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Topic: RE: Where are all the teachers PERIOD.
Same here guys!
I just found this site today.
Guess we are all just super busy during the school year...don't have time to explore!
I will be checking this site more often!!
Jeannie
Topic: RE: Do you tell your kids?
Hi Jenny,
My surgery was in May...about two weeks before school was out. I only told a few people. Very few. Then when I went back to school...I told the teachers, and then a few of the students that really insisted on asking what type of surgery I had.
Not too much was said from the student's. By the time school started...they sortof forgot about it. But, they sure noticed the weight loss and change in attitude!!
Jeannie
Topic: RE: Just got Approval... what about letting work know???
I wasn't going to tell my principal until after I had a date. I am trying to schedule it for summer, but I haven't even been approved yet. We had a faculty meeting to discuss the sub situation in the county. After that, I cornered him and told him. He was very understanding and told me I would have to take a medical leave and to let him know when I had a date. He seemed impressed I was trying to not interfere with SOL's (Virginia) and that I had the days.
Topic: Do you tell your kids?
That is one of my biggest concerns. Right now, I am relaly really hoping to have my surgery scheduled for summer break. Ok, wishful thinking, but I am hoping. How did you tell your kids? Did you?
Topic: RE: Where are all the teachers PERIOD.
Hye! I just found this part of the web site! How cool to be able to talk to other teachers about weight AND teaching!
Topic: RE: handling teaching and post-op
Amen on breaking up fights! I know we have been told that if we tell them to stop, and protect the other kids, we are legally cleared. I won't break up fights anyway, espexially girls! YIKES Guys will listen becuase they really don't want to beat the crap out of each other, girls don't care. When I first read that I thought, "Oh my God, what if they accidently puched her in the stomach?"
Topic: RE: Recovering from plastic surgery
I'm doing well but tire easily. I go back to work tomorrow. But, I start back with early and late bus duty
So, I'll have to be at school by 7:00AM. I guess I will go to 
early tonight. I have been going to bed late for the past 3 weeks. I had to stop by school Friday to pick up some work. My students all had to give me a hug. Thay made my day.
So, I'll have to be at school by 7:00AM. I guess I will go to early tonight. I have been going to bed late for the past 3 weeks. I had to stop by school Friday to pick up some work. My students all had to give me a hug. Thay made my day. 
Topic: RE: Recovering from plastic surgery
Hey Diane,
Are you going back to school tomorrow? How are you feeling now? I hope you've been able to have your drain removed and feeling better.
Christie
Topic: RE: handling teaching and post-op
Ellen, I know how you feel I teach first grade now but did teach middle school for 15 years. Sometimes, I have found if you just talk frankly with the kids and tell them how you are feeling and what you need from them they will respond well to your needs.
I found when I first went back to school after my surgery, if I nibbled on cheese and Kraft has a great craker cut vaiety that is just the right size for people begging the journey, also peanut butter works well. My team teachers had to get used to eating 2T of peanut butter with a baby spoon for a while. DO NOT BREAK UP FIGTHS!!!! Send a child for help or call the office. You could injure yourself and cause be time problems with your surgery. If you are not aVEA member I suggest you join. You will find that m y advice about not stepping in and breaking up a fight is legally correct. Make sure you tell the kids to stop. Have other kids move away for their protection and send for help. That will cover your libility. Check with your Unisev office to make sure but I think I'm right.
I go back to work Monday after having a revision of my tummy tuck. I go back to bus duty. I can hardly wait! 
Diane
I'll be praying for you.
Ellen, I know how you feel I teach first grade now but did teach middle school for 15 years. Sometimes, I have found if you just talk frankly with the kids and tell them how you are feeling and what you need from them they will respond well to your needs.
I found when I first went back to school after my surgery, if I nibbled on cheese and Kraft has a great craker cut vaiety that is just the right size for people begging the journey, also peanut butter works well. My team teachers had to get used to eating 2T of peanut butter with a baby spoon for a while. DO NOT BREAK UP FIGTHS!!!! Send a child for help or call the office. You could injure yourself and cause be time problems with your surgery. If you are not aVEA member I suggest you join. You will find that m y advice about not stepping in and breaking up a fight is legally correct. Make sure you tell the kids to stop. Have other kids move away for their protection and send for help. That will cover your libility. Check with your Unisev office to make sure but I think I'm right.
I go back to work Monday after having a revision of my tummy tuck. I go back to bus duty. I can hardly wait! Diane
I'll be praying for you. 
Topic: RE: handling teaching and post-op
I am SO sorry to hear about your rotten week back. I think the kids are always rowdier after a holiday, especially Christmas break. It's wonderful that you've lost so much, so quickly, but they do say that it takes a while to get everything in balance. I also teach high school kids, and went back after 2 weeks, and so far, so good. (Except for one day when I had such awful naseua (sp?) that I had to leave school! I've been ok since, now that I'm keeping up with my water better.) I don't know about the fights, but is there anything you can plan that will give you some 'down-time' during the class itself? I know that I've included a class project this week, that I normally would not have, just so I don't have to be 'on stage' all the time! That and having an honest talk with the classes, with lots of 'I-messages', asking for their support and help as you recover. Remind them that the alternative will be more subs and boring busywork, if they can't cut you some slack so you can teach!
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