Optimistic October 2025 W.I.S.H. Thread

[Summer2018]

This morning, I got a student from a coworker’s class. I was warned that the child is violent like my other student and she is unable to behave herself. That teacher couldn’t manage her so she was transferred to my class for me to handle her. Getting a new student isn’t easy to begin with, but getting another violent one really angered me. It just wasn’t fair. This is the second “problem” student transferred to my room from that class.

WOO HOO!!!
She had a great day!!! She followed directions and behaved all day. She was cooperative and did everything very well. At the end of the day, she made a heart shape with her hands and said, “You get double hearts!”

 

[PollyannaMom]

WOO HOO!!!
She had a great day!!! She followed directions and behaved all day. She was cooperative and did everything very well. At the end of the day, she made a heart shape with her hands and said, “You get double hearts!”

Excellent!!
I used to have "problem" kids subbing, but I always pretended I didn't know anything about them. A few still had issues, but many had great days because they just needed someone who they weren't starting "already behind" with.

 

[PollyannaMom]

We went specifically to go to Bronner's (the Christmas store) to buy ornaments for family members for Christmas.

I just my catalog from them in the mail yesterday! I love their ornaments

 

[PollyannaMom]

It's Thankful Thursday!
What are you appreciating today?

 

[PollyannaMom]

I am trying to be thankful for small things lately, and this morning is was a fun surprise when I went to look something up on the computer - the Google Doodle today is an old-school Pac Man game (but Halloween themed) that you can actually play with the arrow keys! Brought me right back to my childhood

 

[Oneanne]

Today I am thankful that I don't have to do a work trip (it has been on, off, on-again and now off... phew!) next weekend and I can take a couple days off attached to Veteran's Day, so in total it'll come to 5 days. Hallelujah. Mostly it'll be re-setting the house and cleaning everything so I can hire a cleaners to start coming in and getting ready for the holidays. But I do need to tuck a few just-for-fun things in there.