A Few Classroom Updates

Pre-week has been very busy, I've been preparing everything for the first week of school, meeting incoming students, and putting the finishing touches on my classroom. Below I have added a few classroom update photographs. 

This is my classroom mailbox, I added student names to the mailbox by hot gluing laminated construction paper onto binder clips. This is going to make changing names for the following year a breeze, just pull off the laminated construction paper and switch the name out.  

Personal mission statement for the coming school year, displayed in the classroom.  

Room arrangement for open house, each "station" contained information for parents to fill out, it helped with the flow of incoming parents and allowed me to speak with each of them about their child.  

Photograph taken of the front view of my classroom on the night of open house.  

Just a little finesse for my leveled reader baskets- I found the quatrefoil ribbon for a dollar at Michael's and hot glued them to the front of the baskets before hot gluing the labels.

Reading street focus wall with Dr. Seuss headings, updated clock labels, and personal mission statement display. 

Desk Setup for Open House

Just finished arranging my student desks for open house. Included on the desks are class info brochure, welcome gift for students (Lucky Charms), welcome gift for parents (contact info book mark), and a letter to the parents. 

Classroom Newsletter

Here is the first newsletter of the new school year, ready to be sent to print shop! 

Summer Project: Reading Bench

Summer Classroom Project: Reading Bench before & after photo collage... I bought an old bench from a secondhand furniture store added a little paint, polka dots, and of course a monogram!

Teacher Center Organization

Here are a few updated pictures of my teacher table area, this is where small group lessons are conducted: 

Group Labels

Using Microsoft Word create group labels that match your room theme: 

HFW Sticker Sheets

Each student will receive their own high frequency word sticker sheets. These sheets will be combined to create a HFW booklet.  Using the Reading Street series from Pearson, I compiled a list of the 2nd grade words students are expected to master. Each time a student has mastered a word I will place a sticker in the box next to the word to indicate mastery.