What a Week!

Where do I begin? It all started with the idea that a 4 day week, including Field Day would be a breeze. Little did I know...

First thing Monday morning my school laptop won't turn on. This would be the school laptop with 3 years of teaching resources, templates and creations on it. Oh and did I mention the one with the 19 progress reports that I spent an entire afternoon typing? Just. Won't. Turn. On. Turns out damage from a previous fall (ps, how do they expect us to keep a fragile laptop in perfect condition around a bunch of 6 year olds?) prevents it from being turned on. After an "emergency" call to my principal (gasp) and several follow up emails, the loaner computer arrives a day and a half later. Promises to back up my documents if the hard drive can be salvaged is the only thing keeping me sane at this point.

Thank goodness for Field Day Tuesday, 1 hour and 30 minutes of uninterrupted time in my classroom to prep, plan, copy...oh wait, NO computer! No nearly as productive as it could have been but whatareyougonnado?

Wednesday rolls around with the promise of a 12 plus hour day due to a PTA meeting scheduled for 6:30pm. Living 30 minutes (without traffic) from school does not really lend itself to driving home and coming back for the meeting. After school my principal called myself and Lauren (the PTA Liasons) into his office to go over a couple things for the meeting that he wouldn't be able to make. While I'm in with him, the secretary pops her head in to inform me that a parent (that I've been trying to meet with since February, yes FEBRUARY) is waiting for me. After wrapping up with Mr. F, I meet with the parent, student and student's brother for almost an HOUR! By now it's after 4:30 so I hunker down for 2 hours of planning bliss...oh wait, NO computer! Just the loaner without my documents or programs. Summer school lesson plans it is, and I was pretty productive and quite crafty stretching my $12 budget to buy crayons, pencils, glue etc. my math games class.

The drama that is PTA is something I can't even begin to describe, you would be reading for days and I fear my fingers would fall off from typing. Needless to say the hour and a half spent at the meeting just about pushed me over the edge and left less than 11 hours between home and school the next day minus the 1 hour commute round trip.

Thursday had to get better, it was our Friday thanks to Good Friday (Good in sooo many ways). Finished our review week where my kids were spot on and read so many books it would make your head spin. My high groups did a great Frog and Toad activity. Things were going great until a student who has been struggling lately lost it completely, disrupting the classroom in so many ways. I'll just say it left me with a broken toe, bruise on my shoulder, mess of a classroom to clean up and the poor student asleep in the nurse's office post meltdown.

There are a lot of big personalities in my class. I love them all, seriously. It's just that sometimes, their lives are too stressful for their little minds and bodies to handle and it all comes out in their safe space; school. I truly hope that for the sake of the little one in question, the rest of my students and myself, things get better and soon.

Thank goodness for my wonderful husband who in search of a bouquet of flowers came across a planter that would "last longer". He was out of town during my week from h*** and wanted to do something to make me feel better when he got home late Thursday night. Bless. His. Heart.