Less than 3 weeks....

Less than three weeks.

In less than three weeks I will be standing in front of MY classroom full of 2nd graders.

My classroom. Oh boy.

So far, I've loaded most of my teacher supplies into the room. I haven't really begun to set up yet. For one, the previous teacher left all his stuff in there (boxes, shelves, etc) and he LOCKED all the cabinets.

Regardless, I've gone in a few times to shuffle desks around and try to arrange things.  I have tried to better map out things at home, so that when I go I can maximize my time.

Can I say I LOVE my new room!???? It has a wall of windows!

I have never had a window, let alone a WALL of windows in my room :) Granted, the view is of a murky fish tank, but who cares!?

My school also gave me a box of goodies. Feels like Christmas in August. Wow. So many school supplies. I am SO excited!!!!

My whole group area is gonna rock too, not only because of my handmade rocking chair, but because of this HUGE colorful rug given to me by my school. Ooooh Awwww! Go ahead, be very, very jealous ;)

I am still trying to decide where the class library will go and exactly how it will look. I also want to bring in some plants.  I need to post some jobs.

Here is my teacher toolkit. I love how it turned out. Hope it keeps me semi-organized throughout the year.

I am savoring this before school begins feeling. The feeling of a clean slate. The feeling that NOTHING has gone wrong - yet. The feeling of the world is at my fingertips. The feeling that I CAN DO THIS.

BELIEVE!