Week in Review

As I say goodbye to students on the bus sidewalk, confirm that “yes, I will meet with you Monday regarding E’s behavior plan,” wave adieu to little hands peeping though bus windows, and jokingly mumble under my breath about having a glass of wine when I get home to tired coworkers as we walk to our cars, I look back on the past five days. I really dug my heels into the job this week. I started up some (so far) successful behavior modification plans, gave IQ tests, consulted with teachers regarding students, observed students in their classes, and as always, typed reports. I love lists and other organizational goodies (see: dork), so here’s a recap of some of this week’s highs (I could write about the lows, but c’mon, I’m ever the optimist):

• For the first time, I signed my name as “Certified School Psychologist.”
• I wore my purple pumps from Nine West and felt like a power house walking down the hall.
• My PM duty was changed from the gym to standing on the sidewalk supervising lines of students as they head to their busses (hooray!).
• I’ve had awesome homegrown apples for lunch all week that Boyfriend and I picked when we went apple-picking last weekend (I love falls in NY!)
• I got to play Uno with two 5^th graders as reward/reinforcements for having a great week on their behavior modification plans.
• I got my business cards (with the incorrect email address… boo).
• I have keys to my office, a swipe ID card to get into my building, and my email system is finally set up.
• I got oodles of hugs from both strange and familiar kids at dismissal
• I had my first psychologist department meeting. It was great to connect with fellow professionals, especially those psychologists I’ve spoken to since starting, but haven’t met face-to-face with yet.

Now, it’s time to make dinner (teriyaki turkey tenderloin, roasted potatoes, corn on the cob, and broccoli)!

TGIF!