Next Wednesday I have to go back to school. I'll actually probably go back on Tuesday, but I MUST be there next Wednesday and Thursday. Good ol' mandatory PA days before school starts - this is the second year for this - not sure why it is still happening with our board but not any others. Oh well, I would have gone in next week anyway to do lots of prep and setup.
This week I cleaned out the den, and about half of that work was organizing binders and school stuff. I came home in June and dumped a whole bunch of stuff in to the den. Then I came home from teaching summer school in July and dumped even more. I was finally able to focus on the wedding stuff so I didn't even care about the mess. Once I cleaned, I realized I had no more room for binders or anything. So I spent yesterday going through binders and clearing out duplicates, and making things a bit more organized. I also took all the courses I won't be teaching this year (civics, careers, math), and put it all in a box to go into the storage locker (sidenote - I should really clean the storage locker). Now my binders actually fit on my shelves, although I could use a lot more room, and I have a pile of stuff to go to school with me next week.
I have to do a run to Staples for the usual supplies (but NOT page protectors - after clearing out my binders I have now have 2 2-inch binders only filled with page protectors), Ikea for a new cabinet for my desk (I switched desks so I don't have as many drawers now in the department office), and Costco for a giant supply of Carnation Breakfast Shakes and Power/Granola Bars (I hardly have time to eat in the day and these would be a great help).
The rest of the week I'll make sure the first few days of school stuff is organized, and start planning units. This semester I am teaching 2 sections of grade 10 academic science, and 1 section of grade 12 college chemistry, and I have section period as my prep (with Marta!). I've taught these all before but there is a new biology unit in grade 10 - body systems (it used to be ecology, but now that's in grade 9) - so I'll have to look that over. Next semester I have 2 sections of grade 10 applied science, and 1 section of grade 11 university chemistry, with last period as my prep (my favourite prep time!). The 11 U is a new course for me (I've taught parts of it twice during LTO's, but not the whole course from start to finish), so it will require lots of prep. I looked at my class list for that and about half of the students I taught in grade 10 so that will be good.
Looking forward to the year and being at the same school again. Such a relief not to learn so many new staff and routines. I still don't know a lot of people, but it will be an easier first few weeks for sure! We'll see if people adjust to the name change for my first married teaching year!
This week I cleaned out the den, and about half of that work was organizing binders and school stuff. I came home in June and dumped a whole bunch of stuff in to the den. Then I came home from teaching summer school in July and dumped even more. I was finally able to focus on the wedding stuff so I didn't even care about the mess. Once I cleaned, I realized I had no more room for binders or anything. So I spent yesterday going through binders and clearing out duplicates, and making things a bit more organized. I also took all the courses I won't be teaching this year (civics, careers, math), and put it all in a box to go into the storage locker (sidenote - I should really clean the storage locker). Now my binders actually fit on my shelves, although I could use a lot more room, and I have a pile of stuff to go to school with me next week.
I have to do a run to Staples for the usual supplies (but NOT page protectors - after clearing out my binders I have now have 2 2-inch binders only filled with page protectors), Ikea for a new cabinet for my desk (I switched desks so I don't have as many drawers now in the department office), and Costco for a giant supply of Carnation Breakfast Shakes and Power/Granola Bars (I hardly have time to eat in the day and these would be a great help).
The rest of the week I'll make sure the first few days of school stuff is organized, and start planning units. This semester I am teaching 2 sections of grade 10 academic science, and 1 section of grade 12 college chemistry, and I have section period as my prep (with Marta!). I've taught these all before but there is a new biology unit in grade 10 - body systems (it used to be ecology, but now that's in grade 9) - so I'll have to look that over. Next semester I have 2 sections of grade 10 applied science, and 1 section of grade 11 university chemistry, with last period as my prep (my favourite prep time!). The 11 U is a new course for me (I've taught parts of it twice during LTO's, but not the whole course from start to finish), so it will require lots of prep. I looked at my class list for that and about half of the students I taught in grade 10 so that will be good.
Looking forward to the year and being at the same school again. Such a relief not to learn so many new staff and routines. I still don't know a lot of people, but it will be an easier first few weeks for sure! We'll see if people adjust to the name change for my first married teaching year!