Week 1. Done. I am so excited to have my very own parking spot! This was a hectic week and I loved every minute of it. It got off to a slow start. Monday and Tuesday were very quiet and calm. I did my breakfast duty in the morning, checked in on classrooms, went to my office, did my lunch duties, took my lunch break, went back to my office and called it a day. Wednesday through Friday we’re much busier. I met with students and set attendance goals. I was called to a classroom to help a student in distress and met with his dad after school. I discussed poor choices with another student multiple times. I made some phone calls and met with a family in need.
I went to a back to school training for all the counselors in my district on Thursday. I had been looking forward to this training since June. I get to the school and go to the theater and am told that something happened and the air conditioner and power were both out but the power company was working on it. The training began (thanks to back up generators) and about an hour later, the generators went out and the theater went pitch black. The training ended and the head of the counseling department said she would send the PowerPoint and rest of the presentation to everyone’s email. The school didn’t regain power and the students ended up being sent home as well. I was so desperate for this training that I was willing to sit in the dark during an extreme heat wave with no air conditioning just to hear something, anything about my new role! But, that wasn’t an option. Oh well, I have another training next week at a different place. This training will be for brand new counselors. I am looking forward to meeting other people in the same boat as me.
This first week was beyond different than what I am used to. I’m used to a classroom full of untrained kindergarteners and overbearing parents. I’m used to going over rules and procedures and repeating myself a million times. I’m used to being damn good at what I do. This week, I had to relearn how to use a walkie talkie lol! I’m looking forward to the next few months and learning everything I can 🙂 If you went back to school this past week, I’d love to hear about it!