June 2013

This is my first blog, so I hope I do this right!  A little information about me:

1. Married for 10 years on July 19th!
2. Going on a cruise for the first time this summer
3. We have a dog named Sherlock who is a beagle and chihuahua mix
4. We are trying to have a baby
5. I have taught kindergarten for 6 years
6. I have taught 1st grade for 4 years
7. I will be teaching 1st grade again this year with my class from last year!
8. I love reading books on my kindle!
9. I play video games in my spare time
10. I love to decorate our house for the seasons!

This summer I have quite the list of things I would love to get done for my classroom this fall

1. I am painting a tabletop and filing cabinets to use as a writing center
2. I am touching up the paint on 2 tables I painted last year
3. I am recovering my crate seats that I made last year as they didn't hold and look very ratty
4. I am making a set of bucket seats for my reading center and they will store art supplies
5. I am creating lapboards for the students
6. I am making whisper phones that are color coded by table
7. I am organizing all my binders 
8. I am organizing all my math stations
9. I am creating a SubTub
10. I am remaking my word wall words
11. I am printing when I am done thematic math games for each month
12. I am creating a family project list for each month

Wow! I am tired just thinking of all I have to do!