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Quarantine check in
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: mare on March 09, 2021, 08:30:53 PM ---I’m glad things are starting to get back to normal somewhat although, it must be weird for the kids to finally be back together all day everyday for two months and then summer. I feel like they should’ve just left it as is until the end of the year. It’s too soon to have that many kids at one place from isolation. Almost a sensory overload!
I’m glad you guys are getting vaccinated. There are no appointments open by me. The closest is Syracuse and that’s a no lol
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There's so many districts talking about going later or starting early, so what is summer at this point? It's probably so weird going back from learning at home to surrounded by other kids, but I think so many of them have been craving normal peer interaction, they might not care about the sensory overload. The teachers on the the other hand...
Oh yeah, the drive from Syracuse to Buffalo is not particularly fun! I've now spent a ridiculous amount of my time in Syracuse that I never thought I would, haha. Hopefully you can get one soon, Mare!
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 09, 2021, 08:59:44 PM ---Wow, so you had it early! I never got it, as far as I know. If I did, I didn't have any symptoms. Hopefully I can keep the streak going for the next month until I'm fully vaccinated. *knocks on wood* Congrats on getting your second dose soon!
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You know, after all that, my results actually came back negative! haha Sending you good vibes for keeping the streak alive!
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 09, 2021, 08:59:44 PM ---Yeah, that was my thought too. I would have rather just waited until the start of next school year instead of changing the routine the kids have gotten into, but of course most parents wanted them to go back to five days a week, and apparently a majority of the teachers in our union were in favor of it too. The cases in my area have been trending downward for awhile, and many of the other school districts have been in person five days a week without any major outbreaks, so hopefully it'll be okay.
I have a student teacher this year, and I'm happy for her that she will get a couple months of a more normal teaching experience. There were so few behavior problems with only a dozen kids at a time that I was worried she wouldn't get enough practice with that aspect of classroom management. I think she'll have more opportunities now that we have a normal class size LOL.
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That's good that your area is trending downward! I think it will feel safer and safer as time goes, especially once you have your two doses in. :)
One of my friends is student teaching this year too. What a strange year to student teach in! I'm glad she'll get a more normal experience and a chance to practice all her classroom management skills, since behavior incidents are a big one!
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 09, 2021, 09:17:56 PM ---There's so many districts talking about going later or starting early, so what is summer at this point? It's probably so weird going back from learning at home to surrounded by other kids, but I think so many of them have been craving normal peer interaction, they might not care about the sensory overload. The teachers on the the other hand...
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Yeah, yesterday felt like the first day of school all over again! Same kids I've had all year, but we did so much icebreaker stuff to help the two groups get to know each other and organizational/procedural stuff because they are finally allowed to put stuff in their desks and lockers now. (Before they had to share a desk with a student who came on the opposite days, so they couldn't store their stuff in it.) I was exhausted by the end of the day! But the kids are definitely excited to see their friends from the other group that they haven't really seen all year.
Thankfully, we are not adjusting our summer schedule at all. We are offering summer school, but I will not be teaching that. Summer vacation is sacred. LOL
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 09, 2021, 09:17:56 PM ---You know, after all that, my results actually came back negative! haha Sending you good vibes for keeping the streak alive!
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Oh, well that's good!
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 09, 2021, 09:17:56 PM ---One of my friends is student teaching this year too. What a strange year to student teach in! I'm glad she'll get a more normal experience and a chance to practice all her classroom management skills, since behavior incidents are a big one!
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If nothing else, these new teachers will be flexible and able to adapt to anything!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 09, 2021, 09:26:53 PM ---Yeah, yesterday felt like the first day of school all over again! Same kids I've had all year, but we did so much icebreaker stuff to help the two groups get to know each other and organizational/procedural stuff because they are finally allowed to put stuff in their desks and lockers now. (Before they had to share a desk with a student who came on the opposite days, so they couldn't store their stuff in it.) I was exhausted by the end of the day! But the kids are definitely excited to see their friends from the other group that they haven't really seen all year.
Thankfully, we are not adjusting our summer schedule at all. We are offering summer school, but I will not be teaching that. Summer vacation is sacred. LOL
If nothing else, these new teachers will be flexible and able to adapt to anything!
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What a strange turn of events! "First day of school" in March! I'm happy they can have their own permanent space again even if it took some procedural time. I'm surprised you were so chatty here after a day like that!
I'm glad you still get your sacred writing (and hopefully concert) summer. :D
Yes! Having the practice with the flexibility and creativity will be a great repertoire addition!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 09, 2021, 06:58:03 PM ---Also, I finally get my first dose of the vaccine on Thursday!
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How are you feeling after your first dose?!
Dose two is going okay so far, just a sore arm. I'm trying to preemptively edit next week's update just in case, even though I wouldn't normally edit two weeks' worth of updates back to back.
RokofAges75:
I'm good! I didn't feel any different yesterday, but woke up with the sore arm this morning. It's still a little tender, but not too bad. I haven't had any other side effects. I'm glad it hasn't been bad for you either. Yay second dose!
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