Currently August

I never actually get around to making these on the first of the month, do I? Oh well. I’m doing it now! Thanks to Oh Boy Fourth Grade for creating these fun little activities.

Listening: When I listen carefully, I hear absolutely nothing. It’s still so early that every other living soul in my house is asleep (in other words, boyfriend and pets). I’m enjoying the silence while it lasts! And because we now have central air, I can keep the sliding door closed, which means I don’t have to listen to the construction behind my house as they finish building a new school. Yes, I am loving the silence.

Loving: On Sunday, Rob and I finally finished painting the walls in our new house. Because of the open concept design, we painted the kitchen, living room, dining room, front hall, stairwell, and upstairs hall. Two coats. I was fired early on for doing a poor job and was stuck on the awful tape duty. I imagined us painting together, laughing and enjoying ourselves. Instead, we worked on different rooms and sometimes I would just leave and run errands while he painted. It’s not as glorious as I had dreamed, but the place looks great and I have a good man for doing the majority of the work (yeah, I’ll give credit when credit is due).

Thinking: My friend, Ashley got me into watching Suits.
It’s on Netflix + I’ve been on summer holidays = I’ve been binge watching. 
Move over, Ash. I’M marrying Harvey Specter!

Wanting: I’m onto Day 4 of setting up my new classroom. I moved down the hall and actually traded rooms with another teacher. It’s coming along nicely but I’d like to finish the physical set up today. Pictures to come in a few days!

Needing: Once my classroom is all set up I need to sit down with my grade partners and do some serious planning! We have a general idea where we want to start, but we need to type up formal unit plans and create lessons. Until that’s done, I will be a bit of a basket case.

1^st Day You and Kids: I decided to dedicate this week to setting up my room, so I came in on August 19^th to get started. That gives me two weeks until I get to see my class on September 2^nd! Can’t wait!