Chaos resumes!

     The excitement in the air was contagious today! The only way I can properly describe it is with the word CHAOTIC. A good chaos, though. So many stories to be told and listened to as my seventh graders returned to school from their week-long spring break. My students even wanted to hear about my break! Normally, I would have them settle down and use homeroom time to get focused for their day, but they were so enthused to see one another that I knew that would be too much to ask. Ultimately causing me to be the only one frustrated. So we talked, all at one time, but of course that's how seventh graders communicate, so they didn't mind. I could barely keep my head on straight attempting to attentively listen to everyone's adventures or lack thereof, so I smiled, nodded, and replied, "That's awesome!" I knew I would have the opportunity to enjoy each student's stories throughout the week. We decided to share our spring break adventures through writing; a poem, a story, a skit, one student wanted to create a powerpoint presentation because he had all of his pictures from his spring break with him.
     Last night, I was dreading the high-pitched alarm clock waking me to face the dark morning light and having to drag myself to work while keeping my cool through traffic. Little did I know that as soon as I arrived on campus and saw a few of my students, my attitude went from pessimistic to optimistic! I was ecstatic to be back. A week without my students can be lonely. I miss their smiles, their struggles, and the amazingly silly things they say. It's good to be back. I'm a sucker for chaos.