I'm exhausted, we are doing gradual entry for the three year old classes and that means the same 1 hour class times 4! There are twenty children in each class and so we split them in half and do 10 for the first hour and the other 10 for the second hour, we then get a hour break and do it again for the afternoon. This was the second day of our gradual entry, Thursday is the full 20 for 2 hours!!!! I'm sure I'm going to need a nice hot bubble bath Thursday night with a very easy dinner and an early bed time.
But quite honestly, I LOVE it! I do not feel like it's a job. I actually feel like I'm doing something that means something. Not just serving grease like I did at mcdonalds or putting up signs and counting tills like I did at IGA. I'm educating and investing in the lives of children. I get big hugs, and wipe away tears, hold the hands of little ones, play and sing songs. I get to smile all day, hear about some very interesting facts about transformers, Mario and the princesses. I get to do show and tell and gasp in excitement and amazement at every opportunity. I also have all the sudden memorized 80 names, and that's without the use of name tags!!!
I love what I do. I know I am where I am supposed to be and I am honored to get to spend my time with the children in my classes.
It's the four year olds again tomorrow and I wonder what will happen. I'll be sore, I'll be exhausted, I'll be happy to get my hugs, see the smiles and hear all about the many happenings in the world of the fours.
Maybe there won't be tears tomorrow, here's to hoping :)
N.
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