The Life I Lead

Now that my first week is wrapping up, my schedule is starting to take shape... and I am very busy.

But it's a good busy. I feel very content. I teach at 7 schools and I go to every school once each week. Here is my weekly schedule:

Monday: All day at my biggest elementary which has 223 students. I teach 5 classes here every Monday. I always teach the 5th grade class and the two 6th grade classes. The last two classes rotate the 1-4 graders to once a month. (8am-5pm)

Tuesday: In the morning I go to an Elementary school with about 60 students. I only teach the 5th and 6th graders here. After eating lunch, I hop on a bus and head to another Elementary school. This school is my favorite and I only teach 5th and 6th grade. Both classes only have 11 students. (9am-4:30pm)

Wednesday: I go to my small Junior High school which has 67 students. I teach 7-9 graders. The English teacher at this school is a really fun guy and his English is excellent. (8am-4pm) After school I hang out and play with the Soft Tennis club from 4-6ish.

Thursday: I go to my main Junior High school which has about 200 students. I teach with a bunch of different English teachers at this school, but the main one is very nice and her English is also excellent. She is also a very interesting person. (8am-4:30pm) After school on Thursdays, I practice Taiko with some of my students (who either come from my main elementary or main junior high) from 5:30-7; then every other week I teach a community/adult English class from 7:30-9.

Friday: In the morning I go to a small Elementary with 44 students. I teach only one class here (the combined 5th/6th grade class which has nine 5th graders and four 6th graders). After lunch I hop on a bus and head to my smallest Elementary with only 39 kids. I teach 2 classes here: 5th grade (which only has 2 students) and 6th grade (which has 10 students).

Saturday: Taiko practice with the kids from 6pm-9pm
Sunday: Taiko practice with the kids from 6pm-9pm

As much as I am enjoying teaching so far, I also really enjoy the out of class time with the kids. Taiko is something I especially look forward to. I also really enjoy some of the smaller classes I have as it allows me to get to know the students much better.

Finally, I'm really thankful that I didn't get put in a high school. I was really unhappy at first about being placed in Elementary schools, but they have turned out to be what I look forward to the most. The kids are so cute and fun that it almost makes me sick haha.

okay, gotta run!

see you! bye bye! (the typical closing of a class at elementary school)