When I turned the final corner on the way to my school this morning, I knew I was in trouble. I thought I was getting there early. Just for the record, parents who are eager to dump their kids and reclaim their daytimes think early is actually much earlier than I thought.
After flying into a silent rage over a parent blocking the ENTIRE entrance to the parking lot, I finally parked, ordered Aaron out of the car, grabbed my rolling cart and fled into the school pushing fresh faced children asunder. Okay that last bit was a lie. But I did pass up quite a few of them on the way in. I couldn't believe at 7:20 there was already a line of parents waiting to drop off. And the parking lot was full. That meant there were probably already kids in the school. I walked into my room at 7:28 and saw 16 bright shining faces attached to 5th grade bodies sitting quietly at their desks.
And get this... they were at the CORRECT desks!! I had put name tags on the desks and the kids figured out where to sit without being told.
During my conference, I was chatting with another teacher and laughed at my timing error. The 15-year veteran assured me it is impossible to beat the first child there. She arrived shortly after 7:00 and had a precious sitting outside her door.
So, lesson learned for next year: arrive at 5:00 a.m. to beat the rush.
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Glad to hear they're on their best behavior--hope it lasts!! :)
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