December already??

Time is just a'flyin'! I cannot believe it's almost winter break. Where has the time gone? Oh yeah, teaching three classes, two special reading classes, planning, performance practice, etc. etc.etc. lol I knew that this wouldn't be a cakewalk, but wow! Constantly doing things, never a dull moment.

The kids did awesome at their performance, even though the sound guy completely dropped the ball. Boo at him. :( At least the parents were pleased, and since my ability as a teacher is judged almost solely on how the kids performed...I'm super proud of them though. One of the songs was prematurely cut off and they kept going. I even got "thank you" flowers from the parents. :D

Last week a ton of things were due all on the same day; report cards (for all classes), class summaries, and open class lesson plans. Doesn't sound like much, which it really wasn't but very time consuming. Some stress and frustration resulted from that, some complaining/negativity from other teachers, and not a lot of sleep. It made it a not fun week, but I came to the conclusion I need to walk away from the negativity. I cannot let other people's inability to put their big girl panties on and deal with their problems get to me. I did talk to my VP and supervisor and it definitely cleared up a ton of confusion. My frustration/stress level went done incredibly.

This week is parent-teacher conferences. I had my first one this evening and it went fairly well. My afternoon supervisor interpreted for me, so I basically sat and smiled and nodded. lol It was a bit amusing to me, but I hope that the parents got what I was trying to convey. Not sure how much was lost in translation. Then it was one-on-one with the parents that actually showed up, only parents for 2 kids. I wish more had come, but for time's sake I'm glad they didn't. I think the meetings went well, one parent was even pleased saying this was the best report card her son has received. I do love my BC boys, they are awesome.

Tomorrow is a meeting with only one of my BC girl's parents. Again, I wish the other parents would come just so I can meet them. I understand though why most aren't coming. Apparently the owner of the school repeats the same thing and most parents want to avoid hearing it...again. lol Plus I figure if there was an issue I'd hear about it. Most of these parents aren't shy about complaining to the Korean teachers. lol

Super, super excited about Friday. Not only is it the Christmas party for the whole school, but my honey is coming!!! I get to take a long trip (about 1 1/2 hours) by subway and train to pick him up. Crossing my fingers that I don't get lost and we find each other quickly at the airport. :)

So much to do before Friday! Still need to Christmas shop and then mail it all. I know it won't get to my family by Christmas...sorry!! Just been so busy, again where has the time gone?? Early day tomorrow so early to bed for me. Which means about midnight. lol