My first day of school!

I went back to my first day of prep last Thursday! Was quite different this time however! I got to use the staff toilets, boss people around (and they actually listen), and my name was different... I was doing one activity with some kids where we had to write our names at the top of the page... I started writing H..e..a.. when one of the kids looked over curiously and I suddenly remembered... bugger... scribble, scribble, M..i..s..s...B...

I have suddenly become aware of my height all over again... at lunch time (I was on yard duty!), a Grade 3 girl stared up at me, "Wow, you're tall... you must seem so high up to the preps!"

It was a fun day, and the kids were so cute! Some of them are so tiny, you wonder if they are really old enough for school. It was good to see the stuff I've been learning in classes actually working together in a classroom - the theory all starts to make more sense when you're seeing the practical. Was slightly overwhelming, too, though... it will be kinda scary to have to try to manage a whole class, and keep all the groups straight and moving around to their appropriate stations, and answering their questions and monitoring behaviour, and remembering what each is doing next, all without referring back to any notes, 'cuz there simply isn't time. But I'm sure it gets easier once you've done it a few times.

This week I'm planning the numeracy activities for next Thursday... kinda tricky, 'cuz Preps really don't know much!! But it will be good experience. I'm in a little school about 50min drive from home (parent's home, that is) every Thursday for 10 weeks, then I'll have 4 weeks full time at the end of the semester. Should be fun!