{MORE FREEBIES!!} First Week Behavior Chart & Student Information Page

Goodness- I am on a roll or something tonight. I am meeting with a co teacher to go over all the book keeping, management stuff so that when we meet as a team we are ready to go. So I've spent a lot of the night working on things I send home the first day of school and/or behavior charts. I want to work on my first week unit... but I am just on a roll with all this management stuff currently! Anyway- I hope these are useful. The first item is my "August Behavior Calendar" (if you want to call it that)-- we start school on August 27th, so it's a whole week. I figured why spend time making an entire Calendar when I can just make a week! We spend so much time going over rules, procedures, etc. that I usually don't have any behavior problems what-so-ever, but I usually don't introduce my clip chart until the end of the week... so this works perfect.

My Clip Chart (minus the clips!)

You had a good day (usually EVERYONE) or a bad day- simple as that. I also feel parents have loads of questions that first week of school, so I included plenty of room for notes.

The second freebie is a Student Information sheet. We have a very culturally diverse community so there are probably some sections on here you wouldn't typically see (i.e. food allowances, religious holidays, languages) We send this home & keep it for the remainder of the year. It's great, I totally prefer pulling this out over going through TEAMS trying to get information! =)

I hope you can use these! =) ENJOY!

Lastly, and then i promise I am done for the night and relaxing, check out these great blogs for some giveaways!! Could be your lucky day, you never know! 

First is a $25 iTunes gift card from Math is Elementary

And the Second is a $25 gift card to TpT from The Elementary Adventure! 

Ok! I am OFF for the night! 

September Behavior Calendar

Hello All!
I made this quick freebie that you are welcome to download! At my school we have daily folders... well were contemplating switching to binders. Either way we have a month behavior calendar that in previous years I spent a TON of time writing behavior notes in the tiny square in a hurry before dismissal. Well thanks to an idea that I slightly modified a little to better fit my rules from Jessica Williamson over at Welcome to Room 36.

I loved this idea because theres a behavior "key" so all you need to do is write whatever number goes along with the behavior. I also have a separate sheet that will go in my kiddos binder for notes between parent/teachers.

Hope this comes in handy for you!! =) 

Monday (and Tuesday) Made it!

So, I ran across 4th Grade Frolics: Monday Made It Linky & love this!! I am hoping to get tons of great ideas =)

So I started this project yesterday, got tired and decided I would finish it today. So I made some shelfs for a book shelf (yes, you heard that right). I turned a book shelf to its side so the kiddos could reach their book boxes! So this is how we started...

a WONDERFUL Lowes employee took time out of his day to cut door into the measurements I needed. =)

Got to school and using nailed put together the shelves.

All put together! 

Took them outside (thank you butcher paper) and spray painted them an AWESOME shade of green. Luckily the paint matched the grass =)

ALL DONE!

Finished result. (minus the one of the far left.... I ran out of paint...)

SO the plan is 2 book boxes on the bottom and 2 on the top. Hopefully I will eventually end up with 20, however we usually run about 22 in our classes so I will put the extra 2 on the book shelf next to them. I am super excited about these and they turned out great!

Anyway, I am exhausted! I spent most of he day up at school finishing these, cleaning and organizing! I am hoping everything will be all done tomorrow and I can share pictures!! I large amount of my time was spent bagging literacy center games & investigations games. I let it get WAY too unorganized. Anyway, I think I am going to attempt an afternoon nap! =)

giveaway

WOW! Thanks to Learning & Teaching with Preschools for a GREAT give away! =) Hop on over to check it out! 

Happy Sunday All!! =)

First Day Jitters {A few weeks early}

Well, I stumbled upon this linky this morning, and thought it was a super neat idea! Fierce in Fourth is hosting this linky party and it is all about the things that you are nervous about for the first day of school!

Just reading the few blogs that linked up alone make me smile at the fact that even us experienced teachers STILL get nervous about the first day of school. I know I have a hard time falling asleep that night before because i have crazy thoughts going through my head... for example-- the ever common one---am i going to hear my alarm!?! HOW AWFUL would that be, I mean...really??

Anyway, this year is going to be a definite new adventure for me, and it is causing some major jitters. Not for the reasons you would necessarily think of either....
1. I guess my BIGGEST uneasy feeling comes from seeing my ex. I dated our PE coach for 3 years (yes, lesson learned...do not date someone you work with!!) Long story short, things have ended..it was hard. I mean I thought I was going to marry the guy. So listen, I love my school...I was there first... I didn't want to leave, although probably the best decision. I did however, apply places to try to get out of the situation...alas no luck! So anyway, I have had the summer away and am SO nervous about seeing him every day! EEKKKKK.

2. Now for normal people reasons I am jittery! Every year I have been at my school with the exception of 1, we have had to hire a 6th kinder teacher because of numbers. Our class sizes are usually insane that first week before school starts. I believe last year I had over 30 kids on my roster. Our district will not consider hiring another teacher (even though 30 is WAY over state allowance of student-teacher ratio) until the bodies are in the desks on the first day of school. Ridiculous??? YEP! So, first day/week of kindergarten is exhausting to begin with but you throw this situation in on top... its just insane!

3. This year our principal retired. We had a HUGE turn over in teachers at our school. We have 1 new teacher in Kindergarten (plus the one well hire 2 weeks into school). I will be responsible in keeping them up to date with stuff, helping them plan, etc. It's overwhelming!!! I am NOT the most organized person in the world and I feel like this year this has to change. Our school departmentalizes... so in kinder we have 5 teachers. So 2 LA, 2 math and 1 self contained (which is ME!! and I wouldn't have it any other way). Anyway, I feel a huge responsibility on the LA side with these teachers because they both will be LA teachers!!

Regardless of all this, I am so looking forward to this year! I think it's going to be a great one. =) Anyway, if you haven't already-- go link up!! Ease some ones nerves or just vent your anxieties!

cute "new" bookshelf!

So, you know when you move into a new room and the teacher before you so "kindly" leaves you all kinds of goodies throughout the room, cabinets, etc??? (yes, i moved into this room 5 years ago and still haven't gone through all the junk, because I'm sure I'll use it one day.. HA!) Anyway- she left this run down, ugly as poo book shelf... that I have managed to hide in my library or behind things for a few years now. Well the other day I put it out in the hall with hopes that it would a)disappear or b) be thrown away. Every day I came back to school... there it was. SO i decided to myself... why not paint it and turn it into something new! =) 

This is the moment I wish I would have thought to take a before picture..... However, it is all done today and ready for my word work games! 

I also finished my tree!! I am doing owl/bright colors theme this year... and am so proud of my little tree! =) 

I won't share any more just yet-- my room is a M-E-S-S! I need to go up there Monday and clean a little... I am pretty excited though, I think it's going look great & be a great year! 

Total side note--- does anyone else watch Pretty Little Liars?? My sister got me HOOKED, I just finished season 1-2 on netflix and am totally bummed that abc.family does not leave all the episodes of the new season on their website, just the latest! grrrrrr...... If you haven't watched it, do!!! Its a great summer guilty pleasure. Now I need a new show on netflix to consume my extra time. sigh!

Listening To Reading {{Freebie}}

Check out my TpT store to get my new freebie! 

It's listening center response sheets. 

Enjoy! =)