I spent the weekend mostly preparing my classroom and lesson planning, and I still don't feel ready. Nonetheless, tomorrow is the long-awaited first day of after school program (ASP). I've chosen a pirate theme for the 3rd and 4th grade classroom with the catchprase "Books Ahoy!" and a giant pirate ship and sea monster on the wall. Tomorrow should be a fairly laid-back day with an opening program, snack and homework time, and lots of free time. We won't start teaching classes until Wednesday. Our director has suggested we take to heart the old teacher's adage, not to "smile until after Thanksgiving". I'm not sure I can do that, but I do get her point.
After program I'm going to a church with Has, a talented streetleader, to help him perform a song he wrote before a men's group where Bruce Main, the president of UrbanPromise, is speaking.
After almost two weeks of training and prepping and sitting through policy seminars, we finally get to actually do program! Here's praying it goes well.
Thanks to all,
Matt
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