Week Two Brings New Challenges

It has been a long second week of school at our house.  My little second grader has been getting into trouble for talking too much and acting goofy in class.  Oh, this does not sit well with his parents.  I am hoping that the problem is more of it's a new school year excitement rather than foreshadowing our year to come.  After several discussions with him and a sit down with him and his teacher, he finished the week much better.  Whew...let's hope it lasts.

In case that wasn't enough excitement.....Matt gets to switch things up and go teach 1 class over at a middle school for this semester.  The middle school was short a teacher for their Ag class and Matt had a class with low numbers so his bosses thought the best solution would be to send Matt over to the middle school.  The only catch is that his low numbered class was last block and the middle school opening was 1st period.  To make this work, Matt's entire class load had to be dropped and reassembled but that was easier than messing up the entire 8th grade's schedules.  I would run for the hills at the thought of teaching 8th grade but Matt has taken the challenge with his normal laid back manner.  He is even looking at the positive in that he wants to get these kids excited about Ag and FFA so that they will want to be in his classes next year in high school.  Way to be a team player!!!

School has started.

Week One is down in the record books.  Porter started a week ago on Monday and Matt's students returned last Wednesday.  Porter and I were both ready for him to be back in school.  Life can be a little boring for him when I am home babysitting and not able to take him to the pool or park as often as he would like.  Porter's teacher this year was the reading instructor he had in 1st grade so he is excited for 2nd grade.  His two best buddies are in another class.  That is good and bad but I think he will make more friends quickly.  I just hope he continues to be 'good' in school.  I had some rough days with him over the summer in terms of his behavior.  I am sure part of it is just his age and my expectations aren't always realistic.  He seems to be enjoying reading more this year and that is always positive.

Matt has had a very interesting week.  For reasons beyond his control, he will be driving over to the middle school and teaching one class a day then returning to the high school to teach 2 other classes.  I personally couldn't think anything much more difficult than teaching 8th grade but Matt, always the team player, has had a good attitude about the situation.  He looks at it as a way to get the kids excited about FFA and hopes they will sign up for his classes next year when they start high school.