Can a girl just get a recess break!?

We went back to work on Wednesday! We still have a full week of inservice with a meet the teacher thrown in there. We work with some great people..really we do. I don't know of another district that has a breakfast for ALL employees to celebrate a new school year. Such a blessing.
Anyway...on Friday we had a 1/2 day for a work day...which turns out really to be 2 hours cause it's Friday afternoon and isn't there a rule..thou shalt not work later than three on Friday ever!!
We spent almost two hours planning our schedule which get this DOESN'T have a spot for recess....what tha what!! Yup..it's a sad day when we can't fit recess in!! I'm going back on Monday and by golly I'm shoving recess in somewhere!!!

Hope you all had a great weekend...can't wait to show meet the teacher things, first week things, and my new schedule WITH a freaking recess break!!!!

Classroom Tour

This is my home away from home. This is also my third room to completely RE-DO since I've been at my school in Texas! I am SO SO tired of remodeling my classroom!

I {love} looking at other classrooms! We are all so different and so creative and it is just cool to see.

Don't forget to click the pic below and hop over to blog hoppin' and see all of the wonderful classrooms!!

This is my classroom...oooohhhhh....ahhhhhhh!!!

Ok here is the 4-1-1 on rm 16! Before I came in it was all paneling like 70's paneling! I knew I had to paint it. I love bright colors but not bright primary colors. So I painted robin egg blue, mint, and coral. I do love it and when you walk it it's bright but calming...does that make ANY sense!?

This is my word wall area. I loved how this turned out. It makes me happy happy happy! And you know what else is exciting...you see that sad area below my word wall space...well don't worry friends cause the best chevron futon will be taking up that spot!! It should be in next week and I can not wait!!

See...it's going to be perfect..and I am gonna scotch guard the CRAP out of that thing!!

This is our cubbies and sink area. Each kid has a tub in their cubby where they will hold "stuff"...I really don't know what but I'm sure there will be lots of "stuff"!! The ABC picture is from my MIL. I love it! It's one of a kind and I just am grateful she painted it for me! 

This is our main teaching area with my smartboard. The smartboard is a great teaching tool. I just can't wait to think what the technology will be like in years to come. If you notice there is a little glow around my board. I took tulle and wrapped it around Christmas lights. We plug it in when the lights are off and it creates great ambiance..for learning!! It only took 4 episodes of Real House Wives New Jersey and 3 Pretty Little Liars to finish...no lie you will not complete in an afternoon friends!!! 

This is my desk area. For those that know me know this will be the cleanest it will look til next school year. I spend most of my time at my table for guided reading but everyone needs a cute teacher desk!!

I spend so much time here too! I {adore} guided reading time. I feel this is one of the most important times to help reading and then the rest of the kids are doing Daily 5! 

Speaking of Daily 5..this is how I am going to keep track of what the kids are doing. They will stick a popsicle stick in the pocket and I will be able to tell what the student is doing! 

This is our library area! Like I have said before we are in desperate need of books. Those bright color boxes will hold the books that we have now BUT we need MORE!! That is why I did the donors choose program and I am praying people will donate to help us out!  If you are interested please pray out about it and click here!

Well that's it! Thank for stopping by!!

Teacher Week 2013 Link up

Ok first MAJOR link up for the whole week!! Lets hope I can remember!!!

I am linking up with Blog Hoppin' for this amazing get to know you time!! Just click on the picture below to meet so many more amazing teachers!!!

And incase you are interested this is the schedule this week!!

Ok now let's talk about me

1. I love Jesus- My mission is to serve him and better the kingdom

This verse lives in my heart  Matthew 16:24-26  I must take up my cross daily and follow him.

2.This man has my heart!!

This is my husband! This December will be 12 years. We were high school sweet hearts and were married right out of high school. I remember so many people thinking how crazy we were, or dumb, or she has to be pregnant. We LOVED each other and we knew God created us to be together. We didn't want to wait so we got married! He is the hardest working man I know. He has the biggest heart and I just love him so so much. I am so lucky to spend the rest of my life with him!!

3. I have two adorable kids!!

See I told you!! My sweet girl is 9 but looks like she should be in 8th grade. She is TALL! She can thank her daddy for that!!! She has the sweetest heart and is such an amazing girl!! The little guy is 4. He keeps his momma on her toes. He has such a loud personality. It's funny to see. 

4.I have been teaching now for 9 years. I tried the whole stay at home mom thing and it wasn't for me. It was hard!!! So I have taught 1st, kinder, second, and now i will be in 4th!! YIKES 

5. We love to move. My husband is a golf course superintendent. He has been blessed in this area. He can turn any course and make it amazing..really don't know how he does it but he does!!! We have moved A LOT!! I don't mind it. We like new surroundings, people, and challenges. We have caught a lot of flack for this. Every move my sweet husband has made has been a promotion. It was good for our family. The question I get the most...Don't you want roots...As long as I have my family we are good. We are very open with our children and they love to move as much as we do!! We are currently going on year 3 here....

6. I love to read!! Anything by Karen Kingsbury is a must read. They are awesome!! I am currently reading this book!! It is wrecking me...I need to simplify! This quote got me "As I simplify, He is enough."

7. I am a new blogger. I haven't been doing this bog for a month yet and the feedback and love I have received has blown me away! I love it!

8. I am a craft-o-holic. I love to do crafts. I host a monthly craft night at my house. It is a blast!! My dream is to open a craft store in our small town. I'm working on it but it might be a little while before it gets started!!! (and we have to still be here!!!)

9. I hate to do laundry...I'm not really sure hate is a strong enough word for this job. My poor husband is always looking for things...oh well

10. I blush all the time. You can tell when I'm mad, embarrassed, flustered, shy, or whatever. It's the one thing that always give me away!!

Well thanks for reading along..tomorrow class tour!!

Monday Made it Homework

I hate homework. I know that's a very strong word but I hate it. I understand extra practice but really!? Well anyway..I was looking on the awesome blog world and I saw stalked Ladybug's Teacher Files and how she had a spot to turn in her homework. I loved this idea BUT I couldn't find the cute folders. I thought I could use this

to create a homework spot!! This is what I did! By no means is this cute but it's a time saver!!!

Like I have said before this year I am having a number system. I created this on the bottom part of a wall that I don't need and I think it fits great!! This will be easy for me to see the number that doesn't have a paper hanging. I'm hoping this will help with grading homework. Sorry for the LAME-O homework spot sign...that will be fixed very soon!!!

Anyway..link up with Tara for Monday Made it and look at all of the other fabulous things everyone is making!!!

Monday Made It

Hi!!

Linking up with Tara for another Monday Made it!!

Go check out all the awesome ideas!!!

This year I am trying the number system. I have seen great things from many teachers so I am very excited to try this..my only concern is that we have lots of movement...our kids don't have stable homes so I'm not sure how that will work..what do y'all do!?

I wanted a check in and check out system to add to our morning routine. So I took these....

And turned it into this....

I put it on the file cabinet RIGHT next to our door when we come in. I'm will have a person who will be in charge on telling me what numbers are AT HOME..Lame!!!  

Very simple but I'm hoping very affective!!

Ok this next one I made is a freebie on my TPT page...Let me tell you the story behind why I made this.  At our school we have the BEST and I mean BEST secretary! Well...we have this stupid thing we have to do every morning called Attendance! UGH how dare they!! I am the WORST at taking attendance cause there are rules...like you can only take it between these times...and once you click it it's marked in history FOR-EV-VA...  

So my sweet Imelda is looking for me all the time..and my class is the furthest away from the office! I told her just to call my phone...but AT LEAST 3 times a week she has to come find me! AND my BFF Teacher next door has a timer! Rumor has it that we will be written up this year if we miss the dreaded time...I'm freaking the freak out so I WILL take attendance on time this year! HA HA

So that's it. Very easy and I have all of the places I could think of to clip up there. So if she kind find me ...write me up baby!!!

Hope y'all link up!!!

Donor's Choose

Hey everyone!

We have been on a little vacay....boy am I tired! It was a last decision trip (my husband's assistant quit)!! BOO which means he won't get to go anywhere for a long while!!

Anyway...I worked on getting a Donor's Choose project ready on our trip! I LOVE this program..I have used it a couple of times and they are great to work with!! SUCH A BLESSING!!!

I am in need of books for the big kids. I had some I collected over my years of teaching but they are all lower level books that will not work. I am praying we get this project filled! 

What I find amazing is that people who don't know us donate...it always blows me away! 

My kids really do need these books. Some of these kids don't touch a book ALL summer! NOT cause they don't want to read but because they don't have any books OR can't show proof of residency to get a library card OR a car to get to the stinkin' library.  

Anyway...I thought I'd try this!!

You can click the picture to go to our page!!

THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for looking!!