CURRENTLY August

Can you believe it’s mid-August? What a great summer it has been so far. Here’s the last Currently before we head back to school:

Listening: It’s nice and quiet in the living room, and all I hear is my adorable little cat, Zelda, purring away as she’s snuggled up against my legs. She purrs non-stop. She just loves life.

Loving: I’m loving summer vacation. In my last post I [briefly?] told you about our trip out East. Since then we (and by “we” I mean Rob) have been building a stone patio in the backyard. We went to the fair with our friends, we’ve celebrated weddings, hung out with friends, and also had some much needed relaxing time at home.

Thinking: Like the majority of teachers, even though it’s summer break, I’ve had school on my mind. I decided that this is the year I would really implement Google Drive into my planning and teaching so I’ve been working on uploading my files for this school year onto that. Am I completely ready to give up my USB stick and join everyone else in the age of modern technology? No. I’ll still have a USB stick (because what if the Internet is down?!) as a back up.

Wanting: That book I ordered online finally arrived. I can’t wait to start reading and highlighting so I can determine how to use these ideas in my classroom this year. Finally, I can stop checking my mailbox on a daily bases. #nerd #keener

Needing: To top off a perfect summer, my family and I are going to the cottage. I haven’t been in 3 years because summers are always insanely busy, but no excuses this year! I’m looking forward to swimming, cliff jumping, kayaking with the dog, bon fires, and board games with the family.

Random Act of Kindness: I don’t think I’ve mentioned that I’m moving to a new school next year. After three years, I’m making a change and I’m becoming more comfortable with the idea as the school year gets closer. Change is good. I’ll still be teaching Grades 3 and 4 and this will allow me to try some lessons I did last year again without being repetitive to the class and I can try new things with a new crowd. And since I’ll be meeting a whole new staff, I think I’ll start the school year off by brining in some treats for the staffroom…because staffroom treats brighten up everyone’s day. Especially if there’s chocolate involved.

Well, according to my Countdown app, there are 21 days left until the beginning of the school year PA day. It’s going to fly by!