1st Day of School

Well, our first day of school is officially complete.  Trent and I both had a pretty good day.  My class seems to be a very sweet group of kids, with the exception of a couple, haha!  Right not I'm sitting at just over a full house, with 23 students!!  Today went by quickly, as it was full of gathering and putting away supplies, going over classroom procedures, and familiarizing my 3rd graders of their new school!  I am really looking forward to getting into full swing with teaching, as those days aren't so tiresome!  :)  I'm ready for a routine, and for the kids to know how things work in our classroom.

Trent moved into a portable this year.  He is very happy with his classroom, as it is not such a long walk to get to his room this year.  He especially likes that he was able to hang stuff on his walls (mainly maps!)!  He is teaching 4 classes of US History, which consists mainly of juniors.  His largest class is at 30....can you imagine 30 desks in a portable?  He did a great job getting it all to fit!  :)  I took these pictures about a week ago, so there were still some things he added/changed before this morning.

And as I mentioned in my last post----I know, it's been so long since I've been on here----I moved across the hall into a different classroom.  Here are pictures of my room.  :)

Stole this idea from Pinterest.com!

Shelf I painted.  It's on the wall behind my desk.

August Already???

Well, summer is officially over....or at least for Trent.  Football camp this week, then 2-a-days begin next Monday.  I have one more week, as the teachers go back on August 9th.  I can't believe August is already here.  This month is always such a busy month for both of our families, as many of us are teachers and there are 7 birthdays in August between the two of our families.  This year is particularly exciting, also because my sister, Kandace, will begin her first year at Texas A&M!!  WHOOP!!  She actually left this morning for FISH camp!  Let school and birthday celebrations begin!!  haha

Speaking of school, this year my mom and sister, Kalyn, will both be teaching 5th grade math.  This is Kalyn's first year to teach!!!  They are in different school districts, but this age and subject will be new to both of them.  Although they do not think it is the "perfect" job, we know that they are definitely blessed to have jobs in this Texas education system today.  So, can you guess what our conversations are about these days? :)  I know many teachers dread this part of the year, because the end is so near.  Don't get me wrong, I am not exactly looking forward to starting back, either.  (I have enjoyed not having to "get ready" in the mornings)  However, I LOVE getting my classroom ready and buying school supplies!  :)  I am so excited that Kalyn gets to experience the fun of having a classroom to decorate and students to plan for.  Too bad I can't make this my profession---organizing and decorating classrooms for teachers. :)  On Saturday, we will be moving Kalyn into her new apartment in Tyler.  She began new hire trainings today!

This year, I will be in a different classroom.  This means that I needed to completely take down everything, and move my stuff to the new room.  Having to prepare a new classroom also means that I had to put everything back up in my new room!  Some of you might think this is a simple task, but let me just say that last summer when we moved to Granbury, 28 of the boxes were my school stuff!!  :)  This past Friday, Bonnie came in and helped me put up all of my posters and bulletin boards.  She was such a BIG help!!  I still have to put everything else away, but I am glad to already have that task behind me.  I will post pictures when I can get things straightened up!

We have had such a great summer, and are so thankful for a relaxing, enjoyable, and memorable 2 months.  This is definitely the reward that teachers get, must have, in order to continue teaching the next year. :)