Managing Time, detailed schedule

My teacher is very good at having her weekly schedule that she updates every week, but I have found that as a new teacher, I need an even MORE detailed schedule. Otherwise, when I first started taking over, I was constantly asking her, "how much time do I have to teach this?" I will admit it drives me crazy that she doesn't put her schedule on the board, for me and the students! Anyway, I have just resorted to making my own word document with a very detailed schedule for each day. I just made it landscape view, 5 columns Mon-Fri. I make sure that every minute is accounted for, fully aware that we probably wont cover everything. I italicize the events like recess, lunch, counselor etc. Then in a red pen, next to each activity, I write the # of mins circled. I cross off each thing as we go. At first, I had this schedule with me all the time (very invconvenient) but we have a routine now, so it's easier to remember. Anyway, my teacher has been so amazed at how much material I've been able to cover. She is realizing that she's too relaxed with time, trying to be flexible. I have been able to pretty much stick to the schedule, which helps us cover more. I circle the things we never covered, and fit it in where I can. When I plan for the next week, I fit in the things we didn't cover. It's wonderful!! We save so much time!