News and heat

Today it reached a record 97 degrees in Syracuse. This is just crazy for us. We usually get a few days a year in the 90s but 97 is hot especially because our schools are not air conditioned. My classroom was an oven today. Luckily, it was a half day for the kids so by the time it got really hot they were gone and we had a meeting in the cafeteria which, thankfully, IS air conditioned. I don't like heat like this at all. I just melt in it. I'm pretty exhausted now from it and am planning to go to bed as soon as I'm done with this post.

So on to the news portion of this post. I found out today that I will be looping to second grade with my class next year! I love my class this year, challenges and all. I'd really like to keep working with them next year, they have come so far and I'd love to keep going with them. It also works out really well for coming back from maternity leave. I'll have to miss the first month or two of school next year which is a very crucial time for working with a new class. It will still be an adjustment for me and them when I do come back but if I already know the kids and they know me, the transition will be much smoother. I'm so excited!