Teacher Week '13 ~ Tuesday Tours

Darnee here! Day 2 of Teacher Week '13 - how much fun is this?! So my classroom this year, sigh...Our school hosted Summer School this year, it rotates throughout our area of the district. Which meant that the cleaning of our building started later than other schools around the district :( So I haven't really been able to get in my room and get down & dirty so to speak, but here's what I've done so far:

I unpacked 16 boxes, way more to go, but we got kicked out so the main hallways could be waxed.

Desks that were gonna go next door, but me & my neighbor were like that'd take too much more precious time, lol.

See that? Only one cabinet back there :) I had three :-O Thankfully the new music teacher needed cabinets!! Whoohoo! Behind my teacher desk there right in the middle of the room is a horseshoe table the furniture gods blessed me with today before we got kicked out & that totally made my day!

Empty corner waitin' on a bookshelf from the next door classroom. Hence waiting to go get my library baskets full of books in my old classroom. Good thing a good friend is moving into the old room so she's very understanding :)

This where my teacher desk will wind up. That computer desk will go across the room where the student desks are currently located.

Rogue file cabinet that will be moving somewhere else in the room :) for now just hanging out in an awkward spot while I continue to unpack.

Those cabinets that are closed are full!!! Just need to put the rest of my stuff on top of those cabinets so I can be somewhat together for next week, sigh...it's really over :(

Haven't even gotten into the cabinets there on the bottom :-/ Crazy!

My door, not decorated yet :(

Pray for me that this'll get done before Job Alike Day, our campus is host to all the Pre-K teachers in our district that day & Meet the Teacher night :-/

Hello, it's Amanda from my new second grade room!  I have a few more things to do in the classroom, but it's almost complete!  It's new and interesting to set up a different classroom after three and a half years of being in the same class.  I dont have cabin fever anymore!  I'm excited to perform my craft on a different stage!  So here are pictures of what's going on in my "Adventures in Second Grade" room.  The theme is learning.  Haha. 

I'm not very good at taking panoramic photos with the iphone. Here is my best attempt.  Nothing up on the walls other than paper, word letters for my word wall, a celebration chart, and soon to be behavior chart.  Everything else will be put up with the students in the form of anchor charts we create together.  There are small character photos of Adventure Time characters that I drew.  They help me with what charts go on what wall.  Princess Bubblegum in her science coat is where the science anchor charts go.  HAHA. Second graders love Adventure Time.  

First part of the word wall.  I used cut out letters, and the black strip are magnetic letters for my students to be able to pull the words off the word wall to utilize anywhere on the room.  I might even pull all the words off and throw them around the room, to have them alphabetize them back in order!!  HOW RUDE MISS BROWN!  BWAHAHA, LEARN, LEARN MY CHILDREN, LEARN!  

Rest of the word wall.  The table is where they turn in work, and also where they will have the writing station for my Daily 5.  The cubbies are for their take home folders.  

My desk, small group area, and pink home.  I have my teacher's toolbox in the corner there, my teacher's notebook, and my beautiful pink chair.  The magazine holders are going to hold my Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday items.  The multi colored drawer organizer holds notecards, post-its, stickers and awards, forms I might need quickly, and anything that doesn't fit in the teacher's toolbox that I need at my immediate disposal.  The black drawer organizers are going to be used for my guided reading/guided math group materials.  The bee hive is required by all in the school, it designates what voice level our students should be at in the classroom.  

Computer desks, I tried to move them and failed!  Too many wires.  So they stay there!!  Language Arts is going to go between Finn and Jake there.

Final corner of the room.  I love these cubbies here, they are used for baskets that hold our manipulatives at quick disposal of the children!  I have blue and black baskets that I'm still spray painting to stick in there.  Next to that, are my black bookshelves from Wal-Mart that hold my books for my library.  The black table is going to hold silk flowers.  I just need to find a plastic vase so the children dont get injured!  That's harder to find than it sounds!   The square on the wall is a canvas painting from Walmart.  I wanted to make my reading corner feel warm and homey.

I still have some more things to add to the classroom, a few bits of lettering for the walls, but not enough to distract.  I have magazine holders coming from Ikea (1.99 for 5!) that I will be using for book boxes, and more black baskets to add.  I also forgot to take a picture of the door!  How about another room tour when everything is completed?  Fun!