Yeah! Construction and paint!

Well, I am so greatful for all the hard work that my husband has done.  He painted my classroom AND put that loft back together!  Ouch.  At one point we were both holding up the top layer trying to raise it above the posts and of course my puny muscles gave out on me and I stood there with "wet noodle" arms while my husband lifted the whole thing by himself. 

That is Jersey, my 4 year old, testing it out.  I am so excited because I set up my listening center on the bottom layer of the loft and used an awesome shelf to display my "listen to reading" stories.  Yeah.

My husband, Wes, also picked out the paint colors. I LOVE them.  You can't really see the brighter green accent strip behind the loft but it is so cute. 

This is my "island" or where I project things.  I will have my "carpet time" where the kids are facing my beautiful green wall.  I can't wait to organize my wall with a new calendar and daily reviews.

Of course, a little Tangled for my 3 and 4 year old girls while I work. 

Lost Sleep, Wasted

Do you ever find your self up at 3a.m. thinking about school?  Planning, organizing, and aranging things in your mind.  MAN, I have spent hours of sleep time this summer thinking about this move to Kindergarten.  I have been so excited to start over in new room with new furniture added to my collection!  I even had an amazing parent last year build me a reading loft.   
This week was it. I had the maintenence office schedule to turn the air on for me (since San Angelo has averaged over 100 degrees regularly). Today was the BIG day! My husband already painted  my room and I have finally found what might work for my new layout. But, I have been eagerly waiting on my husband to set my loft back up.  I feel like I am at a stand still because it isn't up yet. I have been eagerly anticipating today and of all things I got a stomach bug today!  I haven't been sick in months and of all the days, it has to be the day my husband promised to help me set up my loft.  Of course since I am feeling yucky my husband has taken the opportunity to avoid going up to my classroom, yet again.  Now I am sitting at home bummed out, trying not to get sick.  Therefore, I will most likely lose more sleep tonight thinking about what to do next!

My Apron!

Ok I just finished sewing this apron to help me keep all those pens and stickers and all things I am constantly losing!  I have been know to wear silly aprons and artist smocks just so I can have some pockets on hand.  Now I can "be prepared" in style.

Colors, Colors, Colors!?!

OK, I am having a serious dilemma.  I need to decide on what color I want to paint my classroom.  I was thinking a peachy/coral color not TOO dark but not super light/pastel looking.  I am coming from a room that had a dark/subtle blue on two walls.  And a fuchsia pink girls restroom.  Any suggestions? 

My newest addiction!!!

Wow.  I just stumbled uppon pinterest.com and I have been introduced into a whole new world of resourses and ideas.  Pinterest is so awesome.  You can basically Pin (like bookmarking) just about anything you find on the internet and it all goes to one place!  I have Boards that organize all the things I want to pin like for the classroom.  For example any cool ideas or neat things I have found for the classroom are in my Classroom Board.  I can go to my boards and look back on all the cool things I have found, just click on the picture, and I am at that site again with out having to write down, bookmark, or remember the website.  You should totally try it if you haven't heard of it yet!  http://pinterest.com/

   I pinned this and more.

Get Ready Kindergarten, here I come!

        Well, this summer has been a whirl wind of emotion! Moving classrooms and furninture, trying to learn new curriculum and letting go of my first grade things.  I am leaving three wonderful coworkers in the first grade and I am starting a new adventure moving down the hall to teach kindergarten.  It is all so crazy how things have changed.  I will dearly miss the teachers who left my new grade level, but I am super excited to get to work with my new co-hearts.   I am as nervous about the first day as I was three years ago when I started teaching for the very first time!  I can't wait to share what is happing here at Bowie Elementary!

Mrs. Wyatt