It’s Almost That Time Again…

I saw it on the counter the other day… a registration packet from school for my younger brother-in-law.  It’s almost that time again.; time to go… Back to school!

Today I’m going to be visiting the new school where I’ll be teaching this fall.  I need to pick up my textbooks.  There’re only two!  This is a major relief after the number of books I lugged around last year.  I’m only teaching Algebra 1 & Geometry as opposed to last year when I was teaching a whole hodge podge of classes– 4th grade Science, Math, Social Studies, Islamic Studies, Computers; 6th grade Computers; 10th grade Algebra 2; 9th grade Biology.

The number of courses I’m teaching is just one of few differences from last year.  This is a brand new school, which means brand new students to get to know and understand.  It took me a long time at my last school to adjust to the students and figure out what works for us.  But now I don’t know if all the lessons I’ve learned will be applicable to this next set of students.  Basically, I feel like I’m starting from the bottom of the barrel, and I am!

And being from the bottom of the barrel means I don’t have my own classroom.  I’m going to be moving around from room to room.  And while I had to travel around my last school at times, at the end of the day, I had my own little safe haven with the 4th grade.  It was a place I could call my own. Where will I retreat to in this new school?

There’s always the teacher’s lounge, I guess.  But my experiences in there at the last school weren’t too fantastic.  I don’t know what to expect from these new co-workers.  Will they be just as sociable or more than my last co workers? Atleast this time I have some friends working there with me, so I won’t feel too out of place.

Also, this school year not only will I be teaching, I’ll also be a student.  Insha’Allah in the winter I plan on finally starting the path towards getting my Masters in Education.  I’m hoping to be enrolled part time, so that means classes after work!  It’ll be a hectic schedule, but if I can manage teaching 8 classes and planning a wedding at the same time, I think I can handle anything, insha’Allah.

The point of all this?  I need to hit up Target and get some school supplies… ickh!