Wednesday, August 05, 2009

A New Year Begins....

School starts in my district tomorrow, and every teacher I know has said the same thing. “Wow, that was a short summer!” Yep, I have to agree. It was a short summer, but like it or not the first day is here and by the end of next week summer will just be a hazy memory in our rear view mirrors.

Here are a few previous posts I’ve published here at History Is Elementary that deal with the nuts and bolts of getting ready for a new year…..things on my desk, various forms, and procedures, and one situation where I pulled a solution out of my a……out of thin air when I needed it most.

A Teacher's Throne

Tools of the Trade: Class Syllabus

Tools of the Trade: Classroom Syllabus, Part 2

Keeping a Notebook Elementaryhistoryteacher Style

Classroom Notebooks Revisted

Tools of the Trade: Study Guide

Name Calling

Tools of the Trade: Lack of Progress Letter

Enjoy! …..and HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 comments:

M-Dawg said...

Goodness you folks start super early! Wow!

Thank you for posting the getting ready for school year posts. They are VERY helpful! :-)

Have a wonderful school year and I look forward to reading about your adventures!

Dan Edwards said...

Oh, so, like, the leaves on your trees will soon turn to red, yellow/golden....and there will be a crisp chill in the air when you head for school in the morning.....:-)

Seriously though, HAVE A GREAT START TO YOUR 2oo9 -2010 School season !

Mrs. Bluebird said...

Hope your first day was as smooth as mine - just wanted to give you a A+ on your study guide. When you posted it last year I showed it to my fellow 7th grade teachers and we began using the same format. I also email it to my parents. It's been very successful.

Dr Pezz said...

Thanks (once again) for your beginning of the year links. I always enjoy reading others' ideas before settling on my plan for the start of the year. :)

Jon Sorokowski said...

Awesome resources--thanks! I am a student about to go into his first practicum, so seeing experienced teachers do their work is nothing but inspiring. Good luck this year!