Saturday, August 15, 2009

First day of school is one week away

I can't believe that the summer has passed by so quickly. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was saying good-bye to my students and packing the room up.

We are waiting for permission to step inside our newly remodeled school and put my library back in order. It hit me a couple of weeks ago that yes, my library would be in boxes too! It hadn't crossed my mind that I would be affected in the renovations. I will be spending the four days before school starts getting shelves in the right spots/right distance apart, and then getting the books in the correct order. I will also have to make sure that my computers are working and all of the latest updates have been installed.

I have met several members of the school staff including my teaching team, and I think that we are going to have an outstanding year. I have continually heard that the students are wonderful and have a thirst for learning. My goal is to help them become enthusiastic about learning new things and give them the tools to enhance that enthusiasm.