Long Weekend has come to an end

Well the long weekend has come to an end.  I was able to relax and get some work done.  All of my PEP's are updated and I will be able to print them off when I return to work tomorrow.  Tomorrow will be our last day before the EOG begins.  The kiddos and I will be reviewing with a power point presentation that our instructional coach prepared for us.  Students will use whiteboards to indicate their answers, thus keeping everyone engaged!

My classroom is becoming empty as I prepare for the move to a new school in the fall.  Not much left except for some math manipulatives and several bookcases that are mine.  I will be moving everything in my car so a few items at a time.

I ordered the Daily 5 over the weekend as my new grade level will be completing a book study over the summer with this book.  We will be implementing the Daily 5 in the fall-apparently we will be the guinea pig grade level.  I am very excited about the book study and the prospect of having the Daily 5 routines in my classroom.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Xtra Math

I just came across this online web based program that will allow students to gain extra math practice for the four basic operations.  The program is completely free and has a great feature that will indicate which student is next.  I plan to use this program in the fall with my 4th graders.  Xtra Math

Check it out!

So much teacher stuff!

Well I have spent most of the day sorting out boxes of all my teacher stuff.  Who knew that I had so many things!  Once I started opening up boxes it started to become clear that I own too much stuff.  I am sure that when I bought the stuff I clearly felt the need to have it.  Some of the items that I took out of boxes were a total surprise.  I don't even remember ever having them.

The good news is that I will be much more organized when I get to my new classroom in the fall.  Here is a picture of my office with boxes everywhere!

Welcome to my new blog!  I am moving to a new school and a new grade level in the fall.  I hope you will enjoy taking this journey with me.

I met some of my new grade level colleagues on Friday afternoon.  Everyone seems very welcoming and I am looking forward to a new year of learning and challenges.