August Currently...Already?!?

I cannot believe that it is August 1^st already! I have 24 days before school starts, but 9 of them are already taken up with all day trainings.  I am starting at a new school and in a new grade level this year, so I have a lot to learn.  I am linking up with Farley from Oh Boy, 4th Grade! for August’s Currently…

Listening: My fiancé and his friend have been completing a lot of little projects around our new house, so power tools have been heard daily.  I love how everything is coming together!

Loving: Living in the Bay Area, we don’t get a super hot summer and each day usually starts with fog.  However, the past few days have been sunny and warm.  I have been trying to soak up the sunshine.

Thinking: I didn’t know until Monday that I was for sure teaching 2^nd grade this year, so I hadn’t printed anything out specifically for 2^nd grade.  Now my printer has been working overtime to get everything printed, organized, and ready to start the new school year.

Wanting:  I really want to meet the other teachers I will be working with this year.  The staff I met during the interview process were awesome, so I’m sure the other 2^nd grade teachers will be awesome too.  I will be meeting everyone next Wednesday, and I can’t wait!

Needing: I have no idea what my classroom looks like, so I am super anxious to see what I am working with.  The principal is going to show me my classroom tomorrow, and then I can really start planning, organizing, and decorating. 

B2S Must Have #1: I would be lost without my Scotch laminator at home (can't beat $25 and free shipping with Amazon Prime).  Having the laminator at home allows me to prep so much before heading back to school.  Plus the sheets are so much thicker than the stuff in the school laminator.

B2S Must Have #2: I am like a little kid, and like to get a new lunchbox before every school year.  This year I found a sugar skull lunchbox with matching reusable bags that I love!

B2S Must Have #3: There is always so much to get completed the first week of school, but I love to include fun activities throughout the days.  I use these fun activities at centers while teaching the procedures and routines that we will use throughout the school year.  This year I am excited to use two great resources from Lyndsey Kuster at A Year of Many Firsts. I will use her activities in Back to School for Seconds to get to know my students and teach them about the expectations in our classroom. 

I can't wait to introduce the Daily 5 with her adorable resources.  

I hope you’ll link up with Farley too because I love reading everyone’s entries.