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I’ve lost count of how many days I’ve been working in my classroom. In fact, I was supposed to go today since its my last day to go before I leave for Charleston then FFA camp. But I need a resting day, or a SHOPPING day! I’m going to make a run to Michael’s & Hobby Lobby. YAY!

Anywho, these are the LATEST pics and what my room will look like when I get back to it in about a week.

It’s getting there! I’ve been working on a few things at home, printing, planning, and laminating. I’ll be visiting my parents for a few days, celebrating my Momma’s birthday, and back in my classroom on the 4th!

Day Four & Five:

Sunday in my classroom was good, but I didn’t feel like I got enough done… Here’s a picture of what it looked like when I first started:

And this is what it looked like when I left:

Not too terribly different, but I did get all my books organized and in their bins. My only to-do was to figure out how I wanted my bookshelves and where I was going to get a shorter shelf for behind my computers. Too many books!

I went home pretty frustrated until I got on Pinterest (best thing since sliced bread) and saw an idea my friend pinned!! She’d found a teacher who used the plastic “garage” shelves and only used the first two shelves. They fit perfectly under whiteboards and such!

I was revived and ready to work again on Wednesday… Which is when my hallway would be all dried and sparkling.

So that brings us to today… I was so pumped about how much I got done, but if you walked in my classroom, you might think other wise. Here are a few things I accomplished today:

 

Just missing a top shelf on that bookshelf in the corner, and I need one more plastic “garage” shelf.

Calendar/Morning Meeting area… New striped background is actually a twin sheet and the cute border is thanks to my awesome friend Christi Roberts!

Writing Workshop Materials… More to come!

And here’s the rest of the room:

Oh my! We’ll see where tomorrow leads us.

Day Two & Three:

OK. I don’t have any pictures to put up, but I worked in my room on Tuesday & Wednesday. I did just my classroom library, if you can believe it! I pretty much got all my books organized, in bins, and on a book shelf. This task is one that I actually enjoy, because I. Love. Children’s Books! It is a total obsession that has gotten worse now that I’ve taught 2nd grade and since this summer began. I ALWAYS look at the children’s books section of a store or thrift store. Even though I don’t really need anymore books. It’s just like collecting anything else... There’s always books I DON’T have.

I’ve got all my labels for my bins done, except the non-fiction book bins. That is what I pretty much did all Thursday morning. I’ve kind of had to take a break on school stuff due to my house being a wreck and my fellow teacher & dear friend getting married tomorrow! (I’m one of the bridesmaids!! YAY for marriages!)

I’ll be going up to school all day Sunday and hopefully everyday next week. I’m a little frustrated with my hallway not being waxed yet and foresee that mucking up my plans to work next week. We will see what happens!! I’m going to stay optimistic that other people will not keep me from doing my job! Besides, you know what they say… When God closes a door, He opens (or cracks) a window.     

Day One:

Today was my first day working in my classroom!! The floors are sparkling thanks to our custodians and all my furniture was back in my room from being out in the hallway. Thanks to Mrs. Groomes we got the bigger pieces of furniture moved around and it their proper places!

The set up of my room is mostly the same as last year, but I’m changing my library area and making more of a distinguished Word Study, Math, & Writing Workshop area. I’m very excited about it and hoping it will help out with the flow of my room.

Here are a few pictures of my room midway through my workday today…

 

I was at school for about 4 hours today and am very excited about tomorrow’s to-dos! Tomorrow we will start organizing my classroom library. Please hang around for the next 30 days to see the progression!I’m talking to you family!  

The count down begins…

There are 32 days before “Meet the Teacher” night. Which means I have a month to put my classroom together. For some, this may seem like plenty of time! But for me, the OCD perfectionist, that takes forever to set up and decorate any room, I need to start soon!

I am so excited about this coming up school year and my new batch of Loves! I have been buying books and other things for my classroom. And searching for creative ideas/activities all summer and I’m ready to start organizing it all! My plan is to try and get into my room in the next couple of days.

* This is going to be my attempt in keeping up with a classroom blog, mainly for my parents and students. But considering I can hardly keep up with my classroom website, I don’t know how this is going to go. But I am VERY optimistic! I’m trying to make positive and more creative changes ALL OVER my life!  

 

Here are some things I’ve bought for my classroom: