Summer To Do List 2015

Well this summer is off to a great start!  School ended on June 1st at 1:00pm!!!  Shockingly enough, I walked out of school at 1:18 and my classroom looked like this! See ya in August, Room 105!

I was quick to get to my parents house, as my brother, sister-in-law and 2 nieces had arrived from Colorado and I was beyond anxious to see them!  It was their first time meeting Joey!  We had a busy week entertaining 2 teenagers and a 2 year old.

In order to have some accountability, I will now post my School Summer To Do List!!!

Summer 2015:

• Make Sit Spots
• Organize all my stuff into monthly bins and label them
• Create a Reading "Map" aligned to Common Core
• Create closet crates
• Organize & label my classroom library
• Create and assemble a sub tub
• Get, Do, and Make up birthday "presents" for my students and others
• Organize sight word & fluency cards/strips
• Make an attendance board
• Turn my Jenga blocks and Connect Four games into fun "center" activities
• Label recess bins
• Plan a Star of the Week program for my classroom
• Organize and label my work area (at school & at home)
• Create a new Focus Board

So there it is!  I am sure that I will add more!  Check back to see these projects as they come to life and get a big CHECK next to them, when I complete it!!!

Monday Made It

It is time for my 1st Monday Made It with 4th Grade Frolics!  It only took 3 Monday's but hey...at least it is done!!!  Hope you enjoy!

Step 1:  The picture above is the start of a little re-furb, which consists of 5 gallon paint cans (I got mine at Home Depot, but you can get them at Lowe's also).  I sprayed my cans with navy paint.  I didn't use primer, which I might regret later, but the blue did a great job of covering.

Step 2:   Next I tackled the padding.  I tried to get it at Jo Ann's, where unfortunately I received some not so nice customer service, and it was WAY expensive!!!  I then found myself at Michael's, where I was able to find it pre-packaged and could use a coupon!  Well I am not going to lie, this step of cutting the padding into circles was a little rough.

Step 3:  I glued the padding to the lid and laid it down on the fabric.  I wasn't sure how to secure the fabric to the lid!  I ended up hot gluing, then tucking the fabric into the lid crevice as I went.  It wasn't perfect, but I was ok with it!

And in the end, I was pleased!  I hope my kiddos like their seats and I can't wait to see them in use!