My Thanksgiving Break is Coming to an End!

WOW!

I really wasn't expecting this week to go by so fast. School starts bright and early on Monday morning. I have a lot to look forward to in the coming 3 weeks. My team has decided to switch students around within the classes of 6th and 7th grade. I don't know how this will turn out, but I'm hoping this move will benefit all of my students.

My team and I are experiencing behavior issues with a few of our students. We have been working nonstop to figure out a way to handle the behavior, because it's not happening in just one classroom. It's happening across the board with all of us. The strategies we have come up with have worked for a while and then we have a lot that haven't worked at all. I think the struggle for new teachers is trying to figure out a way to get through to students who are causing issues in the classroom.

Because I am so new to teaching I don't have a lot of tools in my tool belt to help me. Which is why I rely so much on my team and my team lead. Whatever they are doing in the classroom, and it's working, needs to be implemented in all of our classrooms.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to being back into the classroom and to see my students, but I know I'll be ready for Christmas break!