I like to think of myself as a very organized person. This has it’s pros and cons. I know where everything is and can get to it quickly. However, I tend to drive my co-teacher crazy at times.
One way I stay organized is by keeping my desk clutter free. One way I achieve that is by having file folders with labels for loose papers. I have a file folder labeled “Copies to Be Made” and another that says “Papers to Go Home.” There is no excuse for any papers to be laying on my desk when there is a place for everything. I bought cute file folders at the Container Store and a file holder or letter bin at Target.
We have just been told our theme for next year is Treasure/Pirate theme. I’m pretty excited for this one. I have so many plans for the classroom. I wanted to make the library a cool place to sit. I plan on hanging grass from the ceiling, adding bean bags, and really making the classroom feel like it’s from an island. I thought about making five groups of desks and naming them after the seven continents. My partner teacher’s desk and my desk will be the other two continents. This way the students can learn their seven continents at the same time. I’ve also come up with a few great bulletin board ideas. The reading board will say “Get Caught Up in a Good Book.” I will also have a net with fish caught in it. Summer has just begun and I am already thinking of next year. I wonder if all teachers do this during their summer vacation.
We are on our last week of school. Isn’t it funny how the last week of school seems so distant? It’s a mere five days a way and yet it seems like that Friday will never come. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my job. However, I could use some much needed rest and vacationing.
Our end of the year party we decided to go with a ice cream sundae theme. We gave the children three choices. One of them being an ice cream sundae theme and the others a picnic theme (hotdogs, finger foods, etc.) or dessert theme. Apparently, the sundae idea won them over. If you have any ideas on how you are going to end the school year, feel free to share.
