Wow, what a week... & a classroom update #9... almost done.

It has been a crazy week for me. I have been struggling just to keep up with all the work and activities (Open houses, yes that is plural) I have had on my plate. However, I am optimistic and feel that this week my schedule and work load will calm down.

I have new pictures. Wanna see?

In Classroom A (My home school)

I added my Safari hats with my Kinder students names.

 A closer look.

Since then I have added another section for my 1st graders. On Monday I have to add a 3rd section for my 2nd graders.

 Here is where I will post my students "Line Order".

You know red for Kinder,  blue for 1st and I am working on a green for 2nd. I seem to be missing some numbers. :/

 I put up my Alphabets.

 A closer look.

I kind of organized my library. I still have a long way to go, but at least it LOOKS orderly.

 I put up my seasonal board.

I use this board to teach about the seasons, seasonal clothing, and seasonal vocabulary.

I started on my Star Reader board.

I now have to add my students pictures with a star. Once a week when I check their homework reading log, we tally up the books read and write that number on their star.

 I love this boarder!

Here is what it looks like completed.

I also started on my Writers bulletin board. I post my Writing Strategies on this board.

 This is what it looked like last year.

 I've gotten less done in classroom B, but I did want to share my fancy new banner.
It is from Stephanie at Parker's Prints ETSY Store. Stephanie is a doll work with and always makes the prettiest things.

 Can you see the lovely sign I won from Hadar's shop? I am sad I forgot :( to take a picture of my other sign from Porter's Polka Dots but I will do that on Monday. It is located on the opposite side of the room on my other window with my Vista Print yard sign.

I also put up my new Dot's on Chocolate calendar.

 I had a hard time deciding where to put this lovely addition to my room. My space is limited. However, I decided on this smaller white board, mainly because I couldn't decide what else to do with the white board, but also because it is low enough for my students to reach. I will probably put my daily charts underneath... maybe.

I think the colors go well with my surfing theme. I am not done, I have to add a few more items, like my monthly cupcake for birthdays. I am also going to TRY to make it look like a shack or cabana and  I will call it my Calendar Cabana.

My inspiration for the Surf theme came from Deanna's Surf Shack bulletin board display.

I plan on copying it to display my students work. However, I don't know where I can put it yet. Just in case you wanted to do a Surf Theme too, here is what I have thought or copied for my Surf theme room so far.

Students Work: Surf Shack

Calendar: Calendar Cabana

Word Wall: Ride the Word Wave

Teacher Area: The Big Kahuna

Counting to 100 board: Hang Ten!

Computer: Surfin' the Web

Reading station or center: Rad Reading hut, or Riptide Reading/ or Reading Reef

Seasonal Weather board: Wetsuit Weather (although I don't think I will have space for this board.)

Bathroom passes: Dudes & Bettys

I'm off now, got more work to do. I have a ton of little things to do/ create, ie: student name labels for just about everything. 

No rest for the wicked. :)