In my last post, I showed you the binder that I was putting together for my sub for when I went off on maternity leave.  My plan was to go into school one more day, leave all of my plans, gather the necessary binders, even show the sub around (who was coming in on that last day of mine to sort of "learn the ropes" and meet the class.)   Well, as we all know, even the best laid plans tend to veer off course every once in a while, no matter how planned they are (and with a 3rd c-section that was scheduled since almost the time I conceived....what could be more planned?? ;))  You see, I went in that next day (which happened to be a Tuesday) for a last minute ultrasound to check on the size of the baby (since I had gestational diabetes and all.)  It was supposed to be a quick little check that would put me at school before the bell even rang to pick up the students.  During the check, the doctor saw that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby's neck twice.  Since I...
I have been arguably the worst blogger in the world lately.  I mean, it's been....what?  3 weeks since my last post???   Sheesh!  I don't think I have ever gone that long without posting *something*!  Well, here I am with my something. I have been preparing my students and my classroom for my imminent departure, trying to get it all settled so that there is some semblance of normalcy in my absence.  Routines and procedures are in place with my kids.  They pretty much know the expectation and are abiding by it (plus, they really are great kids this year.)   So to keep all of that going, I made a "Long Term Sub Binder" for the teacher who will be in my room for the next three-ish months. Basically, I tried to lay out all that she would know in order to function as me.  I know she is a credentialed teacher, and will do things her own way, but I can *try* to have her do things as I would, right? So the rest of this post is going to be pictures of the binder I pu...