It Has Begun

It started yesterday and boy what a crazy day it was. Kids were coming in all morning. Teachers were looking for missing kids. Kids were not telling me their names. Teachers were dropping more kids off. But I had no tears, no wet pants, no running after parents, and no missing kids. So overall, I must say it was better than last year.
I was nervous the night before and all the way until the kids walked in the door. I could only prepare so much and then the rest was left up to what they brought me. What their parents had done to prepare them for my class. My nerves did go away, but not until the last parent left the room and I finally felt that my classroom was mine again and I was able to do as I wanted and didn't have to worry about messing up in front of anyone. The day passed in a flurry of action and at about 1, I thought I might die, knowing that the final bell didn't ring until 2:38, but then I remembered that they were leaving at 2 for specialist, I had built in another recess for my kids at 1:30, plus it was going to take them about 15 mins. to pack and stack. The end of the day was mine. On the walk down to their specialist, I finally let myself breathe and realized I was going to make it.
Today was a different story!
Not all bad...I had stuff for them to do, but not enough.
One student needed to have me on top of him all the time...I let up a bit and he was in trouble.
Staff stuff continued to worsen...but we talked to the big cheese and it is going to get handled.
Two students had tears and a couple teard up...because the work was "too hard" (they had to write their numbers to 100-just wait until I make them do it again tomorrow)
Two kids went to time out and two other ones needed to be talked to...but they came around in the end.
Many of my kids can read and they are already showing me behaviors, I wasn't seeing until Christmas with last years group, but this year I only have one extreme kid so far, not five like at the beginning of last year.
Only 178 days left.