Today I’ve been at my school’s open house for the community, alumni, former and current staff, parents, and current students. There was a staff reception with snacks near the library and a ceremony in the gym at noon with an entertaining swing band. We just got a brand new building, and since my room has a good view, we had a chat room in my area for the classes of 85-89 this afternoon. I was hoping I could have some people sign up on my wish list for class materials which was to be our incentive for having our rooms open today, but no one actually did.

I was also hoping to get some work done in my classroom, but there was always a group or individuals coming through that had questions for me or that I needed to welcome, which is fine. I feel, though, that this afternoon I will be grading notebooks well into the night.