January 16, 2008

Is the week over yet? I'm so tired right now I can't focus. It was a long day at work. Wednesdays I have two planning periods, but at least part of that time has to be spent in a grade level meeting. Today our meeting was about our DIBELs data from the benchmark assessments we gave last week. My class did the best in the whole school this time around. I was really pleasantly shocked. But, as far as I'm concerned, it's not good enough. My students really need to be beyond benchmark to make it through 2nd grade without struggling.

Then, after work I had a Career Ladder meeting at the District Office. This was the day that we were supposed to look over everyone's submitted plan from our building and either ok them or suggest changes. One of the third grade teachers submitted a plan with 8 responsibilities in it. She only needed 4. We could not ok ANY of the 8 she wrote. This is her third year doing Career Ladder, you'd think by now she'd know how to write a plan. But, the other rep from my building and I got a good laugh from it. I know that's mean, but I can't help it, it was funny. It's not going to be funny when she sees her plan and she is going to be so difficult to deal with for the next week or so, but c'mon this is a woman with a Masters Degree, she should be able to put together a few sentences that make sense.

Michaela had girl scouts tonight and since my meeting went until 5:00, I had about 10 minutes between getting home and having to take Michaela to her meeting. I forgot to take the check with me to pay for the sleep over at the museum, so I came home for a little while and then went back to get her.

For those keeping score, I've had to be somewhere every night this week. Sunday night was skating with girl scouts. Monday I had tutoring and then had to take Michaela to gymnastics. Yesterday I had a staff meeting and then we had to take Michaela to SOAR night. Tonight was my meeting and girl scout meeting. Tomorrow is a fundraiser for Michaela's school at Chuck E. Cheese. I don't know if we'll go to that. Michaela really wants to, but I'm just tired of having to run around constantly. We'll see.

I'm so tired tonight that I've already had my shower and am going to bed very soon. I wish I could keep my eyes open because there are some things I'd like to look at, but I just cannot.