Sunday, November 17, 2013
Week #2, a little crazy
My week was a hard one,not because the classroom experience was hard but because I have been trying to balance being a mom and being in the classroom. My kids both got sick last week before I started field, which was hard because I was not sleeping and then I was going to school and trying to teach (I am sure this will happen when I am a teacher as well). This week was worse than last week. Monday my little girl was really sick with croup, but I had a lesson to teach so I took her to my mother in laws house and went to school. I was staying a full day so that I could see what Mondays are like in the classroom, they are way different than the rest of the week. When I got into my car at the end of the day and checked my phone I had several missed calls, my baby had been admitted to the hospital. I panicked and quickly drove home to change and then to the hospital, she was doing much better when I got there but she still looked and sounded awful. I called Jackie and my cooperating teacher and let them know I would not be at the school on Tuesday, there was no way I could leave my baby in the hospital. Tuesday afternoon we checked out of the hospital but she still was not doing well. On Thursday we had to take her back in to the doctors office to get another shot so that her airways would loosen up enough she could breath. That was my personal stress for the week. I only missed school on Tuesday but I did not get much homework done.
At school everything went a little more smoothly. Mondays are AWESOME, the entire school gets together Monday morning for a meeting in the gym. When you walk in there is music blasting, kids singing, dancing and interacting then the music stops and they all take their seats and quiet down. It was amazing no one said anything they just knew when the music stopped they got ready to listen. The 5th grade class sang a few songs honoring our Veterans and the school honored a teacher who had been working at the school for over 20 years by retiring an American flag and giving it to her. Then they acknowledged the students who entered the reflection contest, and several other kids for various things like learning their multiplication, each student was cheered for. The other thing that is awesome is the whole school is divided into 4 houses that are competing for points (like Harry Potter but different houses) they have house cheers and they are all really into it. Students can get points for anything good, and they LOVE it, best part is if your house wins you do not get anything except recognized for having the most points for the week.
My favorite thing about the classroom I am in is how well the students get along. They are the most respectful supportive students, they are so amazing.
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I am so very sorry you are having such a stressful time. You know that no matter what, your family comes first and you need to be with your baby. I am sure you are worried about school but things will work out with that. You are such a great mommy and a tremendous teacher. Don't ever forget this. Remember it is so important to take care of yourself. You are only human and can only do so much. Keep us up to date on your daughters health. I will be thinking about you!
ReplyDeleteBrandi~I too am so sorry things are stressful. Life is incredible! I loved hearing about your school's Monday morning meeting. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for hanging in there.
ReplyDeleteBrandi, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she is doing better. As a mom, I can relate to your worry and stress. It is so hard to see your kids sick, especially with croup. Your family needs you so it's important that you take care of yourself as well. I will be thinking of you and your daughter and wishing both of you better days ahead.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you had such a rough week. I hope your daughter is doing better this week. I had a sick child this week too and was thinking that this is reality and it will be tough being a teacher for that reason. You have a family that needs you plus 30 kids at school that need you too. Quite the balancing act!
ReplyDeleteI think that Monday thing sounds so cool. I would love to see that!
Brandi, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she is doing better. As a mom, I can relate to your worry and stress. It is so hard to see your kids sick, especially with croup. Your family needs you so it's important that you take care of yourself as well. I will be thinking of you and your daughter and wishing both of you better days ahead.
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ReplyDeleteBrandi, I am very sorry to hear about your sweet little girl. If there is anything that I can do, let me know. I hope she is getting better. I will be thinking of you two
ReplyDeleteoh Brandi, that is my worst nightmare that something could go wrong while I was doing my student teaching because there really isn't much time where we can look at our cellphones. Just before field, my daughter was going to a new babysitter for this month and I was really worried about it because this lady was picking up my daughter from school and I was having nightmares that she would be left at school and not picked up, so I made sure that the babysitter had the school phone number, the teacher I would be in the classroom with, and my cell phone number as well as my kids phone numbers. I was thinking how over protected that seemed, but after reading your story I no longer think that was being over protected. Anyway, I hope your daughter is doing better. Croup can be so scary because it sounds like they cannot breathe and they cough like a seal and it is no fun. I hope this week goes better for you. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your concern! You are such an amazing group of ladies and I feel so privileged to be in your cohort. My baby is doing much better, I am so thankful that my cooperating teacher and supervising teacher were so understanding of my situation and I have already made up the hours. I apologize that my post ended up being so much about my personal stuff and maybe less about school.
ReplyDeleteBrandi, Im so glad to hear your little girl is doing better! I kept checking on here to make sure it was all okay. I couldn't imagine trying to balance all of that either! I feel your pain even though it is not as intense I am dealing with early morning workouts and then practice right after! It does really get crazy to make sure I time manage well! Again so glad to hear your daughter is doing better and that you have such an awesome cooperating teacher.
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