Floyd County Schools teachers returned to school Thursday in the calm before the storm.
Many spent their first day back organizing lesson plans and adding final touches to classroom decorations.
Most teachers will be attending teacher meetings the first few days back. For this reason, many teachers have been preparing for school during the last couple weeks.
“This is actually my fourth week up here just trying to get things organized,” said Gretchen Brock, a new eighth-grade reading and writing teacher at Armuchee Middle School. “I am looking forward to the new students, curriculum and school.”
Rome teachers return to school Monday. Both Rome and Floyd County students go back to class Aug. 1.
Darlene Kay-Johnson, a third-grade art teacher at Midway Primary School, is also looking forward to the school year getting underway. Coordinating art projects all year long is part of her job, but she said “the fi
Midway Primary School teacher Darlene Kay-Johnson paints a cabinet Thursday during back-to-school preparations. (Ken Caruthers / Rome News-Tribune) |
rst day project is getting the students in the room, and in their seats.”
Johnson said she still has a lot to get done before Midway Primary’s open house Tuesday. Things to do include finalizing schedules, updating rosters and working on bulletin boards.
“I love the start of school because its so fun,” said Kim Donehoo, a family consumer science teacher at Pepperell High School. Donehoo has been teaching for 25 years, seven at Pepperell.
“With obesity being such a problem, it is important to plan a healthy meal, prepare foods in a healthy way and use substitutions like spices instead of fatty oils,” said Donehoo.
She said she is excited about her students learning more about nutrition and instilling confidence in their ability to make healthy choices.
