I've just dragged myself home from another long day at school, staying late for tutoring means my day gets really tiring. And I feel like I've had a mini-migraine for 48 hours, although I've brought it upon myself by making a final exam writing assignment that involves in-class work. They've done better than I expected, although trying to get grade 6's to talk in groups quietly is kind of like trying to get toothpaste back in the tube.
But, something new today. My grade 6 class had a little 'incident.' They were working in their aforementioned groups, and I was working my way around helping each group, when I got to one group, there were two kids sitting on the same chair, and as I was asking one to move, suddenly, he swung his rather large pencil case at full force towards the head of the boy sitting beside him. I mean, he whammed it! I was shocked, and then noticed that both boys were crying now, and obviously something had happened, so I took both their arms and lead them outside to stand, a safe distance from each other. They both looked so miserably sad and they seemed too upset to communicate to me in English what had happened. As I was pondering what to do, one of the Grade 6 homeroom teachers walked by, and was as concerned as I was. She offered to help, so I left them in her hands. The kids inside said it all was just over one kid grabbing the other kids book. Oh well, it all turned out fine. They came back inside, and a few sniffles later they were working with their groups.
The whole event just made me more tired. It's amazing to me the direct correlation between the amount of sleep I get and my mood. When I start spending too long at school, and not getting enough rest, I start feeling exhausted and meaningless. I realize I really need a vacation - I've been used to having Christmas vacation since Kindergarten, and this whole, "work through Christmas, you get a week of in February thing" is just too long of a semester. I'll make it though, the end is in sight.
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