A Day in My Shoes



I love a new pair of shoes, or two, or three...  That is why I am linking up with Ruby Red Slippers on International Blog Hopping Day!

A typical school day:

5:25  Alarm goes off - hit snooze
5:35  Alarm goes off again - want to hit snooze, but I drag myself out of bed
5:35 - 6:40  Shower, get dressed, do hair & makeup
6:40  Eat breakfast  (I keep it simple: OJ, coffee & Cinnamon Toast Crunch w/o milk)
7:10  Wonder where the time went & leave for school
7:14  Arrive at school (I live really close!)
7:14 - 7:35 Get things ready for the day:  Turn on lamps, computer, put out morning papers, etc.
7:35  Greet students in hallway
7:35 - 7:50  Once everyone is in the classroom we do some sort of morning work, take attendance, lunch count and wait for morning announcements
750 - 7:55       Announcements
7:55 - 8:10      Opening story - I begin the day by reading a picture book
8:10 - 8:30      Morning Meeting:  Calendar Math and Morning Message (We do some stretches and sing a song or two)
8:30 - 9:00      Special (Computer Lab, PE, Music, Library, or Art)
9:00 - 9:10      Misc. activities
9:10 - 9:35      Recess (Just Kindergarten in AM!)
9:35 - 9:45      Break (Restroom & snack)
9:45 - 11:15    Literacy Block
11:15 - 11:45  Lunch
11:45 - 11:55  Quiet Time (this past year's kinders loved to color and read books!)
11:55 - 12:20  Writing
12:20 - 12:50  Special (Computer Lab, PE, Music, Library, or Art)
12:50 - 1:30    Math
1:30 - 1:55      Recess (with first grade)
1:55 - 2:20      Developmental Centers
2:20 - 2:30      Story
2:30 - 2:40      Quick review of letters, sight words, numbers, and then get ready to go home
2:40                 Dismissal
2:40 - 3:10      Talk with my teacher friends, grade level meeting, etc.
4:00 - 4:30      Finally leave school! 
4:30  If I go straight home (instead of visiting my mom, babysitting my granddaughter, going to the store, etc.) I put on something comfy  - quite often my pj's*!
4:30 - 10:00  The usual evening activities:  dinner, clean up, papers, reading, Pinterest, falling asleep on the couch in front of the TV with my little dog  *Thursday is date night with my husband - I don't put my pj's on at 4:30!