My year... getting a peak inside...

So... I'm supposed to tell you a little about myself.  I'm a 5th grade teacher, teaching in a K-6 building, except, we really have a program called "Bright Beginnings for Babies" which teaches kids as young as 2 years old (with hearing disabilities) life skills... so, we're really a 2 years-12 years building, I guess.  This is my 3rd year teaching at this school (after 3 years in another state, same grade) and I genuinely love it.  The peole are great, the school is great, and there's not much to complain about.

This year, we're all on a new evaluation cycle.  It's a little stressful, but it's not just me - it's EVERYONE, and I can't even imagine what it's doing to admin.  This year, we have a new principal, with Assistant Principals, who both started last year as new APs.  I really like them all a lot, but I bet they're all pretty stressed with this whole eval system too.  With the new eval system, my class has really kept me on my toes this year.  The kids are incredibly bright, which is wonderful, but sometimes it makes me worry that I'm not meeting their needs accurately enough and they are going to get themselves into a little mischief.  To say it in t he "PC" way... I'm exhausted at the end of the day.  Luckily, it's still rewarding.  Even though it's 5th grade... I still get hugs, I still get compliments and high fives, I still get the kids conspiring [which will start to concern me...] and then I'll ruin the surprise when I can't bear it anymore and learn they were going to take up a collection to replace the electric pencil sharpener they broke.

This year is my 6th year teaching 5th grade.  Going into the year, I imagined that it might hopefully be my last as a classroom teacher and that I might become a technology teacher for the following year.  As the year has progressed and as I've struggled... I know that I still have that goal, amongst others.  My husband and I still have our plan (start grad school [x] get married [x], find/buy a house [x], graduate [SOON], new position [?], start a family...dog first [ ]), but I think I'm becoming stronger in my weak moments.  If I can stay at my school and be part of the community that I really enjoy, I think I'd rather stay a classroom teacher than leave, unless it's the "perfect" job offer." 

I wonder how I'll feel in a couple months...?