First Day of School

Remember when you were a kid preparing for the new school year to start?

 You got your new shoes.

You got your back to school haircut.

You sharpened all of your pencils, organized your new school supplies and put them in your cool new backpack.


You had your picture taken either in front of your classroom or on your front porch.  

The night before school starts, I used to always lay in bed and worry.  Would I make friends?  Would I get lost?  Would my teacher be nice?  Would I make it through the day without embarrassing myself?

 Teachers, as well as kids, go through these same preparations and feelings!  We hope we will get a good class.  We hope the kids (and other teachers) will like us.  We hope to make it through the day without embarrassing ourselves!


This school year was the best I have had yet!  I did not get all nervous, I have a great group of kids and got through the day without embarrassing myself (not that it won't happen at some point in the year!)  It didn't even rain! 
 
What is your best back to school memory?  

Teachers and Summertime

I hear it all the time: you are so lucky to be a teacher since you don't have to work in the summer!  Um, trust me, teachers are usually so beat down and worn out from the school year that it takes 2 months (it's not 3 anymore, people!) to recover!  

Last summer was the worst ever, because the kids were so difficult the year before that it took all summer to recover.  I even cried on my first day (ok, week!) back.  
But, this year, the kids were awesome, and just today, I think I am recovered!  
Here is how I know:  I have chosen my classroom theme!  
Get ready:

FROGS!!!

Adorable Frog Posters!

The bellwork that kids do at the beginning of my class is going to be called "Hop-To-Its"!  I am going to make a bulletin board with letters of advice for the new middle schoolers and call it "Look at this advice before you Leap into 6th grade".  I am going to make another bulletin board that says "Jump into the Year With the Right Supplies", which will show all of the supplies the students will need for class.  
I know that it is a little early to be getting all excited about the next group of kids, but I can't help it.  If they are half as sweet as my kids from this year, it will be a great year- a froggy year!