First Week!

I survived!!!

We spent hours upon hours getting ready for the first day ... and then it was over in the blink of an eye.

We only had a few "criers" on the first day ... and a few "entourages" that accompanied their little ones to class. But after a few quick kisses, parents were on their way. After about an hour, everyone seemed to settle in and they got right down to business - PLAYING! Trains, blocks, trucks, playdough, dolls, painting, you name it ... the children were engaged. Yay, mission accomplished!

I cannot begin to describe how crazy the first week was. It was craaaazy. Although it was also fantastic. I am so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful school and I am so lucky to be doing what I love each and every day. I love my "job" ... except, if you're a teacher or if you're married to one, you know it's much more than just a "job" ... it's a way of life.

I promised updated pictures of my classroom, so here they are (much more polished than just a few weeks ago, might I add!):

After meeting our little ones, we decided to rearrange a few things ... but for the most part, this is what you would see if you walked into our classroom. Oh, except that it's much messier at the end of the day ... we're working on 'self-regulation' and the expectations of tidying up, but they haven't quite mastered it yet.


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My first project!

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! Pin It