Now that it's November...

Outstanding October has begun!

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***Updates to my TPT STORE ***

This school year I have set major goals for myself, as any passionate and dedicated teacher would. I will be creating custom categories for my products. These will be products for teacher use, printables for students, activities per subject and by grade level. Hope to keep adding to my collection. This is a busy year (being new to the fifth grade world, although it is an easier transition from fourth grade). My focus will be on literacy (both reading and writing) and maybe science as well! I love creating literacy centers and use them every day in my classroom. I have a custom template with my guided reading groups and the weekly rotation activities. I've used it for 4 years and always seem to find new ways to get the students excited about learning. (Fingers crossed I'll be able to upload the editable version soon!) Let me know in the comments below if you are in need of something for your classroom that you haven't already found elsewhere. I'd love to tackle some new projects!

***Updates on this blog***

I hope to post monthly (even if just once a month) to include my classroom pictures, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter posts, and any new product(s) I've had time to upload on TPT. Please be patient. As we are all busy! I honestly appreciate your support. Feel free to follow me on my social media platforms. I plan to be extraordinarily creative this year and share it with you all!

 

Super September

So HAPPY to have made it through the first 3 weeks of school!

Here is my latest project: Updating my beach chairs under my umbrella for silent reading. And, adding the literacy VOICES and CRAFT strategies to my cabinets. It is acting like a bulletin board for my students to refer to throughout the day. I also am using the RACE reading response strategy with them. These 5th graders are incredible and have accomplished so much already!

As promised, I will be uploading pictures of my classroom. I am in love with certain bulletin boards, reading nooks, signs, décor, and other areas of my room! I hope to continue to find my groove and improve the set-up. This year is off to a great start. I'm remembering one key thing - prioritize! Remember what is MOST important to tackle first and then add the rest to a "to-do" list. It's so helpful and keeps me sane! :)

Meet the Teacher 2016-17

New school year, new grade level, and new team!

This week is my pre-service week. It's the week before school starts for the students. Teachers are running around unpacking and setting up their classrooms, while going to meetings, putting in copies, and writing lesson plans in between. Tomorrow is meet the teacher and I wanted a new template that I could just fill in. I love that Pinterest is my go to teacher search engine. I found this beautiful FREE template (credit: At Whit's End).

Just wanted to share! Classroom pics coming :)  

 

 

Proud to announce I just finished my blue and green classroom banners! Check out the new product on my TPT Store. Click HERE for the editable PowerPoint.

Summer Read - MUST!

If you can believe it, my favorite book - HARRY POTTER - has finally produced another story!

I'm thrilled to have been a part of the HP movement. It really touches a part of me and I will always LOVE the HP adventures. I went to Barnes and Noble at midnight to purchase the new release: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2!

For me, the love of reading started with this series. I also liked the Twilight series, but this transported me to the most imaginative place. It made me wish to my bones magic exists and that I could be a part of the wizarding world. In my heart, magic will always be whatever you believe in. I highly recommend this book, which is a screen play, for all Harry Potter fans or those who enjoy fantastic stories. My students, and future children, will hear about all the wonders and stories these books encompass. I hope to instill a love of imagination, or love of reading, to anyone who hasn't found it yet. It was truly wonderful to see a line wrapped around the entire second floor at Barnes and Noble. People of all ages from grandmas to grandchildren, and everyone in between. These books have made a huge difference in my creative thinking and excitement for fantasy. I hope the excitement NEVER ENDS...

Change is in the air

My classroom is DONE AND DONE!

Another year is completed at my awesome school SLE! I can't believe it. I just found out I'm going to be changing grade levels as well. Moving up from 4th grade to 5th grade.

 

I'll miss my new team too! But will enjoy a change. It is similar to the content in 4th. Change is always a bit scary but I'm going to try to embrace it.

 

 

May Madness Teacher Organization

Things to do at the END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR:

1. Go through old files (paper copies, digital, and other resources)
2. Cleanse the room by purging resources you haven't used all year or are no longer valid. Sometimes students love to take the stuff you no longer want!
3. Inventory your supplies
4. Make a to-do list for what the students still need to accomplish and what YOU need to submit.
5. Pick one task a day that you can accomplish so by the last day you will be relaxed and ready to turn in your keys.

Pictures coming soon!