This week
@GardenGerty (157551)
United States
March 7, 2023 6:36am CST
We are starting a new student in our specialized classroom. She is coming from a different town and is in Foster Care.
In addition we may be adding a new paraprofessional to deal with the heavier case load.
All of this with four days until Spring Break.
I had a hard time going to sleep last night. Maybe I am excited.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Yes you probably are Heather..that is a lot going on.
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Rest now
@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
8 Mar 23
Spring break already? Good luck with the new student and paraprofessional.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Our school year ends before Memorial Day, so it is time for a break. We also will have a couple of extra days off at Easter. It is ironic though. Our break will actually be over before Spring is officially here.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Easter is early in April, I believe.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@GardenGerty yep I looked it up and Easter is April 9. The kids have a half day the 6th for parent teacher conferences then have the 7th-10th off for Easter.
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@celticeagle (159028)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Mar 23
Maybe a little of both excitement and apprehension.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
You said it! The student started yesterday. The teacher interviewed the para candidate after school today.
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@celticeagle (159028)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar 23
@GardenGerty ..........Interesting. Did she get the job?
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
It is. We love being able to help families.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Actually new children are like little mystery puzzles that we get to work on solving.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 23
@GardenGerty That sounds a very apt description. lol
@popciclecold (35103)
• United States
7 Mar 23
Hope it all works out. Take care.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Work is the key word here. I am working extra hours as we look for more employees, plus one of our regulars is out for gall bladder surgery.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
9 Mar 23
@GardenGerty - There are a few lucky kids who are treated well by foster families, but so many unlucky who are treated like servers.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Nothing ever really goes smoothly but we are never bored.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Mar 23
Best of luck to you with all the changes, Nice for you to have the Spring Break to look forward to,
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
Yes, maybe I can catch up on a few things.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
She's a cutie and seems to adapt well. She really needs the expertise of the teacher in our specialized program. And some stability.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
9 Mar 23
She seems to enjoy being here. Has had a rough year and is in foster care. She is becoming a good playmate for another of our children. A large focus of our classroom is students with more severe autism.
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