Another day in THAT room

Spending my time at school has come to fill like a bit of a chore BUT I still go and I still love seeing completed projects...figures!  Today I worked to get some more stuff done and a bit of chatting with my classroom neighbors.

 This is my new Fix Up Strategies board that my students refer to during guided reading groups and while independently reading.  I now am on a mission to aquire more lamps....it provides a more comforting atmosphere AND it will help with the glare on these adorably useful strategies!!

 Reading Fix Up Strategies

I finished the bulletin board.  The bucket fillers were first and then I decided on my reading comprehension posters because we use and refer to them so much!

Comprehension Strategy Posters MOT & Bucket Fillers

Below I finished putting owl labels on each of the drawers.  And I put in their library cards to keep track of their levels.

Student Library Cards (for level tracking)

OK, so I have this tree and last year I really didn't embrace it.  It made me mad!  It was painted in the only spot where I could have had a second bulletin board!!  This year I decided to treat it like an asset.  It's a fabulous place to display student work.  So I hung up a little owl that says, "Hoot, Hoot, Hooray!  Look at our work today!"  Then I painted clothes pins and attached them to a tack and shoved them in...they are green to look like leaves of the tree.

The little guy is so cute.  Get your's here- Owl Signs

I finished my board: a place for Essential Questions for each subject, schedule, specials, a wee little calendar, direction cards from A Cupcake for the Teacher and containers to hold my board stuff.

 And the header for the word wall.

Lastly, I finished my board (sans names) with cute little owls

Get your Look Whooo's in Our Class sign here.

I'm starting to have the teacher dreams.  I can't fall asleep and I'm up WAY before the alarm.  There is just SO much to think about. 

Good luck to you,

Owl Graphic

Check out my TPT store for these adorable owls!

Owl Graphics

Owls, Owls and Owls!

I just love owls!  I also love interesting color combinations that you might find in the home.  We spend so much time in our classrooms so why not feel like home :)

I have a new owl decor set on TPT that uses gray, yellow and aqua. Check it out!

Owl Decor: yellow, gray and aqua (TPT)

 AND here is a free owl graphic that I created today!!

Free owl graphic

Enjoy!

Addition to Owl Behavior Chart

A great suggestion was thrown my way {thanks Eva!} and I decided to act.  It was suggested to have a monthly behavior form for parents and teachers to communicate rather than a weekly.  Since we all have probably heard words close to budget cuts its smart to save where you can, even paper. 

Here is the monthly chart for behavior to correspond with the chart below.  The intention is to check the box next to the child's behavior each day and to have initials from both a parent and teacher. The box in the bottom right corner is for the date and their is an additional space for more notes in the last column.  (The weekly chart is below as well.)

Owl Monthly Behavior Form

And here are the corresponding items from a previous post:

OWL behavior chart

OWL weekly behavior form

Enjoy!



Chevron goodness

I love me some chevron stripes so after I decided on the colors for my classroom next year I jumped online and ordered some....it is gorgeous!  Check it out:

So I'm not sure if I'm going to use it for crate seats or bulletin boards, you'll have to wait and see but I just love how it fits in with the owl stuff I made last week.

  Owl Decor on TPT

I love a fresh new start that a new year brings!

Almost there!

I have two days left!!!  Well then I start our summer reading program on Monday...so I basically have two days till the weekend. 

I'm starting to get pumped about next year!  Check out my new Owl Decor set on Teachers Pay Teachers!  It is uber-cute!!


Good luck to all the teachers out there still teaching!! For those of you on Summer Vaca already, well, I wish I were with you....haha!