and I LOVE it. I was prepared for 6th grade at the beginning of the year, and having seen and spoken with many of the kids, I’m excited to see a class full of them on Monday. Some teachers might feel a bit uneasy about this-new classes at week three of the school year-but I can’t describe how excited I am to see more kids, explore new subjects, and feel myself connect with the student population once again!