Summer Time Projects

Since I am moving grades, my mind will not go into full summer mode and I have been busy doing fun school projects.
First I started with a new word to add to my collection. I was at Hobby Lobby and found these Chipboard letters on sale! So I covered them in patterned paper and VOILA!

Next I made a welcome banner, I had made one for my grade 2 room, but it was old and faded after 7 years, so I bought some wooden banners from Michaels, painted them up and stuck letter stickers on them to spell out "Welcome".

Next, since I was on a banner kick, I made another banner for my writing BB. I used Stampin' Up Banner Framelits and card stock for this version.

I also saw this online and fell in love, but could not justify spending $100 on a planner, so I'm making my own version!!

It's a work in progress but it makes me happy. These are the page dividers. I have 6 sections: Calendars/Schedules, Daily Plans, Class Lists, Records, Student Information, and Unit Overviews

The backs have a fun quote and I may have had too much fun with the embellishments...

The cover and the spine of the binder:

 The monthly dividers for each month's lesson plans and calendar

 A twin pocket folder to hold miscellaneous papers and memos

 A notebook to write down things to remember for next year and for all my brilliant ideas! BAHAHA!

 The last project was adding tags and ribbon to file boxes and wash tape to storage boxes!

I love school supplies, and adding personal touches to them makes me happy! So that was the first few weeks of summer, who knows what will happen next!

Movin' on up

So I found out on Thursday that I am changing grades next year! I am excited! I have been wanting to move back to grade 3 for years and haven't been able to, until now! I know that it will be a lot of work and teaching some of the same students won't be all roses, but I am so ready for a change.

 I am excited about the Themes I get to teach, and how the students will become even more independent. I always feel sad at the end of the year when they move on, and I have to start all over with a new class. It's a lot of work getting them through the first few months! Now I get to keep going with a few of them, which will be fun.

I am looking forward to being organized from the get go, because I now know my organizational style and can put my units together so they function better for me (no filing cabinet!) and I can go through all my current stuff and purge!!! That is also daunting to me as I have A LOT of stuff.

I am really going to miss my team, as we work well together and we get each other's quirks. It will be interesting to see how my new team functions, what my place will be and how we will work together to make a cohesive unit. I know that two of my future colleagues are great, but one is a mystery (though I have my suspicions). I get to work with a great friend as well so that will be awesome!

All in all, I am pumped, but also sad to leave what is known and comfortable. I know that God is at work in this, so I can trust Him and know that he will give me the wisdom I need in this new adventure.

I may have to start a new blog, as My Grade 2 Adventure is almost over!!!

Perspective Snowmen

We did an art lesson on perspective today. I had my kids do a directed drawing of a snowman from different angles. A side view, a bottom view, a close up, and a full view of the snowman. They did a great job! We also added a little shading! I was a proud teacher!

This one is cute. He added a blue bird on the nose and an extreme close up!