A week ago, I arrived in Provo and was able to see my classroom for the first time. When I approached my room, I saw:
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| The sign outside my classroom door. |
My first thought was "Wow! It's for real! I'm officially a third grade teacher!" I walked in my room to find it empty which was slightly shocking to me because the last time I saw it, it was being used as a 4th grade room.
I figured I'd better get to work. I unpacked the 8 boxes I had shipped out from home and started decorating. I spent about 15 hours putting up the decorations and then I decided to start on what was actually "inside" my classroom- that is all the paperwork. I spent the next 15 hours going through all the papers that had been left behind and organizing them into system that worked for me. After 3 days of long hours and hard work, I decided that my room was done. Since then, I've realized I still have things to do. For instance, I had to go buy all the school supplies I needed for my students. I also needed to make copies of my class money and other procedures.
Overall, it's still a work in progress, but I'm feeling much better about it. Here are some pictures of how the room turned out.
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| right side of the room, word walls and computers |
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| back of the room- guided reading, vocabulary on the walls, and supply area |
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| back of the room |
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| The outside of my room- left side |
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| class library- reading area |
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the outside of my room- right side
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| Looking at the front of the room from the entrance |
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| my desk at the front of the room |
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| left side of my room |
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closeup of student desk- we are an eMINTS classroom
WELCOME THIRD GRADERS!
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