And the list keeps growing...

As the first week of school gets closer, my to-do list keeps growing. I'm really not required to be back to work until August 8, BUT I plan to go back before that to work in my room.

• Finish two more grad school classes before I start setting up my classroom.
• Create an informational "Welcome to 4th grade" brochure.
• Design a Smartboard presentation to go with said brochure that I can use during the parent meeting on students' first day.
• Set up and rearrange my classroom. Let's just say everything had to be moved or put away for summer cleaning so it's quite a mess in there!
• Decorate my classroom.
• Print labels for student workbooks once I know who will be in my class.
• Decorate my bulletin boards. I want a new set for the beginning of the year so I plan to buy the cute owl set below for the board outside my door and use the caption "4th grade is sure to be a HOOT!"
• Oh, and figure out what in the world I'll be teaching that first week with students!

It's a little overwhelming, but oddly enough I'm getting excited about jumping into it even though the summer is not over. Now, if only I can get past these yucky grad school classes. What's on your back to school list??