This week the focus is on goals. I have several goals for the summer, both personal and professional. Here they are in no particular order:
1) Read Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Every summer I make a point of reading (or re-reading) a classic. I enjoy Hardy (especially Tess of the D'Ubervilles). With the movie based on the book out, I figured I should read this one over the summer.
2) Prepare myself for a move to preschool. Yes, you heard that correctly. I am moving schools and moving from a 1st and 2nd multi-grade classroom to teaching 3 and 4 year old preschool. Yes, I will still have 2 different grades, but not at the same time. I have taught Pre-K before, but not 3 year olds. It is going to be a big mental shift. Fortunately, I was able to find a whole year worth of lesson plans from the last time I taught Pre-K.
3) Get the house unpacked. I love my husband dearly, but the promises he made to get the house unpacked while we were living apart so I could finish my school year just didn't happen. I really dislike boxes.
4) Update my store on Teachers Pay Teachers. I have some new products I have been waiting to put together and some old ones to revise. Plus, we have 2 mortgages at the moment, so any extra cash flow helps.
If I can get all of that accomplished, I think I will have had a productive summer.
What are your goals for the summer?
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Hi Caroline!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for being apart of my very first Linky Party! I have been having a great time reading what everyone has to say!
I had to smile to myself while reading that you are making a big leap down to preschool! One year, I went from teaching grade 7 to teaching grade 3! What a learning curve!! It was for the best... that was 13 years ago and I am still in Grade 3!
I really do hope that you will continue to link up throughout the summer! Thanks again for being a part of my party!
Monica
www.iheartgrade3.com
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/I-Heart-Grade-3
Thanks for reading! This is not the biggest move I ever made. I once went from 6th grade down to Kindergarten! Preschool is a whole different mindset than anything else, though!
DeleteI found you through the linky! :) Good luck transitioning to Preschool!
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Thanks!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy preschool. That would be such a scary move for me!!! You are super brave. :)
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