January Week 2: Friday

Leah pushed open the door to her classroom, the familiar scent of musty school room welcoming her like an old friend. She clutched her cup of hot coffee with both hands, grateful for its warmth. The week had seemed long and but finally, it was Friday morning, the end of a marathon that she was relieved to see pass. She knew she had so many more weeks to go. She sank into her desk chair, savoring the last few few minutes before the Friday classes began. She just needed to make it through today and then it would be the weekend.

The morning went pretty easily and Leah was able to sit at her desk as the students worked on a quiz in the period leading up to her planning. She glanced over some grades on her google classroom and then she checked her email and saw…