Well, summer came and went for me! We are back at school, since we are year round, and we are off to a fantastic start!
During the last school year, my school was chosen to become a part of the A+ Schools Program and we are so very excited about this! We will be fully integrating the arts into all of our content areas and the kids are going to love it. We just recently hired a drama teacher and should hopefully get a dance teacher and an orchestra teacher too.
We attended a week long training, in Raleigh, the week before school started back and it was very informational and inspiring. We were given lots of great ideas and time to plan (always nice!). I can't wait to see how this program influences our children, school, and community!
After training all week, I couldn't wait to get back in my classroom and get it ready for my new students. This is a picture of my beginning of the year bulletin board. I made the banner and found some cute little owls to write my kid's names on at Walmart.
Here is how my classroom looked after three work days.
I was really thrilled about how my room turned out and it was ready just in time for open house. I loved meeting all my new kiddos and their families.
We spent the first two days of school reviewing rules, practicing procedures, and getting to know one another. As of now, I ONLY have 14 kids in my class. It is like a dream, but I should knock on wood. I am used to have between 20-26 students, so I don't even know what to do with myself! I am looking forward to welcoming my kids back tomorrow for a full week of fun and learning. I have a feeling this is going to be an awesome year!
