Day 1 on an Alien Planet

When my remodel started, I planned on writing a blog about it.  It seemed like a great topic: highs, lows, funny anecdotes.... Unfortunately what I found out was that it has been mostly insanity. ;) And not the good kind! There's been a fair bit of stress, and as it turns out, that caps the creativity in my brain.  

And then, this week happened!  It's been a week (or what, two days?) of giant emotions, that roil between fear and confidence.  And not about the virus! Self doubt muddles with my can-do spirit, and comes and goes in waves. 

It wasn't really "game on" until this afternoon (up until then, we were only closed for a week +spring break). The waiting game was actually making me a little more panicky because there wasn't anything concrete and meaningful to do. Late in the afternoon, I decided to continue our class read aloud through video. I'm pretty techy, but videos are not my jam, so I thought I could use the practice. I imagine there are copyright laws, so I trimmed it (for you) so it's just the beginning. Also, good news, you don't have to sit and listen to me read! ;) I mean, you've already read HP & the Prisoner of Azkaban, right? Right?

We're not all going through the same challenges, but we're all facing unchartered territory! The challenge for me will be to recreate our classroom culture digitally.  Fractions, essays, reading comp...it's all important, but those little 5th grade selves are the most important.

This evening our superintendent posted this on Facebook:

If you didn't just burst into tears, read it again! Being believed in is magical.  See you on the blogosphere tomorrow. G'Night!

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