Sugar for breakfast...'nough said!

Today was another roller coaster ride. All day, my children were off the wall CrAzY! I didn't know why, but it became very frustrating to teach. They were talking and "forgetting" all the rules...yeah, one of those days! I had an adept with my supervisor, and she thought that I did well, even though my children were wild and crazy! YAY! I found out the reason for this craziness was the fact that they were served CHOCOLATE muffins, CHOCOLATE milk, and yogurt (with more sugar than the muffins) for breakfast!! I want to know who thought that was a good idea?!?! Clearly, not a classroom teacher...apparently, the whole school was wild and crazy today!

My other trial today was having my coaching teacher, the other 2nd grade coaching teacher and the reading interventionist sit in the middle of my room and grade papers and talk while I was teaching this morning and while my children were doing independent work. My children were very distracted and struggled to focus on anything because of all the commotion going on around them.

funny story though; at lunch today the kids had bananas as their fruit. One of my favorite little boys sits down with me and he peels his banana and the first thing he says to me is: "People like bananas 'cause their white!" He was so proud of this observation, his face just lit up after he said it...I just laughed hysterically for a few minutes because it caught me so off guard and the way he was so proud of it- really made my day! This little boy has cheered up every day for me with his funny little quirks! He is good comedic relief, especially on these hard days when I am thinking I can't do this! He makes me realize that it is all worth while and reminds me of why I am there in the first place!

I am hoping for a good day tomorrow...especially since we are going on a field trip!!

side note: 3 of my kids today were doing this dance called "the dirt" at recess and they tried to teach me- priceless moment!

I am so glad that I am getting to really see into the people that they are, and who they can become. I am excited that they can feel comfortable enough around me to include me in their lives and share things that they enjoy with me and still respect me and get the work done in the room when I am teaching. I feel very blessed that I have been able to establish this balance with my children (yes, MY children, I love them soooo much and I miss them when I'm not at school- funny, huh?) because this is something that not all teachers can achieve!