Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Colorful Owls... into PILLOWS


My theme for the year... colorful owls by Carson Dellosa. Love them!


In planning for my room, I always like to make some things that are my personal touches. Because I like to have a friendly library, I decided to make pillows to go with the theme. With some fleece from JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores, and an altered pattern for a pillow, I now have 5 colorful friends my students can read to.


I couldn't make them look exactly the same, but I think my kids will get the idea.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Moving In!

After school let out, I had to wait for a week until I could move into my new room. Thankfully I got everything boxed and ready during post-planning, and it sat in a corner ready to go.

After returning from the beach, my amazing in-laws came to school with me to help me move everything over. WOW! What a task! Because I like to document changes, here is what the room looked like when opened the door to move in.

Not bad... but some changes to be made.
All those blue labels were to go to another teacher... in another room.
Thankfully the custodial staff helped moved those.
Looking at the back wall
Those boxes were still from the old teacher. She came to get them in the middle of the week.
The front of the room and the corner with my desk
Looking at the wall with the entrance.
First change... move the shelves from in front of the window!

After quite a few hours of work, and a sore back, I had things organized and ready to rest for the summer.

Now looking in with shelves moved, and tables stacked.
The front of the room.
The items on the table closest to the door (left) still need to go elsewhere.
Chairs stacked in front of the window. to be moved once the carpets are cleaned.
Bookshelves against the back wall for the library.
 
Bookshelves, computers, and tables... everything to the edge for now.
Since I don't know how to rest, I've been working on quite a few projects for my classroom. Stay tuned to see the future results. I'm getting super excited!