Day 5... I am still alive

Yes that is me. Dr. Suess: 5, alive, survive, and heck I may go as far as saying I thrived.
I have so far just been jumping in and helping the students when they raise their hand. I also have been circulating like a warden making sure they are working. I hate that reference but all I need are the jangling keys and I feel like I fit the part. It works with these kids though. They need someone making sure they are working or... well... unfortunately...they won't.

I also have been reading outloud to the kids. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. This is a little difficult for me coming into the class after they already started so I still have a bookmark where the kids are and one for where I am. I tend to read from the start to where they are, but with all my difficulties and everything I am still a few pages behind the class. I guess I am reading behind and ahead. I take my 30 minute lunch to go ahead of where the kids are in the story so I will be able to read it better.

I have been practicing on pausing and repetition. I have been told I go fast and I have always been aware of my speed. I am a hummingbird when I am nervous. Very speedy. So on everything I am writing I place the words Remember to Breath as a little FYI for myself.

At the end of the day I was told that goals for next week is vocabulary and doing more with the A.R. (which will be a refresher.) I have a meeting with my university supervisor for next week. I always get a little nervous when meeting a person for the first time. At the end of the day I was really happy to hear that I did okay for the first week and things will continue to get more comfortable for me in the matters of being in front of the kids. But that is next week.

Tonight I am going to celebrate the end of week #1

I survived.

LGD