I used to love Labor Day Weekend when I was in school . The last weekend before school started. The weekend when I would finally be able to open all of those new school supples and organize them in my school box and notebook.I am from the time when notebooks had to be "Trapper Keepers". It was a glorious time of the year.
I would try on all of my new clothes to see which one would be the best for the first day. It was always hard too because some of my favorite new clothes were for the colder weather and it seemed like the warm weather hung on around the Northwest until the middle of October. We would always get new jackets and of course we could not wear them until October. I do remember some of us wearing them though and being so hot. Another good memory!
I still love to get new school supplies. I have been collecting my own this summer right along with Declin. I am a bit more excited about them than he is, but that is ok. I have been so busy getting him ready to go back to school and getting my classroom up and organized- I have not had a chance to get my notebook ready.I no longer have to have notebook paper and dividers in mine, It now consists of lesson plans, meeting notes, parent contact, etc. I still get the excited feeling of something new. I do not go back into the classroom until the 10th, but maybe I will use this long weekend to put my supplies in my notebook and think about what a good year it is going to be.
Here's to a nice long weekend and organizing school supplies