As at the end of today I have now been able to set up my classroom's physical layout (after long delays with the cleaners) and have had my first syndicate planning meeting. These two things have assisted greatly in reducing my anxiety. Particularly the planning meeting because now, as a newbie, I am clearer about what planning will be done as a team, and what by me. Basically comes down to a clearer indication that both term overview & long-term unit plans will be mostly sorted for/alongside me, which leaves me to implement that into my daily plan. Kind of normal really, but for a while there I was feeling like I'd have to prepare a lot more of my own complete unit plans.
A teacher-only day tomorrow with some professional development around reading programmes. Then on Friday it'll be back to checking/altering my list of priorities and making sure I have a specific and clear plan for the first couple of days and all resources ready - then we'll move forward from there.
I think the excitement is coming back!
