OMG.....It has begun!!!!

Well lots of new stuff this last week!!!!!  Things are starting to rush on by!!!

Meeting on Thursday Afternoon went really well!!!  Got lots of information on the Food Service side of my job and how to help with paperwork!!  Ran into a good friend and got to know one of my paras better!

Tuesday afternoon I received some interesting news that affects everything that I have been worried about here lately!  We've been struggling and fighting to find a babysitter to cover things over the next two weeks and it has been a huge struggle!  My wonderful husband found out that his job will be moving to 3rd shift starting on Monday to accommodate the school that they are working on.  My hubby is a glass man and is replacing most of the windows in one of the large high schools here where we live and since the schools are getting busy they have to move construction to overnight.  Why is this good you may ask?  Weeeeelllllll, he is going to take care of our kiddos over the next two weeks.  I don't have to worry about who is going to watch them, transportation for who is watching them, and of course I don't have to pay anyone to watch them.  What a huge stress relief!!!  YAY!!!!

Now for Wednesday!!!  This was an awesomely busy day!!!  I started off to school at 7:30am with my boys in tow.  We went to see my classroom for the first time with my stuff in it.  The only problem------everything was still in its boxes......we spent 4 hours just opening boxes and checking things off of the list to make sure everything was there!!!!  Missing a few items, but will be working on those momentarily.  It felt really good to finally get in there and actually do something!

Also, enrollment started off today with a great big bang, and I so totally was not ready for it!!!  LOL.....the first 3 hours were a blur of which paperwork do the parents still need to fill out and which ones do they already have.....when do you want  a conference and when do you want staggered attendance.......how are you doing and yes I am the new teacher......yes this is a brand new program, etc, etc......thank goodness one of my paras was there with me during the chaos.  I do believe that I ended the day with a great knowledge for how the whole system is going to work and think that it will all be just hunky dory come tomorrow!!!  We will see!  On a lighter note, everyone seems so super excited to have a program at Gammon and all of their kids seem so excited to come to school and have fun!!!  I think ..... no I KNOW that we are off and running and I am ready for an awesome year!  Thank you to Connie for all the information and thank you to Jennifer for helping me out with my craziness!!!!  You guys are totally awesome!!!

Now I just wish that I could go back to sleep!!!!!  Everyone I will see you soon and I will be posting new classroom pictures soon as well!!!!

dropped a couple

Woo Hoo .... finally hear from some of he ladies that I've been waiting to hear from.  I only have to do 7/28 and 7/29 for enrollment!!  That's a little less child care needed ...always a good thing!

I have my mentor teacher picked out and lots of confirmed help coming my way when school starts, so it is starting to look like everything is coming around!!!!  I'm getting super excited and can't wait to get into the classroom and dig everything out!!!!  YAY!!!!

Talk to the blog really soon!!!  I have a meeting tomorrow, so we will see how that goes!!!!

Start date!!!!

OK....so things are starting to get just a little bit crazy for me!  Fixing a friend's car, organizing my house, organizing the stuff that needs to go to school with me, and generally just trying to float along and not drown in our current financial issues!  Needless to say I'm just a little frazzled.  

I just found out last Thursday that I need to start a week earlier than I had expected and been told earlier.  I'm glad I sent out that email to ask the question as I wouldn't have probably heard anything until today!  Still trying to find someone to cover childcare for my boys during those days, and I have to say that I love my family.  I have 3 aunts and they are all AWESOME.  One is a teacher so she is going to help during the week that I have to be in school that she is not required.  The other 2 have their own full-time jobs and yet they are going to each take vacation days off to help cover a few of the days.  They are doing this so that we don't have to worry about covering that many days and paying for it. Aren't they just awesome...I sure know that it takes a huge load and a lot of worries off of my shoulders!  I still have to find a babysitter for several of the days but the fewer the better and the less it costs, so I am super excited about that one!!!  Love you beautiful ladies!!!!

Enrollment Training         7/22      1p - 3p
Enrollment                      7/28      12p - 7p
                                      7/29      12p - 7p
                                      7/30       8a - 12p
                                      8/2         12p - 7p
Special Ed Training         8/3          830a - 330p
Classroom Mgmt T         8/4          8a - 12p
New Teacher Insv          8/5           745a - 330p
New Teacher Insv          8/6          8a - 330p
District Insv                    8/9 - 13   8a - 4p

First Day of School        8/16
Parent/Teacher Conf      8/16 - 8/17
1/2 attendance Stagger  8/18 - 8/23
First full attendance        8/24

Whew ..... looks like I'm going to be a busy girl!!!  Wish me luck!!!

Talk to you again when I get more information!!!!!

THANKS!!!

More Stuff Again!!!! Constructive Playthings

4 'N 1 Reading Center

Step into Learning Rug........OMG  I love this rug!!!!

4 Sided Easel

E-Z Reach Clothes Tree

Pretend Professionals for the Block Area!!!

Wooden Lacing Animals and Shapes

Large Colored Beads


This is all for the Constructive Playthings website....all pictures came directly from the website....www.cptoys.com or www.constplay.com

Yay!!!

More stuff!!!!!

Magnetic Pocket Chart....hhhhmmm!

Magnetic numbers and letters!

Alpha Sounds Tubs

Dolly cradle and doll bedding set and dolls

no spill paint cups

Shape Finders
shapes giant stampers
bug sorting kit
Early Math Learning center
Manipulatives
Dominoes
Linker Cubesunifix cubes

Double Sided Counters ------------pattern blocks-----------------math links

geometric foam shapes -----------

rhyming word puzzles-------------puzzle rack ---------------------weather puzzles

bug puzzles ----------------------------------------------animal puzzles

Still got more to go....so excited now!!!!   These are all pictures from the Lakeshore website!!!

Some of my stuff - from Lakeshore!!!!

All of these pictures will be copied from the Lakeshore website.......www.lakeshorelearning.com

Yay.....thought I would look up some of the stuff coming for my classroom....I'm too excited to wait!!!!

CD/cassette player for kids listening centers!!!

Sand & Water Manipulative Table

Writing Center

2 Blue tables

3 red tables



2 yellow tables

1 Round Table Yellow

1 of these

I have one of the smallest of these the LA201 coming.

Hardwood Unit Blocks - Starter Set
Our Starter Set contains 108 blocks in 14 shapes

10-Player Rhythm Set
Perfect for up to 10 players, our top-quality rhythm set includes 1 each of wrist and ankle bells, jingle clog, guiro tone block, triangle, castanets and cluster bells; plus 1 pair each of sand blocks, rhythm sticks and maracas. Everything comes in a handy plastic box with a lid.

This will go along with the cd/cassette player for the kids

4 pair of these for the students

and storage for them all!!!

Yay....kitchen set for dramatic play!!!!

table and chairs....also for dramatic play

all 3 of these sets to play with in the kitchen....Yay!!!


Cash register??  OMG

A play rug

wooden play vehicles and play signs


Ok...I have to go and run an errand......I may be back on today to post more pics but who knows!!!!  I'm getting more and more excited!!!!  Can't wait to get into my classroom and get started!!!  

Thanks for reading!