1st day as a "real"teacher

well, i survived. as did my students. all 20 of them. [1 didn't show up!]

we greeted each other. i mastered their names. they chose books to read. we checked/sorted all their school supplies. they played outside. they got safely home to their parents. [although i did have 1 little runaway whose parents asked me where she was and i had no good answer... umm... ]

i read "miss nelson is missing" and announced that this is probably the last time i'll read that book as miss nelson. they were super excited to get to call me mrs. alberts in just over 2 months!

those little buggers have made their way into my heart already. this will probably be the most challenging year ever. i hope i change their lives. i know they'll change mine.