Day 75 - Emotions

12:26 Joy, when I realized I still had 5 hours left to sleep

5:22 Dread, when I realized the alarm would go off in 23 minutes

5:57 Resignment when I dragged myself into the shower

6:30 Sad when I realized my husband was sick

7:00 Laughing uncontrollably as the funniest human on the earth entertained me and mentioned my homey girlfriends

7:10 Satisfaction as I sipped Starbucks hot chocolate with whipped cream

7:35 Relaxed as I walked to class, prepared for the day

7:55 Concerned as Roxy sniffled and sneezed and looked like she needed to be tucked warmly in her bed resting

8:00 Proud as everyone read their words flawlessly

8:10 Intrigued when I realized that two of my students thought observe meant serve

8:20 Disappointed when my 8:15 group was nowhere to be found

8:45 Stunned when a teacher came barreling through the door with anger etched on her face

8:55 Curious about what was happening behind closed doors

9:00 Worried about my friends who were obviously a little rattled

9:10 Excited and concerned when current scores for K were posted

9:15 Unprepared when I didn't know the meaning of balanced literacy

9:20 Releived that no one judged me

9:40 Thankful that I had a few minutes before my next class

10:00 Determined that small group would be successful

10:15 Surprised at how many students didn't understand the meaning of range

10:45 Happy when a student said that she likes the way I make her think

11:00 Curious how my student teacher and students would do transitioning to class without me

11:15 Irritated that two students were bickering

11:30 Anxious that not everyone was ready to start class

11:40 Thrilled that Devante spelled all of his words correctly but 2

11:45 Amazed that Shawnacey knows summary so well

11:50 Wishful that Maria could verbalize her thoughts

11:55 Excited that Roxy remembered the order of where the story took place

12:00 Ready to see how my math group would add 2 digit numbers

12:05 Frustrated that they could not remember any of the skills we have been working on the past two weeks

12:30  Analyzing how I should modify instruction next time

12:31  Hurried to get lunch, bathroom and back to class in 30 minutes

12:35 Relaxed to sit, eat and visit for a spell

12:55 Anxious to return to my classroom to review the lesson for the day

1:05  Wondering where my students were

1:10 Pleased with how Amy handled a belligerent student

1:15 Overjoyed that Michelle remembered all of the steps for syllable division and used them to decode a 3 syllable word - detergent

1:20  Glad that 2 kiddos that don't struggle much get to see all of the decoding skills that my group has, I think they were in awe

1:30 Rushed that time was up and it was time for the next group

1:32 Satisfied that what I am teaching is sinking in

1:33  Releived to finally make it to the bathroom

1:35 In suspense about what condition my students would be in when I went to pull them (right in the middle of transition)

1:36 Bothered that Tony did not want to come to my class

1:37  Saddened and worried that one of my students left screaming from the office that she didn't want to go to that place

1:45 Shocked that Dreneshia could sit still and quite for 40 minutes

1:50 Resigned that one of my students was not going to put in full effort or attention

1:55 Encouraged after talking to said student

2:00 Curious at how my students were performing on their Mastery Check

2:15  Laughing with my students as we played sight word bingo

2:25 Anxious that I would be late for bus duty

2:30 Hurried

2: 30 Glad that Mrs. Barba was there

2:40 Releived that everyone was safely conveyed

2:45 Happy to hear that my students did well on their mastery checks

3:00 Not ready to get to work but feeling the necessity

3:05  Enjoying planning with Amy and seeing how much she has grown in one week

3:30  Disappointed to hear that a student was not going to qualify for services

4:25 Relieved that planning was finished

4:45  Heartbroken that one of the teachers I mentor was heartbroken about a struggling student

5:55 Tired as I headed home

6:15 Sad to see that my husband was still sick

6:30  Vegged

6:31 Grateful that I didn't have much to do tonight


One day, so many emotions.  More to come before I sleep.