1. Dora (the other ELL teacher at LHES) called me mija! She has been my mentor and I really appreciate her advice & guidance. I kind of feel like I'm her intern again. For those who don't know, "mija" is a contraction of "mi hija". Literally "my daughter", it's an affectionate term for a younger woman.
2. In my mailbox was a pack of note cards and a note on a post-it welcoming me to the school from a first grade teacher. He is very friendly and introduced himself to me earlier. It means so much to be welcomed since I feel like I'm such a nuisance- I don't know where anything is or how anything works. I need to remember in the future that little gestures make a BIG difference to a new teacher (or anyone for that matter!).
Things are going well on the school front. I have lots of ideas and am slowly putting them into practice.
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