I could tell that Mitch was getting nervous when I asked him for the "hand saw". He gave it to me anyways, but I could tell he was getting nervous. He asked me what I was doing and I simply said, "You'll see."
Then I saw him spying on me, while I was hacking away and he couldn't help but offer a lending hand. You see, I was trying to cut four pieces of wood trim to create a picture frame border thing (like Teri at A Cupcake for the Teacher). I finally cut all four pieces of the wood and he laughed when I exclaimed, "It's perfect ... well, almost". Then I tried nailing it together. This was disastrous. Finally, Mitch asked me what exactly I was trying to accomplish. I showed him the picture, and Voila ... it was finished in no time. He did, however, make me measure out the length of the wood that I wanted cut. So, he got out the Skill Saw (that's not how you spell it, but it's how it sounds) and he made it look sooooo much easier.
This is what he did:
And, then I made it look reallly pretty:
I wrapped the wood frame in crayola wrapping paper (this was a freebie, donated to me from another teacher at the end of the year last year), typed out, printed and cut words in a cute (downloaded) font to say "Ma premiere journee d'ecole". So, so cute! I can't wait to take my kinders pictures with the frame. It'll be a great keepsake.
Maybe I'll even switch the letters to say "derniere" on the last day of school!
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Hi all!
Welcome to my blog and thanks for stopping in :)
I teach at a cute little public school that has a great community feel, supportive staff and wonderful students in the Upper Canada District School Board. This fall, I will be welcoming 25 kinders (and their parents) to a brand new French Kindergarten classroom. I look forward to the adventure that awaits me and I can't wait to have a place to 'document' their learning and share my experiences.
What better place to start the documentation process ... the construction of the room! With the introduction of FDK, our school had to demo the old rooms and start from scratch. It's August 17th and this is what it looks like ...
Scary right? It seems as though everyone else is posting pictures of their classrooms that are beautifully decorated, wonderfully organized and ready to go. I'm still waiting for the drywall :(
It will be beautiful. It will be worth it. In the meantime, I'm practicing this thing called patience.
I'll keep you posted!
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