First 3 weeks

The first 3 weeks of school have went blazing by at super speed! I apologize for the delay in posting. I am having blog issues with Blogger and our school Google accounts. I am still trying to figure out the glitches, but I hope to have the problem solved soon! I have 13 students: 7 girls and 6 boys. I cannot explain what a breeze grading and restroom breaks can be! I have never had a small class like this and I am grateful to have such a small class for one year! I do not have any parent helpers, so that is my biggest challenge. I guess I will be the one-woman show! I am trying to stay focused and organized in my free time in the classroom so everything can get accomplished. I am still behind on taking birthday pics for the birthday chart so my goal this week is to get that accomplished! This week, we have DIBELS and CBM Math testing. The following week will be DMA testing that I will administer. Last week, students were assessed on the computer for iStation (Reading program). All this data will help me to cater more differentiated instruction. How is your school year going?

More pics

Owl Calendar

Final Classroom Pics

Here are classrooms pics taken the day before school starts (today)! I have 13 students and very happy about having a small class for the very first time!

One week away!

The first official school day is one week away! Where did the summer go??! Teacher in-service begins later this week and Back to School Night will be Monday, August 20th. I currently have 12 students enrolled in my class, but I highly doubt it will stay at 12. I predict adding at least 1-2 more students before next Wednesday arrives. Either way, it will still be my smallest class ever! I am looking forward to more differentiation this year and more one-on-one interaction with my students! I am also excited about the new Bible curriculum we are starting this year. 12 years of the same old program starts to get old VERY fast! Stay tuned for finished pics and Back to School Night pics!

Classroom Pics

My classroom is not ready, but I am posting some progress! Tonight I worked on my large bulletin board where I display student work. I wanted to make an awesome tree, but decided to go simple.

I also worked on another bulletin board, made my classroom wish list (items parents can donate for our class), cleaned the top of my teacher desk, passed out workbooks on desks, and laminated a few items. The three hours went very fast. Here are a few more pics:

My birthday chart will not be completed until after the first day of school. Thanks to Pinterest, I am taking a photo of students who share the same birthday month while holding up the number of their birth date. I have a few posters to hang above these two items.

My classroom door

I made progress in my room! Thursday was the first day back in the classroom after the hallways and carpets were waxed and cleaned! My wonderful husband moved and arranged my student desks and then I got busy. I also went on Friday for a few hours since my husband had the day off and he could care for our kiddos. Here is a pic of my door:

I will be heading to my classroom this evening in hopes of getting my big owl bulletin board finished. I will post some pics as soon as it and my classroom is together! I have made major progress though and am starting to feel less stressed!