Where have I been?

At school!!!   That's where I have been.  Busy, busy, busy...parent conferences, math tubs, daily 5, reading, writing...all the while being a mom and a wife.  Wheww....it's exhausting.

and I just found out yesterday that a flash drive full of teacher stuff now doesn't work.  :(  Looks like I'll be backing up files left and right now.

Classroom...done?

View from the door.

View of the side of the room from the door.

view from the back wall.

Guided reading and small group area.

Calendar/Morning Meeting area - you may be asking where is the calendar?  Well, I am waiting for them to move a Promethean board into my room and here is where it will go.  If it isn't there by meet the teacher I'll put up my own calendar goodies.

Another view - still need my rug

math tubs in back and student book boxes on shelf.

gonna turn these doors into name word wall, post the counting jar, and something else I just forgot about.

Word work

Reading - still need books

writing and part of word wall

Listening and I can read environmental print board

Science!!! and giving tree

math area

Well... almost done.

Love this!!!

I think this may become part of our daily routine.  :)

New Project

Today I had new teacher inservice...so I didn't get much done in my room.  What I did finish, I forgot to take pictures of.  I wasn't much though but I did manage to score some cubbies!  

On another note, when I ended up inheriting some old foam floor tiles.  No rug in my room.  So I decided to write up a project on Donors Choose.  I had one funded last year, but I have changed schools so this would impact my new class. 

Click on the words below to check out or donate to my project.

Thanks!!!

More pictures tomorrow...I hope.

Classroom Day 5

I went up to school today to work a little.  I am running short on time.  Next week I start new teacher inservice.  YIKES!

View from the door.

sink area - might add a board or something.  Not sure if it will be science or art area.

Word wall on a chalk board.  Need more tape.  To the right will be word work station.

Left is writing station, right is my small group area.

reading station and listening to the right.  Math tubs will go on tall shelf.  Not so happy with this area. 

small group area

Class room day 3 and 4

view looking to the back of the room

Calendar/circle area

Student tables

view from the back of the room

Once the 3rd grade furniture was out and mine was in, I could arrange things.  The tables still need to be lowered and I have shelves to bring in, but looking better so far.

Classroom...Day 1 and 2

My closet full of stuff I need to unpack.

I did cover the boards.

I tried to clean the chalk board and started to add border.

Oh, did I mention 3rd grade furniture was still in the room.

More of my stuff.

More 3rd grade stuff...needs to go.

My fabulous boards, not sure what to put in the middle there.

View from the door.  Still lots to do.

When I came in on Monday I really didn't get much done but covering the boards and emptying boxes.  My room had the 3rd grade furniture and no kinder stuff anywhere in sight.  Luckily during the next few days my teammates helped me hunt down and move the kinder furniture into my room.