August 16-17, the eve of, and the 1st day of school

I hate to group together these two days, but there were two problems (one my fault, the other beyond my control) that prevented me from writing on Sunday. The first matter, the matter that was within my control was organizing the classroom. Because of this Sunday was basically a blur. I came into the classroom at about 10:00am, worked until lunch, took a 30 minute break, came back, and then left for another 30 minutes around dinner time. Following dinner, I worked until about 9:30 pm, and had everything ready I needed to start school the next day.
The other thing keeping me from completing my blog was the fact that the internet in the school, or possibly the whole village crashed. After asking around, I found out that this is a common occurrence in the bush, so it is something that I will have to get used to.
Outside on Sunday, the village was like the calm before the storm.... It seemed that not a soul was out on the playground, and considerably less four wheelers were out roaming around the streets.
As for today, well as most first days, it was a blur. All I can remember is that the day started with me picking up my kids, and bringing them to my room. After letting them design their homework folders, it was time for the whole school assembly, where the new class (pre-K) and all teachers were introduced. Next, we came back to the room, and I went over rules and regulations, and set my standards. Then after lunch with the kids, we went over our goals for third grade. Following that, the day was pretty much easy, around the world math, and an indoor recess to close the day. On Mondays, the kids get out early, while teachers meet.
After the staff meeting, I had the first cross-country practice, and 50 kids grades 3-12 turned out, which made for a logistic mess....My solution, tomorrow, practice for elementary and high school will be separate! Now, it is time to plan for the next day, and rest up! School is officially upon us!