Flashbacks!

This past week, I had couple of flashbacks…..

-       I entered the room surrounded by white boards with dry erase markers of many different colors. I was there to create the specials schedule for Phase 2. I instantly remembered the time I spent creating the schedule for Phase 1. That schedule didn’t work out so well. As I began working on the schedule, I hoped that it would work out better than Phase 1’s schedule…I began to pace. But then I stopped. I realized that if it didn’t it would be ok…..we have learned to adjust quickly…..we have learned to be flexible….we have learned that there may be a need for Plan B or Plan C or Plan D….as of now, we have not needed a Plan E but I am sure the time will come!

-       Along with the specials schedule, came the class rosters and lesson plan format and emergency contact form. Made me think back to the beginning of the school year….our first faculty meetings….opening up that folder to find that class list and when my students would go to gym, etc. By May, I was always ready for the year to come to a close, but come August, I was always ready to begin, again. 

-       The quietness of the building made me think back to the August evenings I would spend in my classroom. I chose evenings because no one would be around and I could get so much more work done! The classroom preparation was one of my favorite times of year…..from the larger details of arranging the students desks to the smallest detail of  what I would use as a pointer……it all had to be just right….for it was where my students would spend the next nine months….where they would develop that love of learning…..

In about 7 weeks, teachers will be putting the final touches on their classrooms. But in the next 2 weeks, we will put the final touches on Phase 2 of Carpe Diem. On July 16^th, we will welcome approximately 140 students and engage them in Math and Literacy activities. We will nourish their bodies with a healthy snack and a balanced lunch. We will expand their minds through educational field trips. We will encourage them to do their best. We will prepare them for the upcoming school year. 

We will do a lot….and as we do….we will see a change…..

Carpe Diem!

-Amy