Yoda has Left the Building

I'm back at school, sort of unofficially. I started Monday by welcoming new teachers and attending SLC meetings (I'm an SLC leader this year). Afterwards, I went to my classroom to check on the damage.

Since they cleaned my room this summer, all of my furniture was near the door. Luckily I lift weights and am pretty strong, because I had to move all of it, by myself, to their proper locations. The full file cabinet was a struggle. I then did a quick inventory. The following did not make it back to my room (despite labels): two trashcans, my emergency bucket, and my desk chair. Yesterday I got my trashcans back, I took another teacher's desk chair (she was leaving the building and said I could have it... and it's more comfortable than my other one), and I'll probably get another emergency bucket next week.

But here's the startling thing: my Yoda poster is gone! It's one of the library posters; Yoda is holding a book and the caption reads, "Read and the force will be with you." I'm a total Star Wars nerd and that poster has been on my wall since my first day teaching. And now it's gone. Other teachers complained about their walls being stripped this summer because the building people wanted to paint (but ended up not painting). Whereas their posters were placed on their desks, Yoda faced no similar destiny. I'm guessing he was torn, and then the person who was removing him just threw him away. I need a new one now. Which means I may not have it on the first day.

:(

But on the flip side, my new LSU Championship flag looks great in my room!

Now it's Thursday - I've been in my room Monday, yesterday and today. Half of the time was spent socializing and arranging social activities with teachers, and the other half was actual working (we don't go back until next week, so it's not like I'm going to get in trouble for not working). But my room is all set up, I've written lessons for the first month in both of my sections, created my class overviews/syllabi and even made copies for the first week of class. I might go in tomorrow to make more copies for the rest of the first month. It's quite nice to go in early and just be done with things!

More good news: the theatre department chair was uber supportive of me starting a Shakespeare acting troupe! Woo-hoo! Good news, and on the day that the group photo made it to my mailbox. Now I'm off to search for a picture frame...

Cheers!