pre- and post-big day worries

Tomorrow is it. The beginning of the end of the ELA. I don’t know if, even as a new teacher, I have done all I could for them. I am sure I could have done better – all the “shoulda” and “if only” phrases run around now in my pre-test brain. I think I am more nervous about it than they are, which I am kind of glad about. No need for them to feel anxiety over this.

Once this is over, we are on to book clubs in Readers with different genres. I am a bit nervous about this because I have one student who is a level C and my other lowest readers are level G. How are they supposed to read and discuss the same book?

Ugh. And to top it off, I just learned one of my favorite, inspiring students may be moving to the Bronx and transferring to a new school. These kids get bounced around so much. I feel so bad for them.