My 2016 Classroom Sneak Peek for Students

 Before my new Super Star students and their families visit the school to drop off school supplies, meet me, and tour their classroom, I email them a "sneak peek," just to help calm any fears they might have about navigating their new learning space.

I use a stuffed animal friend (our school mascot) who narrates the photos and introduces me.  Have a look!

 

 

 

 

 

My friend sits on my desk in plain sight and enjoys excited squeals of recognition and quick cuddles when the kindergartners arrive, and he's always happy to see them again in a few days for the first day of school.

When are YOU back to school?

I Snuck Back into My Classroom...

...where I found a SMARTBoard!



The location of the board necessitated a slide-to-the-left of my students' desks. More tweaking of the furniture will take place tomorrow, I'm sure.




Though it's still quite bare-bones, I had to stop re-arranging because my blah bulletin boards were screaming *Chicka, Chicka!*

I'll be adding text to the hallway boards before students arrive ("Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Look Who's in Our Room!" I'll also figure out a cute project (using cardboard tubes and scraps of green and brown paper?) so students can make their own coconut trees the first week of school. Something tells me that I'll want to save the trees for a "Where the Wild Things Are" display later in the year!