Let the chaos before the crisis begin!!

so....I WANTED to go back to my building and start working on Monday (two days ago) BUUUUUUT NOOOOOO! Can't get in the building until AUGUST 2ND!! The students show up for Open House on Aug 8th!
Our classroom were tiled and painted over the break, so  I have to unpack, arrange, rearrange, organize, AND do all the cutesy stuff AND all the "other" stuff (meetings) that go hand in hand with pre-planning. I have to do ALL of that stuff IN FOUR DAYS!!!!!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?  

Oh and did I mention that I'm trying to figure out the new Common Core Standards,  I don't have a theme chosen for my room yet,  AND that I've spent my entire summer pouring over all things Daily 5 so that I could implement that this year too?!?

So, I suppose I should just relax, catch up on my sleep, and hang out at the pool for a few more days, because come August 2nd, I'll leave for school and WILL NOT come home until I'm ready!!

Newmark Learning NL-1304 Common Core Mathematics Gr 1

Thank Goodness! I'm NOT the only crazy teacher in Georgia!

OH! MY! GOODNESS! I am sooooo excited! 


I JUST found SEVERAL other teachers who are ALL reading Daily 5 this summer with plans to implement in the Fall ALONG with CCGPS!!

So, it turns out I'm NOT the only crazy teacher in the world!AND, now that my summer is officially over (because it's July and there are only 36 days left til school starts) I HAVE to figure out how to implement D5 & teach CCSS all without losing MY MIND!!

Keep your fingers crossed people!