School's Out For the Summer...!!

My Blue, Yellow and Silver Classroom....

closing up for the summer! See you next year!

This is where I post students to the Silver Club (20 books) and Gold Club (40 books) this goes along with my green response folders. My students LOVE to make it to Silver Club!

Moving Back To 3rd!

Back To 3rd! 




With a little help from SchoolGirlStyle!  OK so my decorating skills need some help and I'm sure Melannie of Schoolgirlstyle is  little embarrassed that this is my result so far! She has THE most AMAZING ideas for the cutest classrooms! You just have to go check this out-- SchoolGirlStyle!!

Aren't you in LOVE?!

The adorable lanterns are from her and also a few items you can't see. My favorite for this year are these cute clothes pins! I have added on by stealing this pushpin idea from my old teammate! A little hot glue and you have a perfect way to hang things up! We use reading and writing workshop - so that means charts, charts, and more charts that need to be changed. So this is much cuter than binder clips, but works just as well!

Getting closer and closer to organized and ready for students! Finished my welcome sign, my 3 Rs (our school's PBIS buzzwords)  group points, and...a little teacher motivation! ;) 32 desks feels like a TON!

Inspired by Tara @ 4thgradefrolics

4th Grade Beginnings

Another new room and a new grade...

4th Grade...The Beginning!

I had been lucky to move into classrooms that were emptied out for me by former teachers. I didn't realize how lucky I was until I was reassigned to 4th grade and walked into my "new" classroom! 

There wasn't any space for my things!! Thankfully no one was using my old classroom...

This is still clearly the beginning -- it was a long (very slow) move-in process!! Of course this was because I wanted perfection before my kiddos moved in too! (Um...Like they know if the cabinets are organized!)

3rd Grade

I decided to start this blog this year - as a 4th grade teacher. But my love is really in 3rd grade. I just wanted to share some of my favorite memories of 3rd grade and my amazing 3rd grade team! 


My 2nd classroom in 3rd grade but my favorite layout!

My very 1st class!! 

My 1st class! When class sizes were only 20!