Happy First Day of School!

Whew! I can breathe a sigh of relief; my first day of seventh grade is officially over. I must say, overall, today was a great day. Walking from the parking lot this morning, I was a bit fearful of the day ahead of me. First impressions are lasting ones, what will I think of my students? What will they think of me?However, as soon as I saw the first student entered the classroom, my fears started to disappear. It helped me so much to be able to put faces with the once-hypothetical students I have been planning for. The students, like me, have a healthy mix of nervousness and excitement about the upcoming school year.

WMMS has undergone a battery of changes: a new bell schedule, an additional class reserved for Enrichment and Remediation, and a new discipline/consequence policy. It definitely helps to know that I am not the only person adjusting to something new. Through my experiences today, I gained a better sense of “first day of school” procedures. Right off the bat, it’s incredibly important to begin with classroom management. By teaching school rules and modeling correct conduct, the students will start their seventh grade year off on the right foot.

All it took was this one day for me to realize that the classroom is where I belong. Even though I may not feel ready to begin teaching lessons, I know that I have a passion for my students to succeed. I am so excited for what is to come this year. I cannot wait to start getting to know my students and learning from them and my cooperating teacher.