Link Up for a Day In My Shoes!

I had this post written and posted earlier, but for some reason it disappeared! Sometimes I love technology, but other times I really dislike it! Thanks so much to Kate for finding it in her reader and e-mailing it me! You are a lifesaver!!!

Thanks to sweet Betsy  for writing the code for my button and sending it to me! If you visit her blog, it is on her sidebar!

I am so excited to be hosting my first linky party and I cannot wait
to read about what a day is like in your classroom!

Here is how it works...
1. Right click and save the button above to put in your post. I
suggest also making the picture a link when you add it so others can
easily find the linky party. (I wish I knew how to write the HTML code
to make it a button)
2. Tell us about a typical day in your classroom. You can share as
little or as much as you would like.
3. Come back to my blog and link up.
4. Visit the other links to see what a day is like in their class!

I am sure many of you are wondering what a day in a 6th grade
classroom is like. It is crazy, but luckily I do not have to deal with
restroom accidents too often! :)

This is what my Thursday looked like yesterday.

6:15a.m.- My alarm went off, but I chose to stay in bed.

6:40a.m.- I finally made myself get out of bed and hop in the shower.

7:15a.m.- I took my bagel with Nutella and a Diet Coke in the car to
head to school.

7:50a.m.- My 1st period kiddos made their way to my classroom and got
started on their DLR warm-up that we do each day in their reading and
writing notebooks. They also picked up any papers on the long table
where their crates are.

8:00a.m.- We had our morning announcements and then I gave them a talk
about appropriate behavior for the assembly that we had. I was just
hoping and praying that they were actually listening to me because I
did not want one of them to get in trouble by the principal or AP at
the assembly. :)

8:00-8:45a.m.- We had our Fall Semester Awards Assembly in the
cafeteria and I am glad to report that my kiddos were so well behaved!

8:45a.m.- We came back to the classroom and checked our DLR. We had
about 25 minutes left in class, so we played some Language Arts games.
I knew that I was not going to have enough time to get the lesson in
that I had planned.

9:20a.m.- My 3rd and 4th period kiddos came to my class late from
Pre-Athletics. At least one of them is tardy every single day. This
group did their DLR and we checked it and then we played games too.

10:40a.m.- My 5th period class came to me. I normally have them after
lunch, but yesterday was an early release day because of the county
stock show. You've got to love living in a small town. :) This class
is small, only 15, but they are chatty. Today was no different. All
they wanted to do was complain about being hungry because we usually
eat lunch at 11a.m. on a regular day.

11:20a.m.- The lunch bell finally rang and this was also the beginning
of my nice and long lunch break that I had with one of the other ELA
teachers. Our conference happened to be connected to our lunch for a
change. We got to go eat out together which was nice.

12:50p.m.- My 5th period came back to me before we got out at 1:30p.m.
They were so over school for the day, so I turned on Shrek 2 for about
20 minutes after we had gone over our DLR. I also came back after
lunch to discover that 2 of my kids had already left to go and mess
with their animals for the show, and 1 was in ISS for something he did
during lunch. Only having 12 kids was quite nice! :)

1:30p.m.- School was over! I just love early release days!!!

2:15p.m.- I was crazy enough to sign up for my 4-8 Reading and
Language Arts TExES exam, so I had to head to San Antonio which is an
hour drive. I felt really good about the test and I would be very
shocked if I get my score back and I did not pass. I should know on
Tuesday at the latest what I made. After my test, I treated myself to
an iPad and some Chick-fil-a before heading back home.

What is a day like in your classroom/life?