I have been meaning to write in my blog for several weeks now, but for some reason I haven't been able to think of anything to say. (That's strange considering every day is full of adventures and stories.)
Last Friday I took the day off and drove up to Yellowstone to go horseback riding with my dad and some friends. My friend Sarah's husband was my sub, which made me happy! We had an assembly that day and I felt bad having a sub on a weird-scheduled day, but it all worked out.
Here's one of the few pictures my dad took on our Saturday ride in Yellowstone:
The weather was actually really pleasant! We usually do our annual Yellowstone horseback riding trip in July, but we decided September is a much better time of the year to go riding!
This week has been a bit hectic. I feel like every day I'm running around. I barely make it out to the hall to monitor in between classes because I'm cleaning up or talking to students in my classroom. I don't get the chance to use the restroom until lunch, which is around noon (that's a long wait for me...haha). I expect to be at work until about 5:00 pm every day. It just seems like I'm putting in such long hours and yet I still have so much to do!
I decided it's because I've been gone or busy for so many weekends. I usually put in a couple of hours on Saturdays just to catch up and do some prep. I haven't had that recently and it's taking a toll on me!
I'm not complaining or anything, but boy am I busy.
I left work a little after 5:30 pm today and had about an hour break before I headed to the Orem Institute Building for choir practice from 7:00-8:30 pm. When I left work, I still had stuff I needed to do!
I will say that I feel much more on top of things than I did last year. Considering last year was my first year teaching, I frequently felt like I had no idea what I was supposed to do (especially when it came to compliance) and I was constantly coming up with ideas that were short-lived and quickly forgotten. This year I've already gone through all of my folders and written down the students that need amendments done on their IEP (that means they just need a minor fix, generally dealing with their schedule). That's a big deal! I'm meeting with my facilitator tomorrow morning to go through a few of them. I wanted to get them done before Parent-Teacher Conferences so I could have parents sign the necessary papers if they came to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Don't worry - tomorrow is Parent-Teacher Conferences. I actually need to go to bed because tomorrow is going to be a LONG day! At least we get lunch served by the PTA. Sadly I'm going to miss a ward activity that starts at 6:30. And what do you know, Zupas is catering that activity. How do I always miss the cool activities?!
Oh well. I actually really enjoy Parent-Teacher Conferences. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes!
-Ms. Damron-
