some vistaprint I've been working on...

1st day bus card (worn on a lanyard)

Back of bus card

Bus List

My Library Card

Back of my library card

Morning Tracks Poster (what to do when you first walk in)

Morning Tracks Magnet - goes on file cabinet for another reminder

Welcome to my class poster (on outside of door)

a few more goodies!

this is what i've been doing all morning instead of setting up my classroom: yikes.

banner for color chart:


roarin' readers card:



recess ticket:

talk about dedication.

tomorrow am (and yes it's already 1:15 in the morning) i'm going in from 7:30-10 to decorate/bring stuff into my room
then lyman, then our first dress rehearsal for west side! what a BUSY DAY!

I did though go watch a friend of mine teach a summer intensive reading course today which really helped calm my fears and understand what certain key phrases were about - not to mention that I go a bunch of cool game ideas! ..and of course I wasted more time on Vistaprint today! I even made things for the show.. here's the school things I made though:

I call this the anti-nurse trip card:


No idea what they use for nurse's passes so here's something:


Back of nurse's pass:

3 hours of vistaprint. whoa.

Get well/make up work cards:

back side:

top banana weekly card (front):

top banana weekly card (back):

top banana take home bag (front):

top banana take home bag (back):

top banana certificate (magnet) for kids to take home on friday:

RED color change pad of paper:

Reading, Math and Homework Labels for front of folders:



for right and left pockets of homework folder:


positive behavior label:

scholastic label:

mini book to help with reading:

desk pads and what not:



label to be used as a sticker when 5 books have been read and worksheets have been filled out:

one last banner:

my very empty room :)

omg it was so much bigger than i thought it would be!
here's the preview aka the before. :)











this woman left me NOTHING. it's so bare! more for me to decorate hahaha!

just cause it's official :)

desk notecards

it's official!!!!

officially hired in west haven!!

I AM A FIRST GRADE TEACHER!

Room 5!!

I get to go see my room tomorrow!! ahhhh!!!


i thought about it - it's a sure thing, and they wanted me even though i'm not from their town.
hamden, maybe we'll talk next year again.
but i'm so pumped!

it all happens at once. hah, go figure!

so i had an interview today for west woods 4th grade in hamden.
4th grade is what i want. terribly.
BUT there's open classrooms.
why go on an interview?
well i haven't signed my contract yet, and the principal insisted i came in.

i think i like took some miracle drugs in the month of june (after my church street interview) that like gave me excellent interview skills. seriously.

i did excellent.
like i think they loved me.

we will see.

i am signing my other district contract on thursday morning, so if they want me they better grab me, quick!
(and tomorrow is the board of ed meeting)