Summer Goals

Wow, it has been 5 months since I last wrote. To say life has been busy is an understatement. I'm sitting here trying to remember the last free weekend I've had. It's all good things that are keeping me busy, but I have to say I'm looking forward to summer and hopefully relaxing a bit more and running around a bit less.
It is so hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that I only have 2 weeks left of school! And yet at the same time I'm really looking forward to being done. This school year has been a rough one. But amidst the rough I've grown to care a lot for the students I've had this year. It's always bitter/sweet finishing up a school year.
This year I'm ending feeling like I didn't really do as much as I could have done as a teacher. I'm sure it is a normal feeling for most teachers. There always seems to be more that I can do or things I could do better. The hard thing this year was that it took almost 2 quarters to feel like we were in a routine. That's a long time. I'm not sure how next year will pan out, but I do know I will have more students next year. And I think in order for it to be a successful year I need to plan a little bit better. And with that in mind I've got to get a plan going for the summer so that I'm ready to go.
So here's the plan...

• Read 1-2 books to help me grow as an educator. 
• Come up with a strong year-at-a-glance for the 2018-2019 school year. 
• Start planning lessons for the beginning of the school year. 
• Plan author studies and themed units for each month. 
• Read 1-2 books for fun...yeah I know that one wasn't school related, but I have to keep my sanity. ;) 

I don't know...maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew. But in anticipation of the class I will have next year I feel like I need to get planning.