'15~'16 Classroom

Welcome to my 2015-2016 Classroom!

Let's take a tour, shall we? :)

We'll start right outside my door.

I change my garlands for the month/season :)

 To the left-the 'command center'-mailboxes, attendance/lunch count.

To the right-storage for me, exit ticket poster (our classroom rules and hopes and dreams will go above it), classroom jobs and our goals for the next two weeks.

Around the backside of the 'command center'-our library! The empty bulletin boards will hold our reading and writing anchor charts.

On our whiteboard, I have our daily schedule, as well as show how you know signs. Think Marks will also go up on here.

Then our small group area.

I have comprehension art from the Brown Bag Teacher, as well as I can standards (from me :)

Where I have teacher storage for small group, and the rest of my book bins underneath out writing charts.

 Next to that, I have another table for students to work at, with our grading posters and the mathematical standards on it.

Then our vocabulary section.

and my desk, which is a bit of a mess right now

My area

And our whole group meeting place

We can juuuust fit everyone in a circle-like shape :)

And the part of my room that isn't quite done-my shelves! (Although it's mostly done and the parts are in, so hopefully it will be fixed soon :)

The broken section

My binder section :)

Mentor Texts and Guided Reading Book section

A small display

And the Science and Math stuff that should be on the shelves :)

Close up of my awesome bins and toolkits :)

That's my room!

It's a little crowded with 22 desks in there, but so far we are having a blast, and I'm excited for the new year! They've been pretty amazing so far :)

Smiles and Sunshine,
Kaitlyn

     

Back to School Essentials

I have a little more than a month left until we go back to school-but there are always things that are on my list for each year!

So I'm linking up with The Teaching Thief for her Back to School Essentials linky.
Now, I do have a budget through the school that lets me order most of my own supplies-I'm very lucky that way!

 First up, always and forever, as long as I live, I will need
    

 
Chart Paper and Mr. Sketch markers

Even if I have leftovers, I always order new. I use them for morning messages, as well as anchor charts, and collaborative work with kids.

My next item I discovered at the end of last year-and I loved them even more than flair pens!
G2 pens! I love them so much, that not only did I order more at the beginning of last year, I also ordered the mega-pack for this year!

I just love the way they write, and the fact that they come in cute colors. They're also a little bit thinner {writing wise} than flair pens, and I find them easier to write with.

Another thing I always need is yellow newsprint paper (and white-although we use a lot more of the yellow!)
We use this for almost everything that doesn't go into notebooks-writing drafts, spelling pretest, quick answers, math, etc.

I also stock up on notebooks! I do have the kids share the load on this one-if I bought all the notebooks we use for all the kids, I would be broke!
  Last year, I managed to get into Target when they were having their clearance on school supplies-so I was able to pick up notebooks for something like 7 cents. I'll definitely be trying to stock up for next year again like that!

Last, and certainly not least, the two essentials that are the biggest must have ever
Pencils and cap erasers (which makes the pencils last sooooo much longer! I swear that some of my kids eat the erasers off of the pencils sometimes...)

You can't get anything done without the writing tools!

What are some of you must haves?

Smiles and Sunshine,
Kaitlyn