Right Now I Am...
Love the idea for the Think Write Share linky party over at Oh Boy 4th Grade...So I had to participate!!!Currently I Am:LISTENING: to my husband explain the in's and out's of the oil field as it...
View ArticleFirst Full Week Starts Tomorrow!!!
We started school this past Thursday! I have 27 kiddos this year...17 boys and 10 girls! I have a sweet new bunch of kids and am very excited to get into the swing of things this week! It is always so...
View ArticleA Few Pics of the First Couple of Weeks
Cannot believe that tomorrow is the beginning of our 3rd week of school! I have a great group of kiddos this year...27 kiddos to be EXACT! I've never had that big of a class before...17 boys and 10...
View ArticleMy Top Three Reasons To Get Organized in Twenty-12
When I saw The Clutter Free Classroom's upcoming project about organizing the chaos of my classroom I was super stoked! I go back to school Wednesday and will be snapping my pics to participate. But...
View ArticleWowzers!!!! I Have My Work Cut Out For Me
So I am "trying" to participate in the Clutter Free Classroom's Organization PROJECT...and I'm already BEHIND!!! EEEEKKKK!!!!The first part of the challenge was to take pics{Oh Em Gee} of your CLUTTER...
View ArticleDa Plan...
So week two of the clutter free classroom decluttering project... This week's assignment was to list the rules/plan for decluttering...1. I WILL get rid of multiple copies of paper items.2. Sort...
View ArticleA Day In The Life...
A Day in My Life... I thought this would be a lot of fun to participate in, so here goes!5:45- Dumb alarm clock goes off... Ugh! I hit the snooze until 6:10...6:10{ish} I stumble out of bed and turn on...
View ArticleCurrently...I FINALLY figured it out!!!!
Gee Whiz....I generally think that I am pretty techy...ok semi-techy but this about ate my lunch trying to get this thing done on my MAC....anywho...I did it...Here is my "Currently"Come join in on the...
View ArticleBehind Before I Even Get To Start
I report back to school August 9th... And I am panicking!!! Why? Because I haven't been able to step foot in my classroom yet! The floors are still not finished... This news caused my stomach to knot...
View ArticleSo far So good....
Well we have had three successful days of fourth grade! We usually don't have a four day first week but it's worked out ok;) like I had a choice lol!This week has really been a blur starting with...
View ArticleWeek 4 In The Books...
Today we wrapped up week number four baby!!! I cannot believe how fast they have went by. I have such a sweet class of kiddos, and I'm truly enjoying them. This year I've started several "new to me"...
View ArticleJuly 4th Already???
So in about 5 short weeks we will be back at it again...Eeek!!!! Lots of changes going on at my school district this year too... Still not sure how I feel about it either... I will still be teaching...
View ArticleThe File Cabinet Transformation REALLY Did Happen...
Yeah..yeah...I posted a pic on July 4th showing what kind of file cabinet project I had in mind for my classroom. Well the people of Facebook came through for me and I managed to snag three filing...
View ArticleHappy MLK Day
Just wanted to share a quick picture of one of the many things my fourth graders did last week to learn about and honor Martin Luther King Jr. We had a phenomenal week understanding why we celebrate...
View ArticleClassroom Pics
For the past 5 years I've had a GLORIOUS, MONSTEROUS, sized classroom. The room lacked storage...seriously it was a huge, GIANT, SQUARE of a classroom, but even with 27 students, a futon or a couch, 4...
View ArticleWashington D.C. Recap
Thursday, October 30th I got the privilege to attend the National Conference on Character Education in Washington D. C. It was such an exciting trip! The conference put on by character.org featured...
View ArticleSimon
I was inspired by the fabulous Farley and her friend Buck to add a class mascot to my classroom this year. So I went to the great people of Facebook and put out a plea asking if anyone had an extra...
View ArticleHello March!
In like a lion in Oklahoma! I cannot believe it is March... It always seems that January and February take forever... Thankful that spring SHOULD be right around the corner.This month my fourth graders...
View ArticleIs it April Yet???
I know that March is only 6 days old, but the other day while perusing Instagram I came across the fabulous Tiffany May's ONE FAB TEACHER post of her A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E April calendar cards. This girl is...
View ArticleIt's Official!
Got the official word last week.... I will be a 2nd grade teacher this fall! I am beyond excited!!! I've taught for 11 years and all have been in 6th, 5th and 4th grades...the past 6 years have been...
View ArticleArticle 2
I finally did it!!! I created a power point over my MLK projects I've been doing in my classroom the past 4 or 5 years (Check it out on instagram find me @thepolkadotdesk or @mrsille I grammed about...
View ArticleA BEFORE SNAPSHOT
Soooooo....this is what I started with.... Take a minute to take it all in... please :) I was super excited to get in and get started.... ok maybe excited isn't the word, but I was ready to get...
View ArticleClassroom Pictures 2015
Here are some more before pics....and some after pics!!!! Here is the North wall of my classroom that I moved into this past summer. The "whiteboard" aka shower board covering old chalkboards,...
View Article5 Fun Facts
I'm linking up with bloghoppin for Teacher Week 15! 1. I've been married to this guy right here for 16 years! We have a lot of fun together...he's my best friend and makes me laugh EVERY day. 2....
View ArticleCamper Love
Once again I have moved classrooms/grades. Last summer I moved to second grade, but I'm moving BACK to upper elementary this fall!!! Yeah baby! 5th grade...and we are departmentalizing. I GET TO...
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