Oh, Summer

I should have known that creating a blog would not cure my inability to write in a journal. Oh well. I still write in here more than I do in my journal so I guess it's still worth it.

A lot has been going on this summer and I guess it's time to start sharing some of it. June was full of meetings and workshops which really helped because I think I may be better off than most other first year teachers.

July has been kind of an up and down month. The district had been telling me since May that they would have my trailer soon...first they said by the end of May, then by the end of June, then by the first of July. It never came. It was hard for me to be doing stuff when I didn't know what my classroom looked like and I didn't have anywhere to put anything, so I waited and waited. Derek and I decided to go up to Calgary for the Stampede because I figured it would be the best time for me because I didn't have anything to do with my school during that beginning part of July so we went and had a really great time for about a week and a half. We went to the rodeo, went up into the mountains which is always a favorite and did other fun, laid-back things for a great vacation.

I got a call while we were up there that my trailer had arrived! I was super excited because it meant that I could set it all up the moment I got home...wrong! Once I got back, my school didn't have the keys because the district hadn't released them yet because there was no power in the trailers yet. So, I had one of the hardest weeks of the summer where I didn't do anything because there was nothing for me to do. So, I slept a lot and got a tad depressed. Anyway, that's the extreme reader's digest version. I got into my trailer last Tuesday and have seriously been working ever since to get things done in there. The one problem I face now is that the room doesn't have any storage space. So, I have a lot of stuff in the middle of the room and nowhere to put it. But, I have gotten a lot of bulletin boards up and I feel like I've made some progress.

The best part of it all though...is that there is a large, black pole directly in the middle of the classroom. Directly in the middle of the classroom! HA! Who has ever had to deal with a pole in the middle of their class before? I've never seen it but it has actually been quite fun because lots of people have been giving me all sorts of suggestions on how to use it. Currently, I am thinking of painting it (if my principal allows, of course) and turning it into a thermometer. That way, when I am teaching temperature, we can use a real thermometer to tell the temp., but then the kids can all visually see it on the pole that is so conveniently placed in the center of the room! :)

So, life is pretty good right now. I need to get this room done this week because starting next week, I will be busy with other school responsibilities so I won't have much more time. I'll try and post some pictures of the classroom so everyone can see! (And, maybe I'll finally post some of our new house too!) Well, that's all for now!