Back to School Celebrations

As all the teachers prepare feverishly for back to school, I've had a lot on my plate. I'm just finished reading, "Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Students" and can't wait to use some of my new ideas in the classroom. At the pool today I started to read, "Reading in the Wild" by Donalyn Miller. I'm excited to see what I can use with my new students. I also finished two products for my friends who teach 2nd and 3rd grades! I'm throwing my first giveaway using Rafflecopter, so tell all of your friends and pick which item you'd rather have. If it's not your grade level, maybe it would work as a nice gift for a new teacher at your school. :-) Share the love and leave me some feedback!

         

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Third-Day-of-Third-Grade-1384803

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Second-Day-of-Second-Grade-1384821




Okay, guys, I was having trouble with the rafflecopter, so stay tuned!

Packing up to a new school

Boy has it been busy around here! Just in the past week, I have done so much. I have packed up my third grade classroom that I spent 5 years in (I thought 3 tubs from home would suffice, that was indeed not the case!) I packed up my minivan to the brim, but it all fit! Minus my classroom library which I will show in a different post. I've been working hard on re-organizing now that I'm moving up in grade level.

I'm becoming an expert packer

Then it was on to my new school, which is old, REALLY old. Like Over 100 years old! There is no elevator and lots of steps. I was hired to teach a 4th and 5th grade class of kids labeled as ED, emotionally disturbed. Our year will begin in the basement with the music room, art room, the library and other miscellaneous classrooms. Our goal is to utilize our beautiful third floor classroom that the principal has granted us. I know they can do it! So, in theory, I have two classrooms to fill. That's slightly daunting but I'm focusing on just the one for now and then we will see how it goes.  My room is nice though and coming along. I have tons of windows compared to my last room which has 0 windows. Sometimes we would line up for recess until someone would walk by and tell us it was raining and we'd have to have indoor recess after being let down. Here's my basement room. Oh and it has no whiteboards, only chalkboards! I am getting a Smart Board though, thank goodness!.

In my spare time, I've been working on a product for TpT and am steps away from posting my first product, hooray! Stay tuned for many more adventures!

~Jennifer

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