Thursday, January 17, 2008

Close of a semester, start of a new

Right now I am in a state of depression with feeling that there isn't enough time to get everything perfect - and ready to go for the new start - the new semester. There are a million things that I want to do - but my mind seems to be going a million miles a minute in a million different directions! The room to clean - the copies to make - the planning to do - the "stuff" to turn in - and the time.....where is the time to get it all in? I don't feel like I am the only one feeling like this. Maybe you are too, but by writing about it, this might help to let it out. There are new literacy programs that I want to try, fun new stories that I have found in Spanish and new textbooks with culturally relevant stories. I am really excited! I can't wait to start the new read alouds with the book "Esperanza Rising". I'll let you know how it goes, but the students loved it last semester. If any of you have some good ideas for the Spanish classroom, let me know!