Herding Chickens: Pre-K, Day 1

I had my first day with my chickens.  I'm exhausted and am very tired of hearing my own voice, but I survived and am still smiling.  Like some of the kids today I was nervous, but excited and we all got through the day with our mixed emotions.  I'm assuming it was a day similar to all first days of Pre-K where there are tears, hugs, blank stares, smiles, playing, and lots and lots and LOTS of directions (repeated 50 times over).  Between working on the routines of lining up, bathroom, and sign-in, there wasn't much time left over.  However, there was still enough time to make panicked hurdles toward kids standing on tables and sprint after kids bolting for the door.  I really do feel like I spent the day herding chickens but if by the end of the year I feel like I am herding more intelligent livestock, then part of my job has been fulfilled. 

With new days come mistakes and I did miss putting a child on the bus and sent home the wrong start time to parents.  But, notes and phone calls fixed both these things.  :) 

Day 1:  Just FYI, this picture was taken by Will who was laying in bed.  My husband is an early riser but I got to school with the breakfast cooks today.  Go me for showing some dedication...and a really long "To Do" list that I kept adding to at 4 am.

 This is a great visual of how the day went.  The morning went smoothly and fairly "as planned."  The afternoon was a little bit of a mess.