First day of school

Ahhh, the first day of school has come and gone at last. The smell of new crayons. The pitter patter of little feet in the hallways. The lunch hour that goes by oh, so fast. As one of my friends said today, "One down. One hundred seventy nine to go." Kinda takes the wind out of your sails when you put it that way.

The best part of the first day is seeing how much the kids have grown. For an elementary music teacher, the first day of school is also a day to check out each teacher's class and try to figure out how to separate all the students that need separating. If a kid is already naughty on the first day of school, you're probably in for a rough year with them. Best to prevent problems and put those in need of closer supervision (or quick intervention) in the front. With nearly 500 students to deal with, I dread the slow process of figuring out seating charts. Seating charts are essential to my learning so many names, so I guess I'd better get cracking on those!