According to the calendar there are still several days of summer. However, as a teacher, my summer has come to a close. Yesterday found me in my classroom, hands on hips, scanning the space with excitement. Every year I change things, rearrange, and try out new ideas. After six years, I'm finally getting to the point where I know what I'm doing and when I'm doing it. I admire one of my teammates who, it seems, at the snap of her fingers can have her room exactly like she wants it. HOW!? I ask...
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It's that time of summer when I begin to feel crazily excited about the beginning of school. I am much more excited as a teacher than I ever was as a student! I have my little list of names and can't help but love them even if I don't know who they are. What I do know is they are coming to my classroom for a reason. Each and everyone of them were put there for a purpose and I can't wait to start getting to know them! EEEEE!! MY BABIES!! Can you tell I love teaching? 

So, to get ready for schoo...
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