08.26.06

Summer is almost over…

Posted at 7:46 am by Becky

…so I have been getting ready for school! On Monday and Tuesday I had workshops for one of the grants I got last year. I’m such a nerd. I get so excited about new teaching ideas (even if it’s as simple as “keep the kids’ reading journals in magazine boxes labelled for each day”), so I’ve actually been excited to set up my classroom.

I was at school on Wednesday and Friday, getting ready. It feels good to have my room way more organized than it ever was last year (seriously, I didn’t ever organize my desk drawer last year. I was never sure what would pop out at my when I opened it). My books are in labelled bins, my files are organized into one cabinet, games and calculators are in labelled plastic crates… it’s a joy to my type-A self! (Man, imagine what I could do if I had a label maker!) Now, I just have to finish putting up posters, arrange the desks, and OH YEAH, decide what we’re doing for the first few days, reorganize my math and reading programs, and make copies of all the beginning of the year stuff (after re-writing it of course). I was thinking that having a year under my belt was a good thing, but now it seems a lot like it just shows me all the things I need to do better. Eh, that’s what I get for being, well, me.

In other news, I have rediscovered the joy of the library! I’ve gone twice since getting my library card about two weeks ago, and given myself permission to read “brain candy” books. So delightful! I’m currently reading Can you Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella… very Bridget Jones-esque. Fun.

On to today’s to-do list:

• Make permanent tags for the library baskets
• make stickers to put on books to show where they belong
• Order two more posters for the classroom
• Find the brain book I use for the first few days
• Perhaps re-write my “Sixth Grade Success Guide”
• Make labels for the kids’ coat hooks

Here I go!

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