Amy’s list:
- Concert planning. I adore planning for the upcoming concerts with listening and playing through some wonderful songs.
- Singing. My Prek through grade three students sing in a variety of ways on the first few days of school. Some belt out tunes with no inhibitions. Some are extremely shy. In my classroom, I welcome all kinds of singers. I adore working with the very confident singer and bringing out the musician in the shy singer.
- Performing on instruments. It amazes me every year to how much my students have grown with performing and accompanying themselves on Orff instruments.
- Clean slate. No matter what happened last year (though, for me it was a great year with the addition of my second daughter), I learn from it all and begin the year with a new perspective on teaching.
- Electricity. Hurricane Irene hit this area hard and many colleagues had no power for days. Our school ran on generators for our meetings. We all have a new appreciation for electricity, running water, flushing toilets, refrigerators, and more.
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