diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ea0f292..9f20fc0 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,15 @@ jobs:
     executor: ci-executor
     steps:
       - checkout
+
+      - run:
+          name: build dependencies
+          command: bundle install
+
+      - run:
+          name: build the jekyll site
+          command: bundle exec jekyll build
+
+      - run:
+          name: notify build is finished
+          command: echo "The build is finished!"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index be44a84..663a8da 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
+
     activesupport (6.0.3.6)
+
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
       i18n (>= 0.7, < 2)
       minitest (~> 5.1)
       tzinfo (~> 1.1)
       zeitwerk (~> 2.2, >= 2.2.2)
+
     addressable (2.8.0)
+
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 5.0)
     coffee-script (2.4.1)
       coffee-script-source
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ GEM
     colorator (1.1.0)
     commonmarker (0.17.13)
       ruby-enum (~> 0.5)
+
     concurrent-ruby (1.1.8)
     dnsruby (1.61.5)
       simpleidn (~> 0.1)
@@ -40,11 +45,13 @@ GEM
     gemoji (3.0.1)
     github-pages (214)
       github-pages-health-check (= 1.17.0)
+
       jekyll (= 3.9.0)
       jekyll-avatar (= 0.7.0)
       jekyll-coffeescript (= 1.1.1)
       jekyll-commonmark-ghpages (= 0.1.6)
       jekyll-default-layout (= 0.1.4)
+
       jekyll-feed (= 0.15.1)
       jekyll-gist (= 1.5.0)
       jekyll-github-metadata (= 2.13.0)
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ GEM
       jekyll-remote-theme (= 0.4.3)
       jekyll-sass-converter (= 1.5.2)
       jekyll-seo-tag (= 2.7.1)
+
       jekyll-sitemap (= 1.4.0)
       jekyll-swiss (= 1.0.0)
       jekyll-theme-architect (= 0.1.1)
@@ -73,13 +81,16 @@ GEM
       jekyll-theme-tactile (= 0.1.1)
       jekyll-theme-time-machine (= 0.1.1)
       jekyll-titles-from-headings (= 0.5.3)
+
       jemoji (= 0.12.0)
       kramdown (= 2.3.1)
+
       kramdown-parser-gfm (= 1.1.0)
       liquid (= 4.0.3)
       mercenary (~> 0.3)
       minima (= 2.5.1)
       nokogiri (>= 1.10.4, < 2.0)
+
       rouge (= 3.26.0)
       terminal-table (~> 1.4)
     github-pages-health-check (1.17.0)
@@ -87,6 +98,7 @@ GEM
       dnsruby (~> 1.60)
       octokit (~> 4.0)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 5.0)
+
       typhoeus (~> 1.3)
     html-pipeline (2.14.0)
       activesupport (>= 2)
@@ -129,14 +141,18 @@ GEM
       rouge (>= 2.0, < 4.0)
     jekyll-default-layout (0.1.4)
       jekyll (~> 3.0)
+
     jekyll-feed (0.15.1)
+
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
     jekyll-gist (1.5.0)
       octokit (~> 4.2)
     jekyll-github-metadata (2.13.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.4, < 5.0)
       octokit (~> 4.0, != 4.4.0)
+
     jekyll-mentions (1.6.0)
+
       html-pipeline (~> 2.3)
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
     jekyll-optional-front-matter (0.3.2)
@@ -144,6 +160,7 @@ GEM
     jekyll-paginate (1.1.0)
     jekyll-readme-index (0.3.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
+
     jekyll-redirect-from (0.16.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
     jekyll-relative-links (0.6.1)
@@ -157,6 +174,7 @@ GEM
       sass (~> 3.4)
     jekyll-seo-tag (2.7.1)
       jekyll (>= 3.8, < 5.0)
+
     jekyll-sitemap (1.4.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
     jekyll-swiss (1.0.0)
@@ -204,24 +222,29 @@ GEM
       jekyll (>= 3.3, < 5.0)
     jekyll-watch (2.2.1)
       listen (~> 3.0)
+
     jemoji (0.12.0)
       gemoji (~> 3.0)
       html-pipeline (~> 2.2)
       jekyll (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
     kramdown (2.3.1)
+
       rexml
     kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
       kramdown (~> 2.0)
     liquid (4.0.3)
+
     listen (3.5.1)
       rb-fsevent (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.3)
       rb-inotify (~> 0.9, >= 0.9.10)
     mercenary (0.3.6)
     mini_portile2 (2.5.1)
+
     minima (2.5.1)
       jekyll (>= 3.5, < 5.0)
       jekyll-feed (~> 0.9)
       jekyll-seo-tag (~> 2.1)
+
     minitest (5.14.4)
     multipart-post (2.1.1)
     nokogiri (1.11.4)
@@ -230,23 +253,28 @@ GEM
     nokogumbo (2.0.2)
       nokogiri (~> 1.8, >= 1.8.4)
     octokit (4.20.0)
+
       faraday (>= 0.9)
       sawyer (~> 0.8.0, >= 0.5.3)
     parallel (1.19.2)
     pathutil (0.16.2)
       forwardable-extended (~> 2.6)
+
     public_suffix (4.0.6)
     racc (1.5.2)
+
     rainbow (3.0.0)
     rake (13.0.1)
     rb-fsevent (0.10.4)
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
+
     rexml (3.2.5)
     rouge (3.26.0)
     ruby-enum (0.9.0)
       i18n
     ruby2_keywords (0.0.4)
+
     rubyzip (2.3.0)
     safe_yaml (1.0.5)
     sass (3.7.4)
@@ -257,22 +285,28 @@ GEM
     sawyer (0.8.2)
       addressable (>= 2.3.5)
       faraday (> 0.8, < 2.0)
+
     simpleidn (0.2.1)
+
       unf (~> 0.1.4)
     terminal-table (1.8.0)
       unicode-display_width (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.1)
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
     typhoeus (1.4.0)
       ethon (>= 0.9.0)
+
     tzinfo (1.2.9)
+
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
     unf (0.1.4)
       unf_ext
     unf_ext (0.0.7.7)
     unicode-display_width (1.7.0)
     yell (2.2.2)
+
     zeitwerk (2.4.2)
 
+
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
@@ -283,4 +317,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake
 
 BUNDLED WITH
+
    2.2.9
+
diff --git a/docs/01_getting_ready_for_class.md b/docs/01_getting_ready_for_class.md
index 411e4ca..8d43ab9 100644
--- a/docs/01_getting_ready_for_class.md
+++ b/docs/01_getting_ready_for_class.md
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ layout: default
 title: Getting ready for class
 ---
 
+The time is: undefined
+
 ## Getting Ready for Class
 While you are waiting for class to begin, please take a few minutes to set up your local work environment.
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