Manic Monday!

I must admit, I was pretty exhausted this morning, but we’ve got no time for that in 2nd grade! This morning the students were SUPERB! They were quietly working on their morning work, enjoyed some independent reading, and were completely involved in our math lesson and game. Today the students learned how to play “Addition Top It.” Every student couldn’t get enough rounds of this card game! The objective is to pull two cards from the deck went it is your turn, find their sum and try to beat their partners cards’ sum. Here are a couple of pictures of a few students playing “Addition Top It…”

 

And to wrap up our exciting morning, our own Cody lost a tooth! I can still hear his giggle as he was literally twisting it around in its socket. A little too much for Mrs. Manley to handle, but remembers doing the same thing when I was in elementary school and pulling teeth! It was a proud moment for Mr. Cody…

My goal is to add a new post on the blog once a week, if not more. Especially if we do a special activity in the classroom! Parents, grandparents, and friends - If you have any suggestions or requests for what you’d like to see on our blog, please let me know! Make a comment or email me!

“The First Day Jitters”

Oh my goodness! What a whirlwind of a day! Like many other school days for a teacher, the first day is jam packed and pedal to the metal! I am so excited about this years’ class! They are smart, energetic, and just darn cute!

The first few days always consist of a lot of talking on my part… Going over rules, consequences, procedures, and our routines. But this class is so bright, they already knew most of what to do and how to do it!

I read aloud one of my all time favorites for the first day of school: First Day Jitters by Julia Danneberg.

The students and I shared our  jitters we might have had for the first day and even wrote about it!

Recess was a warm one today, but totally worth the fresh air and the running around the children got to do. With our new schedule this year, we’ll be having snack outside during recess time. Today I made a little something for the kids for snack, just to let them know I’m super blessed to have them in my class…

Dismissal was somewhat chaotic, like most first days, but we’ll get it done perfectly tomorrow! As a reminder for parents, now that your child is in 2nd grade, they need to be dropped off and picked up in the back of the school, near the cafeteria. The only reason they should be dropped off or picked up in the front is if they have a younger sibling in kindergarten or first grade. If there’s any questions or concerns about this, just let me know and we’ll get it straightened out!

Alright, its bedtime for this exhausted teacher. I’ve got to get some serious shut-eye to keep up with these 2nd graders!

I’m so excited about my classroom!

I just finished eating dinner and so excited to look at the pictures I took after working in my room today! I think this is my favorite classroom I’ve had so far. I pretty much have everything finished up, except for a few more things to laminate and put up. Anywho, here are today’s pics:

Busy at home!

It being the weekend, I didn’t want to go to my classroom for more than one reason… Its Saturday. I’m at home hanging out with my hubby. And I worked on a few fun things at home for my classroom! So here they are:

#1 – My “Be Quiet!” dinger got a makeover!

Classy, I know.

 

#2 – This one isn’t for my classroom but it went along with today’s crafty fun… Bzzzzzz!

 

#3 – My new and improved student birthday poster… I asked my husband, who was watching TV to help out and hold up the poster. This is his first attempt.  Not very enthusiastic.

Here’s a better picture when he was being serious about helping!

I don’t have any birthdays actually on there yet, but I want to get it laminated first. I’m pretty proud of it!

I know I said…

I wouldn’t be blogging until later, but I wanted to share a few things and attempt to put up some documents I made!

My latest classroom purchase is my Scotch laminator. LOVE this thing! I got mine from Wal-Mart; it was about $30. The laminate “pouches” can be bought in different sizes, but I get the largest ones (pack of 50). K-Mart has the cheapest price.

 

I’ve lamented all my book bin labels, math & ELA material labels, reading strategy posters, math vocab.. Anything on the smaller side! Again, totally love it and worth the money!

Ok, I’m trying to figure out this inserting a document thing, so I can share… But I may have to spend a little more time to solve this puzzle!