First Day Back - A PRE-flection

It's 5:30 AM and I am sitting in my home office with a cup of coffee. I am still in my pajamas, but all that is about to change. Today is the first official day back at school after we went into quarantine in March. Last night I meal prepped, packed my backpack (yes, as a teacher, you still need a good backpack/bag), and spent extra time snuggling all my fur babies. So, how am I feeling? What is in my plans today? Am I scared? Am I prepared?

We'll see how today goes, but here is what I'm hoping I have answers to by the end of the day/this week.

How I've prepped

1. I have about 10 reusable masks, all from small businesses (or my mom). They are fun, decorative, and protective. 
2. I have stocked my classroom with sanitising spray, reusable clothes, wipes, etc. 
3. I have a chair by my door that has single use masks and hand sanitiser. Please do not enter my room without taking these precautions. 
4. I have made the area behind my desk pretty to look at (see my instagram @mmonstroroum). I want my kids to see happiness and calm. 
5. I have made sensory and calming precautions for me and my anxiety including a sensory bottle, a tea station, and using calm strips. (and this will be its own post... COVID and anxiety).

What I still wonder

• How many of my colleagues will be wearing masks? 
• What extra precautions will I personally have to take to protect myself as someone with asthma?
• What requirements will there be for digital learning (AKA how creative am I going to be able to be)?
• How much preplanning time will be in digital learning meetings and how much time will I have to prepare for my students?
• How much preplanning time will be in digital learning meetings and how much time will I have to ensure that my disabled students have what they need to be successful?
  
• When will the physical signs of anxiety go away? I always get them on the first day (itchy palms, tingling, nausea, sweating)... but are they first day jitters, or COVID related?