It's the Little Things

I have some happiness to add to that somewhat of a bummer post yesterday.  And it's Monday--that's got to tell you it was a good day.

I had some peace and quiet this morning!  Remember the English Cafe?  I went to work this morning and my main co-teacher (the one who helped me get all settled with my apartment, bank account, etc.) said that I'm welcome to go do my work in the English Cafe.  Actually it was the vice-principal's idea.  He told her Friday that it's okay for me to go there.  My desk is right next to one of the doors to the office, so there is always so much traffic and just a lot going on around there.  I had actually thought about going to this classroom before, but I didn't want to seem anti-social or however you want to describe it, especially since they're all about community and doing things together here.  This classroom is opened most of the day unlike all the other rooms, so I can go there whenever I would like to as long as there isn't a class.  I certainly won't be hiding away in there all the time--it's on the fifth floor away from everything in the school--but I will take advantage of some quiet time when I really need to get something done.  Definitely did that this morning as I still needed to plan my lesson for fourth period...oops!  I was too busy hiking up a mountain this weekend to worry about that one (new blog post there coming soon!).  So thankful to know I can now have that quiet time when I need it.

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I was having a chat with one of my co-teachers (also the head teacher of the English Dept.) about how things are going.  So glad she shared this with me:  "A student came up to me and said your class was perfect!"  So simple a statement but it makes such a difference.  Definitely helped change my attitude a bit.  It's good to know I'm managing to do well in the middle of all that craziness that came from the first couple weeks and the unexpected "Oh, I already taught this to them" moments from my co-teachers.

What a good Monday!