Stealing from a colleague..

In my profession, stealing is completely acceptable in terms of activities and lesson ideas and general know-how. Today I'm stealing an idea from colleague on the English hall and fellow writer over at Box of Chocolates (see the blogroll).

We are SO close to the end of the year, so I think in this post I'm going to do 5 stressors and 5 smileys about the end of the school year:

5 Stressors

• The seniors thought it was a good idea to paint the spirit rock like a KKK member.
• I'm out of copies on the printer/copier on my hall.
  
• NOW the kids care about their absences and tardies...where were they the rest of the semester when I hassled them about it?
• Three students had to go to the office first thing this morning because they won't stop throwing things in my classroom...they've been mistreating another teacher in the building for weeks and I am NOT her.
• I have to get grades finished, attendance reconciled, appeals filled out, sit on the attendance committee, AND finish my product of learning for grad school by June 3.

Whew, that felt good :)

5 Smileys :D

• I have managed to keep my room in some sort of order in the chaos that has been the transition into my new role as yearbook adviser.
• I feel that overall the school year has been a success.
• Senior awards day and Senior picnic = a fun Friday this week!
• 3 day weekend, thank you Memorial Day!
  
• The end is in sight!!

I'm feeling pretty good today, and the kids are tame aside from this morning's incident. Thank goodness for an AP who isn't afraid to dish out punishment!