Journal 4

Yes! Finally, first week Cadet Teaching! I started on Wednesday. The Horizons schedule is all kinds of screwed up this year at the elementary. First grade has Horizons for block 4 in the afternoon on Monday and Tuesday, block 2 on Wednesday, block 1 on Thursday, and block 2 again on Friday. Second grade is block 2 on M-T, and block 3 on W-Th-F. Third grade has it worst. They actually start before anyone else does on M, block 1 on T-W, and block 3 Th, but no Horizons on Friday. Fourth grade has it block 3 on M-T, then block 4 on W-Th-F.

You probably didn't understand all that after only reading it once, so let it suffice to say that I will be dealing mostly with first grade on Mondays and Tuesdays, and mostly fourth grade from Wednesday to Friday. I will also have the very end of the 3rd block on all days, so that means more 4th grade and a little bit of 2nd grade.

Anyway, the kids are already warming up to me a lot, particularly the older ones. I still have to learn all their names, but I'll be working on that. My first day I didn't do much, but I've been integrated more since then. Thursday I played a brain game with them, and Friday I helped them with their new logic puzzles. My homework was to teach my little sister how to do the 2nd grade logic puzzle. She didn't quite understand it the first day. They're kinda hard for the really young ones.

All in all, it's looking like it will be a lot of fun! I look forward to next week!