So long Summer time

WOW! This summer has flown by! And of course I did not stick with my goal of blogging at least once a week. That was partly due to my computer not working. My husband said he was going to fix it and it just seemed to get worse. So I eventually broke down and just bought a new one. I found out very quickly that I can live without my computer! I kept thinking of things that I needed to make and couldn't. So needless to say my to do list is rather long and I am finally getting some of the items crossed off.

I can't believe that I only have one week left of summer. We are going back earlier than normal for a week long training which we are getting paid for! :) I am back in the classroom this year which is really exciting and teaching my favorite grade. Third!! Of course I am starting to stress out about the beginning of the school year because we are not allowed in our rooms until the thursday before preplanning!! Those are going to be some long days. :) But of course I love it and missed it so much last year.

Summertime!

Well it is finally summer! Now is the time to really start getting ready for next year. I will be back in the classroom after spending a year working in the computer lab to help our school implement a district wide program. I will be teaching third grade again next year. It will be my third year teaching third grade. I love third grades. But after being out of the classroom for a year I feel a little behind. Especially with what our district has started to implement. I among able to move in and set up til August so I plan to spend the summer wit my two babies and doing what I can from home to get ready for next year. I am sure there will be several trips to get things laminated this summer.

Learning Objectives

So I have been going crazy on trying to find a cute way to display the student learning objectives in my classroom. I can't handle just writing down the ojective everyday. For one I really don't like looking at my handwriting and two it isn't cute. So I found this idea on pinterest where a teacher used a ribbon to display her classroom rules. And the thought came to me. I could do the same thing except display the learning objectives. So working with a fellow teacher we came up with a great idea. Hang a ribbon on your wall. We are using cute little owl subject headers (can be found in my store) attached to clothespins. The clothespins we are then going to attach to the ribbon.

This makes it easy to change out the learning objective whenever needed. Right now we are in the process of typing up the learning objectives for our respective grade levels. And of course they will have polka dots on them! :) I will post pictures along the way of our progress. So please keep checking back! Ok they are finally finished! It took us quite a while to finish them. Then we had to find someone to print them that wouldn't break the bank. We tried Staples, Office Depot and even Kinkos. all of those places we're over $100 for each of us! We couldn't believe it and refused to pay that much. So one day while out with my husband he and I were talking about it. He suggested Target Copy. So we went by with me thinking they were going to be high too. Well needless to say they weren't! They beat all the other places by 50%! We got both grade levels printed I full color on card stock (we supplied our own to save on cost) and it only cost us $112! I couldn't believe it!

Garage Sales

So I managed to talk my husband into going to some garage sales with me on Saturday. We loaded both kids up and went to a church sale right near our house. I feel like I hit the jackpot! I only spent 3.50 but I feel as though I got a treasure. My husband found it so I guess I should give him the credit for it. But anyways we managed to find a piece of solid wood furniture that once we clean it up it will work great in my classroom. It stands about 4 feet tall and has several "cubbies" to hold paper and baskets. I will post a picture of it later. Now I am on the hunt for cute baskets to go in the cubbie holes. The problem is that they are an odd size. They are perfect for just holding paper but I want it to look cute and organized. The hole size is 9" by 10". Every where I have looked the paper baskets overall size is to big for the hole. I may end up taking out shelves to make the hole taller so I can fit bigger baskets.

I am new to blogland so please bare with me as I learn how to do everything there is to do. I am currently not in the classroom this year, but am anxious to get back in the classroom. In preparation for doing that I have been busy creating new things for my future classroom. Please check my TPT store for all downloadables. I enjoy creating new and fun things for my students. I can't wait to start putting my classroom together. I will find out on June 7 which is teacher transfer day if I will be lucky enough to have a classroom next year. I am staying hopeful. It is so hard now a days to get a classroom position. But in the mean time I enjoy spending my afternoons with my two children and not grading papers which has been a big plus this year as my daughter is only 13 months old. :)