Award & Classroom Photos

Thanks to Abby at Mrs. Saunders' Lovelies, I received ANOTHER award... the One Lovely Blog Award!  Thank you Abby!

I'm going to try to live up to my award and spruce up my blog!  There's so many adorable blogs out there.  I don't know yet if I want to cave in and buy a blog design, so we'll just have to see!  I so much appreciate my blog being recognized anyway!! :)
OK, the rules:
1. Follow the person who gave you the award2. Link back to the person that gave you the award3. Pass the award on to 5 new bloggers
Passing on awards gets harder and harder.... of course, there's a bazillion wonderful blogs out there, but they're so wonderful that the've already received the award!!  I'm going to try my best to give this award to blogs who haven't received it yet, here we go.....



Buzz Buzz Buzz

First Grade Fascination




Just Wild About Teaching

Mrs. Wheeler's First Grade

That's So Second Grade

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I love seeing bloggers post pictures of their classroom and couldn't wait to finally get in my room and start organizing.  So today I FINALLY went up to school and worked on my classroom.  I was there for three hours and it felt like 20 minutes.  Where does the time go!?  I could have easily spent another three hours there!  My goal for today was to get some bulletin boards done in my room and start organizing my book baskets and reading area.  I didn't get to the reading area or book baskets.  But I did finish my bulletin board backgrounds, except for one in my room and one in the hallway.

Of course after repeatedly telling myself not to forget my camera when I left for school, what do I do?.....forget my camera!!  So I took some pictures of my classroom with my phone.  The lights were off and the shades were shut so the pictures didn't come out amazing, but oh well!

In the pictures, you'll see that I don't really a have a theme like some teachers, but I have a color scheme... and it's blue and green.  I really like how it's coming together!  Don't mind the disaster of a mess in my room.  Since I'm switching grades, I have first grade materials/boxes AND second grade materials/boxes just hanging out all over the place!

I was standing in the doorway to my classroom when I took this picture.  So to the right is the "front" of my classroom.

Here's two bulletin boards I made today.  Notice the new border?  I got it at Michaels and wrote about it in one of my posts.  I think the bulletin board on the right will be for Writer's Workshop, and I'm not sure yet about the left one. 

This is basically the center of my room where my student tables will be.  Everything's a mess from when they moved everything to clean my room.  I do have a full wall of windows which is nice though!

This is the "back" of my room.  My reading area will be on the right.  My teacher desk/reading table is on the left.

This will be my Reader's Workshop bulletin board.

This is actually a white board that I covered so I can use it for our Math/calendar bulletin board.

There's my table and all my stuff and more stacked up on shelves.

Here's a better picture of the "front" of my room.  I still have to fix the small bulletin board on the left side.  By the way, I HATE the hexagon student tables.  Since I was an added section last year, I got stuck with them!

So there you have it.... my room so far!  I can't wait to get back in there and do some real decorating and organizing!  And I always get inspired by seeing other classrooms!  I'll keep you all posted on how mine's coming along!

Awards & Giveaway

I got MORE awards!!!!  My little blog?!

I received the Liebster Award from Vicky at The Madness that is Kindergarten AND Kelly at Kelly Teach!!  Thanks Vicky and Kelly!!  If you haven't checked out their blogs, definitely go check them out!!

The Madness that is Kindergarten

I ALSO received the Liebster Award AND Versatile Blogger Award from Michaela at O"fish"ally Learning with Mrs. May!!  Thanks Michaela!!  Go show her some blog some love too!!

OK, so I have a secret.... I have already received these awards (you can read about it here and here) and being new to the blogging world, I'm not quite sure what the etiquette is!  I know it's hard to find bloggers who haven't already received these awards so I will GLADLY accept them!!  I'm just not going to bestow them on others again because it took me a REALLY long time to do it the first time.... is that OK!?!  Can I still blog!?  Maybe if I smile :) and be real nice!?
How about I give another seven random facts?  THAT I can do!  Because I secretly wanted to link up with Amy Lemons Tell Me More linky anyway!
1. Mosquitos LOVE me... even if I have 16 layers of bug repellant on!  I'm that sweet! :)2. My hubby and I met in college but lost touch.... then reconnected seven years later via Facebook!3. Both times I was hired at the two districts I've worked at, I was hired one week before school started! Talk about rushing to get ready for the beginning of the school year!!4. My mother walked me down the aisle at my wedding!!5. I weighed 10 lbs 3 oz when I was born.... chunk-y baby!6. I HATE coffee but LOVE Pepsi!!7. I'm OCD about folding laundry and our towels.  They HAVE to all be folded the same way!
Thanks again to Vicky, Kelly, and Michaela!  Be sure to check out their wonderful blogs!


AND.... my friend Brigid from Brigid's Daily Lesson Log is having her first GIVEWAY and it's HUGE!  Go check it out!!

Another Award... Thank You!

I was just nominated for another award from Susannah at Susie's Seconds... The Versatile Blogger Award!  Sweet of you to think of me Susannah!

If you haven't been over to Susie's Seconds, go check it out!

Here are the rules for the award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and include a link to their site
2. Include the award image in your post
3. Give seven random facts about yourself
4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award and include a link to their site
5. Let bloggers know they've been nominated


My Random Facts:

1. I have exercised-induced asthma (my hubby always laughs at me about the name)
2. I grew up down the street from Disneyland
3. I LOVE ice cream
4. I enjoy folding laundry, it relaxes me
5. I learned how to wakeboard last summer, and I love it
6. I like Pepsi, not Coke
7. I've been married for 10 months


I now nominate:

Brigid's Daily Lesson Log

1..2..3.. Teach With Me

Falling Into First

Look Who's Teaching

Miss Wheeler's First Grade

Not Just Child's Play

Second Grade Sunshine

Simpson's Superstars

Stellar Students

TGIF

That's So Second Grade

The Craft of Teaching

The Groovy Teacher

The Hive

The Second Grade Superkids

My First Award

Hooray!  I received the Liebster Award from Marissa at Wild About First Grade!  Thanks Marissa for giving me my very first award!

This award recognizes blogs with less than 200 followers.  Here are the rules:

1. Copy and paste this award on your blog.

See above.

2. Thank the giver and link back to them.

Again, thank you Marissa from Wild About First Grade for checking out my blog and giving me an award!  If you haven't seen Marissa's blog, go over there and check it out!  It's super cute and she's got some great ideas!

3. Reveal 5 other bloggers and let them know by commenting on their blog.

..... and the Liebster award goes to .....

Heather at The Meek Moose

Amber at Synonym Rolls and Antonym Moments

Dede at A Series of First Grade Events

Eileen at Second Grade Sunshine

Susie at Susie's Seconds

A lot of searching, and copying and pasting later and there you have it!  Two posts in one day! Whew!  Once I saw I was given an award, I wanted to hurry up and find those blogs I wanted to acknowledge.  And let me tell you... with all the wonderful, popular blogs out there, it was hard to find ones that have less than 200 followers or ones that haven't already received this award!  So go check these ladies out and give them some recognition!