So much to do... So little time!

Hi all! It's been a crazy few weeks to say the least. I have been super busy trying to get back in the school routine. My classroom turned out really cozy and colorful. I wanted to post some pics, but I keep forgetting to take my camera to school. We've been in school for two weeks and I am getting ready to start my version of the Daily 5 this week. We have gone through the explanations and expectations of each round this past week. I have shown them how to use the rotation cards, where all supplies live and we've even done a mock run down. I'm hoping it all goes well this week (fingers crossed). This is how daily works in my classroom. I have mixed dominant language kids in my class. That means that some of my kids first language is English and the other half have done Reading instruction in Spanish since Pre-K. Second grade is known as the "transition grade." That means that once the spanish kids have reached a certain reading level in spanish-they are ready to make the switch to english. Believe me-this is no easy task. It is for this reason that I have replaced "Read to Someone" with "Meet With Teacher". I also have the traditional "Work on Writing" which shares its spot with "Work on Words", "Read To Self" and "Listen to Reading" . I wanted to post the rotation cards I created for this year, along with a master schedule that I keep on my teacher table. I'm a bit OCD so my kids don't get free choice, it just saves alot of time. I'll post some pics this week of my classroom-promise. Thanks for taking the time to visit me! Round Cards

And so it begins!

I walked into my new classroom this morning along with my two kiddos and a bag of goodies to keep them entertained and feed. I am very bummed because I am going from a very BIG room to a much smaller one. I'm lucky that I found out about the room change at the end of the year, so I was able to move all my stuff before we left. However, it was really hard trying to fit 12 years of stuff into one tiny closet-I ended up bringing alot of stuff home. Well, this morning as I hunted down a janitor to open up my room (no keys will be issued out till the first offical week)I kept thinking that I had no clue how I was going to organize furniture, etc. I stood in the middle of the room for a good ten minutes just staring at the walls. I snapped some pictures of how the room looked like when I first walked in.

Finally I decided to move my desk. I had to call the janitors to help because if they hear you dragging the furniture, they all come running down the hall in a panic. My original plan was to place my teacher center in the back of the room in a corner, but in the right corner is the window, which you can not block due to it being a fire hazard. On the left is a super old television set, we've been told not to place anything directly underneath for fear that it may fall on a child. So now it's between the TV and the window. Not super happy about that, but I'll wait and see. I've posted some pictures of how I left it this afternoon. It looks really messy and unorganized, but I'll keep you posted on my progress. Thanks for taking the time to visit!