Teachers who have gone back...how are you doing?

teacherjess

I went back to my teaching job this week and will presumably be there until my c-sec on the 14th. I feel awful. We took it easy this summer-- even with DD at home-- and I am just wiped out. I can barely walk around the building and all I do is pee all day. I can't even get excited about getting to know the kids or starting the new material because I just feel so blah. I feel like the next few weeks will be all about suffering and survival here. How're the rest of the teachers doing?

bonjourbelle05

Today was our first inservice day and I did better than I expected...that being said after work I almost had a break down at the grocery store trying to pick out breakfast for tomorrow, so maybe it took more out of me than I thought.  My long term sub is with me for all of the time I will be in school, so that has brought me a lot of relief.

PamelaC

teacherjess:

I went back to my teaching job this week and will presumably be there until my c-sec on the 14th. I feel awful. We took it easy this summer-- even with DD at home-- and I am just wiped out. I can barely walk around the building and all I do is pee all day. I can't even get excited about getting to know the kids or starting the new material because I just feel so blah. I feel like the next few weeks will be all about suffering and survival here. How're the rest of the teachers doing?

Oh man, I go back next week and I'm scared.  My classroom is so far from everything, including the ladies room... And considering I've been peeing every 10 minutes I'm not quite sure how that is going to work!  My c/s is the same day as yours.  All about survival... And the one extra paycheck that I can bring home by working those few days.

TAGSL710

I have inservice next week which I think I can handle but if I end up being allowed to go back to teach [the 4th and I'm due the 11th] I really don't know how I'm going to do it. My principal said I can start the year with my sub but I still don't have one. If I have one I am honestly sitting down all day and just making myself seen because I don't want to amp my BP up.

Boots&Bows

We've had 7days of inservice which hasn't been bad but today we did a meet & greet so I spent an hour running around the building helping families find their classes.  I felt it after it was over.  I'm also a speech therapist so I don't have a classroom.  I can only imagine what it would be like to have to set up a whole classroom and greet 22 kids on Monday.  Good luck to you and hang in there!

teacherjess

PamelaC:

teacherjess:

I went back to my teaching job this week and will presumably be there until my c-sec on the 14th. I feel awful. We took it easy this summer-- even with DD at home-- and I am just wiped out. I can barely walk around the building and all I do is pee all day. I can't even get excited about getting to know the kids or starting the new material because I just feel so blah. I feel like the next few weeks will be all about suffering and survival here. How're the rest of the teachers doing?

Oh man, I go back next week and I'm scared.  My classroom is so far from everything, including the ladies room... And considering I've been peeing every 10 minutes I'm not quite sure how that is going to work!  My c/s is the same day as yours.  All about survival... And the one extra paycheck that I can bring home by working those few days.

Yeah, if I am not peeing, I am planning out my next run to the bathroom. Luckily, my principal did agree to move my classroom (I was on the third floor with no air conditioner) but I am still having random contractions throughout the day when I try to do too much. Ugh... 

cmuslp10

Boots&Bows:

We've had 7days of inservice which hasn't been bad but today we did a meet & greet so I spent an hour running around the building helping families find their classes.  I felt it after it was over.  I'm also a speech therapist so I don't have a classroom.  I can only imagine what it would be like to have to set up a whole classroom and greet 22 kids on Monday.  Good luck to you and hang in there!

 I'm an SLP as well! We have PD next Wednesday and Thursday, then go back the fourth. My boss and I agreed that I will not do any home visits while I am working before baby. So I will only cover my preschools, and my center. I'm really not expecting to get much done, but at least I can make contact with my teachers, especially for incoming preschoolers. I just want to work as long as possible so I can spend my days off with baby girl!!! 

Bookelly

We had two days of inservice followed by three days with students, and I am wrecked! I'm a librarian, so I don't have a classroom to prep, but they did reorganize the LRC and screwed up a bunch of stuff, so we've been trying frantically to put it back together all week. I'm lucky; we have flexible scheduling, so there will be days that I'll have fewer classes/students with whom to work, but I taught for 7 periods today and I'm exhausted... I am in awe of all of you who already have LOs at home; I can't imagine coming home and not being able to put my feet up for a bit.  GL to everyone in the coming weeks .

kellelle01

I start in-service next week.  Four days in a row of it and we'll be putting DS in a new daycare starting on Monday so I'm feeling really nervous about adjusting to all of it.  I have a c/s scheduled for the 12th, but am hoping to go early on my own to try for a VBAC.  If he doesn't come early, then my last day of teaching would be Friday the 7th since I'd have to do my bloodwork that following Monday in preparation for my c/s. 

I'm feeling confident that I can survive four days of in-service and four days of teaching if need be.  

TAGSL710

kellelle01:

I start inservice next week.nbsp; Four days in a row of it and we'll be putting DS in a new daycare starting on Monday so I'm feeling really nervous about adjusting to all of it.nbsp; I have a c/s scheduled for the 12th, but am hoping to go early on my own to try for a VBAC.nbsp; If he doesn't come early, then my last day of teaching would be Friday the 7th since I'd have to do my bloodwork that following Monday in preparation for my c/s.nbsp; I'm feeling confident that I can survive four days of inservice and four days of teaching if need be. nbsp;

Why can you not try for a VBAC past the 12th?

TAGSL710

auroraloo:

Obviously, I am not going back, but I found out today that they are not hiring a sun for me. Since I teach intervention classes, they are going to use my ML to select the students for my classes.nbsp;That is going to be bizarre to go back too...

I feel like that could be nice because you get to start with those kids the way you want to; no one to screw things up. On the other hand, I wonder how long they had been planning on doing that [Im guessing a while] and could have spared you some extra stress/work.

mavs41

I just finished 6 days of inservice and kids will start Monday.  My legs are sore, but about the same amount as usual after a week of school at the beginning of the year.  I think it will be a lot worse once kids are here, I was able to use elevator (I'm on 2nd floor) a lot this week but won't have that option when students are with me.

 There are mostly new teachers in my department that are needing help with lesson plans, but I'm trying to complete lesson plans for 12 weeks so that is stressing me out.  I cried a few times Thursday before I made it to school just from being overwhelmed with everything.

I think I'm going to call and schedule a massage for next Friday after school (I got a gift certificate at my shower).

 

CdnFarmGirl08

Boots&Bows:

We've had 7days of inservice which hasn't been bad but today we did a meet & greet so I spent an hour running around the building helping families find their classes.  I felt it after it was over.  I'm also a speech therapist so I don't have a classroom.  I can only imagine what it would be like to have to set up a whole classroom and greet 22 kids on Monday.  Good luck to you and hang in there!

What do you do with 7 days of inservice? I can't imagine that! I'm not going back this year at all, but all our division does is the first day back before students is just staff and is team building, staff meetings and general housekeeping stuff and then meet the teacher in the evening.  I can't imagine having 7 days of inservicing before school starts!

We can get into our classes 2 weeks before school starts to get our classes ready but it is all optional. Our first day due back is the day before school starts.

amandad715

It sounds like I have been in school the longest. Just finished my 2nd week, last Monday & Tuesday were in-service, kids came Wednesday the 15th. I can easily say that this week was better than last week, physically. My body is getting back into the swing of things, which is crazy. My back doesnt hurt, my energy is gradually coming back and i have enought stamina to get through the day. Feels really weird.

Two things suck. 1) My swollen feet that I have to elevate for hours. And the fact that only 2 pairs of shoes fit and I alternate between them with arch support inserts.  I've been changing into flip flops once the kids leave. God forbid, I violate the dress code. 

2) And my class is HORRIBLE. Every special teacher has said something regarding their behavior and how I have the roughest 4th grade class out of the 4. I am at a loss because i am trying everything. They don't listen, they don't try to work together towards anything(small rewards). They don't respond to privileges being taken away. Proximity is a fail too since i have a hard time moving in between desks while they are still misbehaving, but i am trying it. And I tried  reverse psychology, and rhetorical ?s ("who's talking?"And half the class points to that student. #sigh. I KNOW who's talking......I'm just trying to get them to stop it themselves! DUH!)  I've dipped in to teacher tricks I haven't used in YEARS!  this is why I am counting down to leaving. 8 days left with them!!!

JessAndTrav

Are you me?

Overall, I feel fine, I'm just uncomfortable, but the idea of learning names to get me through the next 3 weeks so that I can forget them over the following 6 exhausts me.

Confession: I'm ready and excited to see the kids I really know, and the rest...notsomuch. Only because of being tired and swollen.

And if I hear, "OMG, you look SOOOOOO miserable" one more time, I'm going to lose it. 

teacherjess

JessAndTrav:

Are you me?

Overall, I feel fine, I'm just uncomfortable, but the idea of learning names to get me through the next 3 weeks so that I can forget them over the following 6 exhausts me.

Confession: I'm ready and excited to see the kids I really know, and the rest...notsomuch. Only because of being tired and swollen.

And if I hear, "OMG, you look SOOOOOO miserable" one more time, I'm going to lose it. 

Yeah, learning 120 names right now so that I can forget them by January is not appealing in any way to me. I teach in the inner city and some of the names I have this year are so confusing I feel like it's almost not worth dealing with...which is awful. I have four students named different variations of "Dasia" and two named variations of "Tasia"... And one is a boy. So confusing and tiring.

JessicaxLynn87

We just finished one week of work days and I am miserable. We had a staff retreat this past Tuesday, and because I wanted to be a team player, I participated in all of the outdoor activities. Some were quite intense, and by the end of the day I wanted to collapse. We had Open House on Thursday, so I spent 12 hours working at the school. My feet and ankles have become so swollen that the only shoes that even fit are my pink slippers. I wore them all week. I do not know what I will do come Monday when I have to dress professionally. My classroom is at the tail end of the building, so all of this walking has taken its toll on me! Baby has definitely dropped too. I have two days of lessons planned, and need to summon the energy to plan the other three days for this week. Unfortunately, I just want to sleep today. I know it will get done, but I am definitely stressing. I have prepared nothing for a substitute either. Sigh ...

Hang in there fellow teachers! We will find a way to get through this next month. 

katiebug58

I have been back since Aug 2nd (we had a week of planning and 2 days of Professional Develolpment) and just finished week 2 with the kids.  It was really hard the first week but I think I am getting used to being up and going all day.  I did cry one morning last week while eating breakfast when thinking that I had almost a month to go.  My feet started swelling the very first day I was back and I had to buy new shoes to get me through the next 3 weeks.  Dress code is very strict at my school.  I have had meetings or appointments almost every day after school and all I want to do is go home and sleep! 

Take it easy and good luck the next 3 weeks!