What a great first day of school!  I absolutely loved getting to know my kiddos.  We had a busy day, full of routines and expectations, but we managed to squeeze in some All About Me time.  I loved sitting at the tables reading their information and talking with them.  Their enthusiasm and excitement was contagious.  I look forward to a great year, packed full of fun, adventure, and loads of learning!

I forgot to upload my classroom reveal pictures before today, so here they are.  I'm super excited how great the room turned out.  Enjoy!

Classroom library/writing stations

We survived!!

The first two days of school are now behind us and I am happy to report that we survived!!  I sent home 19 beautiful 3rd graders on Thursday looking like zombies.  They came in so full of life, but by the end of the day we all looked, and probably felt like, zombies.  I look forward to next week and getting into our regular learning routine, now that we are past all of the policies and procedures stage.  It will be another week or two before things are flowing smoothly, but I am confident these kiddos will have no problem picking up on our structured environment and moving forward successfully.  It is going to be an outstanding year!!  Next week I will officially pull out the camera and start taking pictures!!  I cannot wait to post all of the exciting adventures we will be doing this year.  Have a great and restful weekend!!

20 Days

This summer seems to be going by slowly, but as I sit and look at the calendar I only have 20 days until I go back to work.  Now I'm asking, where has this summer gone?  Crazy!!

Most of this summer has been spent nursing my husband, who fell over 8 feet from a ladder while cleaning out the gutters in our backyard.  He landed on his back and shattered his L1 vertebrae.  After being rushed into emergency surgery to remove the bone fragments from his spinal cord, he spent 5 days in the hospital and is now home recovering.  He has a long road ahead of him, but thankfully he is strong and in great health.  He will be out of work for 6 weeks to 3 months, but he's hoping for it to only be 6 weeks.  So, as you can imagine, we've been busy!!

I'm so excited about seeing my class list and getting to meet my kiddos on August 22nd.  I always love the first day of school.  I wonder if the students realize that the teacher can be just as nervous as they are?  I have always been blessed with amazing students and I'm sure this year will be no different. 

Enjoy what is left of your summer!!!