Funny Questions...

We've been playing 20 questions so we can all get to know each other. Today's top three:

1. Do you always take a shower on Friday?

2. Do you ever use the bathroom on Tuesday?

And the grand finale...

3. Have you ever fallen off a cliff where there were jellyfish?

They are so random and adorable :-)

My First Day

Well, the first day is over and...I DID IT!! lol It wasn't the first day in a veteran's classroom I'm sure, but I know it could have been worse. I have a gaggle of super cute kids who are very sweet and excited to be in school. I only confused the set of twins once, forgot to monitor only one recess, and managed to have time to eat my lunch. Overall, I'd say it was a pretty darn good day :-) I'll add details later, but right now I just want to get pics of my classroom up. This first pic is from the front door so it's what the kids see when they first walk in.

My "Under the Sea" reading nook and neighboring dress up/kitchen play area. Notice the jelly fish light, yeah! Awesome!

I LOVE my tables...they're the cutest! And of course we can't forget the alphabet and vowel sounds

I'll post more this weekend...I have stories to tell :-) But this will have to do for now

Ciao Ciao

So far...

I've officially got three days under my belt. All three have been fairly full and slightly hectic, but I'm starting to get into a routine and get settled. A couple of the teachers have taken a special interest in my room and it seems like every time I walk in I have new "treasures" to decorate with so that's been a HUGE blessing. They have good taste :-)

My biggest challenge is learning the curriculum. There is so much! There are two reading curriculum's that I'm supposed to combine and use, math, writing, spelling, handwriting, Bible, science, and then I make up my own social studies. Now, I wasn't aware that there were actual curriculum's for spelling and handwriting, but now I know that they not only exist, but they are pretty crazy. I feel like I have too much to learn and not enough time to learn it. Hopefully it will all fall into place.

The teachers and staff I work with are all very nice and have been really helpful. It's crazy to think this time next week I will have taught two full days! Eek!