What a great bunch of kids! We have started out great at Payson Seymour! It seems everyone has a positive attitude and teachers are really making an effort to make the new teachers feel welcome and old colleagues feel closer. The kids have been in a great mood, especially considering the 85-90 temperatures in the junior high rooms.
The seventh graders seem to be adapting well and the eighth graders seem to be getting back into the groove of things without a hitch. We have had a few locker and lock problems but nothing that we couldn't handle. I think we are all looking forward to a "normal" day to see where it takes us.
A lot of the things have stayed the same...picking on Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Linderer, and Mrs. Steffen, hearing Mr. Harbourn's wonderful laugh echo down the hall, seeing how all the kids have grown over the summer, seeing last year's eighth graders as lowly freshman, talking softball with Mr. Zanger, and, of course, myself being picked on for my organization. It is all part of why I love teaching. One thing I can feel that is different this year...the attitude. You can just feel the positiveness (is that a word?). What a great way to start out the year! Let's carry this on throughout the year and strive to continue it through the rest of our teaching careers and, as students, through the rest of our academic careers. Attitude is such an important thing!
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