Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Project Get Room Ready

Well, it has begun! And it's going to be a long process. I now have official access to my room and I am really, really excited about it! ..And a {teeny} bit overwhelmed. The room is filled with some really great stuff ---> but I have to go through it all. It's mostly science experiment materials, but I need to know what I have and I need to be able to organize it so that I can access the stuff when I need it. Here are a few pics of my room. It's a GREAT room!!!!


These are my fantastic windows. They have the blinds that are inside the window, so I don't have to worry about cleaning them or fuss with them. I just twist a knob to open them. Fancy!

 This is the view right outside the windows. It's a little science garden!

 Here are just some of my cabinets. They are all filled with materials that I need to organize. Yikes!
But a good yikes. I can't wait to see all of the stuff that I have!

I'm planning on taking some before and after pics of the entire room, so more to come of the whole thing later. I am just really excited about the windows. I was so worried I would get a classroom without windows, but it's just the complete opposite. I have a plethora of them!

I cannot wait to put up my displays. I have three bulletin boards; one large "standard" sized one and then two smaller ones. I really want to post "job openings" for my kiddos during the first weeks of school on one of the smaller ones. I am working on that and will definitely post something about it later. In the meantime, this is the first thing that I will be putting up in my room:

I found these on Scholastic.com. They were FREE. I love free. I think these are perfect for 5th graders, too. Nice and colorful, but definitely not too "kiddie". 
I am also planning on doing a periodic table display of some sort. I found this on a blog:



Finally, I will leave you with this. I was introduced to this today while I was meeting with my 5th grade teachers pals. I put together a Prezi {not quite finished, but almost} for our Parent Night (in August) and this is one of the first things they show the parents. This gives you an idea of who I am privileged to work with this upcoming school year. These ladies are fantastic and I am SUPER blessed to have been placed with them. Looking forward to a great year!


8 comments:

  1. Love your room! Can't wait to see it when you're finished with it!

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    1. Thank you so much!! I am so overwhelmed with ideas. I have no idea what to do with the larger bulletin board. There's also a ton of cabinet space that needs to be filled and I'm totally clueless. I definitely want to make the planets out of styrofoam balls and hang them, but other than that I really don't know what I'm doing!!

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  2. OMG, congratulations on already having a job! It sounds like, no matter what kind of teaching job you found, you would put your whole heart into it and make it wonderful for the kids. I will definitely keep following you... science is one of my weaker subjects, so maybe I will learn some tips!

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    1. Thank you so much, dear!! You are so sweet!!! Sorry it took so long to respond..I've been on vacation!! Now it's back to it. =)

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  3. Hi again! I'm passing along the Liebster Award to you! Its meant to be given to five of your favorite bloggers who have less than 100 followers. Check out my post! http://missangelread.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-first-blog-award.html

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  4. Sorry... I meant less than 200 followers!

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  5. How exciting! I just found your blog from Angel at "Miss Read Gets Schooled". You have a gorgeous room, can't wait to see what you do with it.
    For inspiration you should check out Schoolgirl Style's blog, she has the best ideas!! Her blog is http://www.schoolgirlstyle.com/

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    1. Thank you, Miss L! I love Schoolgirl Style! I've gotten lots of ideas from her. =]

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