Next week is when I take on the 80% load.  I am nervous and glad at the same time that Spring Break is coming!  I cannot wait!  Today I was told that I needed to talk to the special needs teacher to figure out when to work on the tile project.  This was an opportunity for me to collaborate with another teacher and do something that would leave a lasting mark on the school.

These tiles are to be installed in the school garden.  For the last few years, the students painted tiles and installed them into the garden.  The varied designs looked beautiful against the greyness of the surrounding school walls and rocky structures.

My SA suggested that they could work with a garden theme and I agreed.  I needed to look for pictures of flowers, plants, vegetables, and plants that would suit the garden theme.  I had trouble finding bug pictures though.  Most of the magazines in the classroom were women’s magazines :(.  I did find some pictures of flowers and vegetables and the occasional bird.  I looked through the National Geographic magazines for pictures of insects but still no luck.  The current collection I have now is pretty good I think.

When my full load starts, I worry about how I will set up the different classrooms in time.  How do I run from one room to the other?  I have a feeling I will need to come very early before school begins to set up the powerpoint presentations and projectors.  Luckily, I don’t have to do too many as I am only teaching them for 10 classes.  I hope this will go well.

In regards to the daily log, my SA wanted me to show her my daily thoughts, things that come up, observations, troubles.  I feel that I communicate them with her verbally but I need to write them down.  For the most part, I tell her my concerns verbally but I should not have an issue jotting down thoughts for her to read daily.