Monday, August 15, 2011

2011-2012 Class... Our First Day!

These are my 26 new sweeties for the next 10 months!! This pictures looks well put together but I can tell you that it took some adjustments and time to get them all in place! We had a great day together and I'm truly looking forward to all the ways they will teach me as I teach them in the coming school year. I can only pray the Lord will give me all the wisdom and knowledge I will need... and I WILL need it this year, I can tell already!



Here is our first crazy picture of 3rd grade!
(Do you see the girl gagging herself? LOL)
Click to enlarge if needed!!!


My sweet student Abbie brought me some
gorgeous maroon tipped white carnations!

Saturday, August 13, 2011

A New School Year

It's a new school year and my classroom is all ready! It's hard to believe that my 8 weeks of summer are over but they were filled with fun. All last week was "work week" which is usually time to get things ready; but really, it was filled with meetings and more meetings, it was long 12 hour days getting everything ready! On Friday we had Meet-n-greet and I got to meet 24 of my 26 students. I am anxious for Monday and the week of getting to know each of my new sweeties! Below are some pictures of my classroom... I made what I could of being out in the mobiles again this year... it looks bigger than it really is... there isn't much room to move around or have the class sit on the floor but it's all what you make it right? :)

This is my work station, I opted out of a real desk to have more storage space under neath it. And i use the second empty desk for student conferences and 2-on-1 instruction!
This is the back of the room leading into Mrs. Marino's room and the bathroom is to the left of the drinking fountain. We usually have morning meeting on the floor back here but I'm not sure we'll have room for us all back here!
The front half... lots of windows on both sides.
The second front half, where the kids hang their bags/coats and my classroom library.