Observations
Friday, October 20th, 2006coming back to school this week was sorta difficult. i would have much rather stayed in bed on monday morning. it’s always so hard to go back to school/work after you’ve been off for a week. ^__^;; i’m doing better but i have this irritating cough that won’t go away.
yesterday was my first KTIP observation. i was observed by my KTIP teacher, anne. she came in at 1:45 for a science lesson. i read a book called from seed to plant. after, i had the kids in groups and they planted beans in jars. they seemed to really enjoy it. the lesson lasted until about 2:45. i told the kids to get their backpacks and they were like “it’s time to go home already?!” (yeah, they got no recess yesterday, but they got the rarity known as science class.) anyway, it went really well and i was pleased. i was eager to hear what anne thought, but once i took my walkers out and came back, she was nowhere to be found. i waited for a little bit. i went looking for her. didn’t find her. waited more. finally i saw her walk past my door. she saw that i saw her and so she came back and said “i’ll get with you friday.”
um…okaaaaaay. i would have liked some immediate feedback. ^____^;;
after it was apparent that i wasn’t going to be talking to anne, i went to mrs. williams’ office. i had to meet with her at 3:30 to discuss my lesson for today. well, apparently i was supposed to discuss the lesson with anne first so that when i met with mrs. williams, everything would be sorted out. well, of course i hadn’t talked with anne. mrs. williams said that since anne is at school on wednesdays and fridays i should have talked to her before. she said anne was absent last friday. (hello- i was absent all last week!) she went on to say that molly, anne, and shannon had all met with their KTIP teachers before they talked with her. (hello! they all have KTIP teachers that are teachers and are at school everyday! mine is there twice a week!) anyway, i didn’t argue with her. i was in her office for an hour and 15 minutes. we discussed my lesson, and she helped me with the core content because i wasn’t sure what she wanted.
i haven’t been sleeping very well. i take all sorts of drugs these days, and none seem to make me sleepy. plus, my annoying cough can keep me (and colin too) awake. so, last night it was hot, and i was trying to go to sleep. i sorta laid there awhile and felt sleepy. then about 1:00 or something maybe, those stupid houses behind the apartment decided to have a huge party. they screamed. they sang. they had music. it was soooooo annoying. so… again, i got little sleep. 
i did my lesson today for mrs. williams. i was running out of time, so i shortened the lesson. it went pretty well but could have been way better. she left a note on my desk that said “ms. bratcher, i enjoyed my visit to your class! i will get with you by monday.”
again…. no immediate feedback. oh well. guess she’ll talk to me tomorrow.
there is some read to succeed thing at school tonight, but i’m not going. i have to go buy popcorn and lemonade for the kids’ compliment party tomorrow. (yes, they finally finished the marble jar.) i also have to decorate my writer’s notebook to share with the kids tomorrow.
while i was absent last week, gary moved to a different school. (a choir of angels sing) and i got a new kid first thing monday morning - gage. a third grader finally. he’s great. very well behaved and smart. only problem is- him and monica hanging all over each other. (figuratively) guess monica has moved beyond chase, although she plays football at recess with all the boys still.
embriana was afraid to come to school. she came late monday and her mom brought her in and told me embriana had been telling her family all weekend she was scared of coming to school. well, embriana said the reason why was because kids were talking about her behind her back and making fun of her. she couldn’t really tell me who though. okay, so finally i got her to give me a name (ronnie). turns out, according to the guidance counselor, she likes ronnie. anyway. i talked to mrs. williams and the guidance counselor about it. they talked to her. embriana is no longer afraid to go to language arts. her and ronnie are separated.
*sneezes!* i have lots to do before colin comes home, so ta-ta!
