At the very end of the school year, as I came thru the doors at 7:30, coffee in hand....BUT NOT CONSUMED YET...(that is the key part), I was asked if I would teach summer school. In my sleepy stooper, I agree. Although some days I am like a zombie walking, today is the last day, and I have to say, it flew by.
The last three weeks have been jammed packed with small group instruction, skill specific instruction, and guided reading groups. Summer school sure is quite a bit different than the regular school year....10 kids... AWESOME! :) Although at 6 a.m. the last 3 weeks I have been mentally quizzing myself on WHY I agreed to do this, eventually throughout the day....the small class size, the four days a week, the getting out of school at noon thing, my attitude perks up and I realize that it is actually pretty awesome and very beneficial to the kids! It's been quite nice....and maybe when I get that extra check I can buy those Chevron Curtains that I've been eyeing for months and really get started buying materials and supplies for the school year and all of my DIY projects that I have in mind. I have found quite a few wonderful resources this summer though as far as materials that I plan to use for next year. One thing that I REALLY liked is the listening center. I tried it a bit last year, but I never could get it right....I think I have it figured out now. So hopefully that is something that I will be incorporating into my classroom next year.
On a side note....I am SO ready to get started putting together my teacher binder for the 2013-2014 school year.... I found the perfect one for my OCD needs on TpT and the organizer in me is chomping at the bit to get started. Last year being my first year, I felt like I did a LOT of surviving, making it through, not sinking....but not exactly SUCCEEDING. So that is my top priority this year...to be extremely organized so that my students and I can succeed. Most of my co-teachers would say that I am over the top organized, because I do not like clutter, but if they really knew that last year was really a disaster in the grand scheme of my real OCD-ness, they would know that I was a hot mess!! ;)
We are having game day and making homemade ice cream in a baggie today then we're outta here....HELLO SUMMER! Have a great weekend, ya'll! :)
xo-C
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