Classroom!

I've been posting pictures of projects for my classroom on Facebook as I go. I figured it might be more useful? appropriate? something... here. So far, I have:
Customized an alphabet chart:

Bought my fabric to make curtains and bulletin board background:

Made signs for all my centers... They look like treasure maps! Pirate stuff is such a great theme! :)

I have big plans fore the rest of it too.
I got a free dresser today. I have some yellow-ish paint. I think I'll paint it yellow, black, and white and use it for storing things. I don't have many cabinets and I don't want it all just hanging out and ugly.
I'm making a rug too. I loved having one for reading and meeting times. I found a big cheap black area rug at Lowe's and am going to try painting a grid on it. If that fails I want to use the cute Duct Tape to make it... We'll see. I got my classroom keys yesterday so it's on!

I'm a teacher!

I got a job! I get to teach 2nd grade at Cerbat Elementary in Kingman, AZ. I'm sooooooooooooo happy that I didn't have to wait until August to find a job the week before school started. We're checking out rentals now and hopefully will be down there by mid-june.
Now it's time to start worrying about being in charge of 25 seven year olds and decorating a classroom and collecting supplies.... Ahhhh....!!!!!

Tacky to use a proof? Maybe. But, I did buy a copy to put in a frame with my tassel so I don't feel bad...

I AM still alive...

Whoa? April 6 was my last post? Well, April was a buuuuuuussssssssyyyyyyyyy month, folks! It was my LAST month of college! In that time, I had to make this e-portfolio (that no school district will take the time to review...) and a huge Teacher Work Sample to prove I learned stuff. Apparently, surviving Student Teaching (also going on during this time) wasn't enough.
BUT,
I made it through April and did this on Friday:

Yeay! :)





















Now I have some spare time since I'm not getting any interview callbacks, so I want to add some recipes to this little blog. At least, links to recipes I want to try. This might make me actually try them and not just bookmark them. We shall see...

E-portfolio. Another hoop sucessfully jumped through.

My e-portfolio is DONE. That means I have one huge project left to put together and I am DONE! May 6th is graduation and I cannot wait! I've been in school waaaaaayyyyyyyy too long.
I present my e-portfolio next Monday. I love it but I'm worried the judging panel of old professors will vote it's unprofessional. I say it's just not stuffy and boring. Elementary teachers need color and a little bit of fun! Come on!



*Ok, I didn't mean old professors. Just previous professors... See kids, word choice is MUY Importante!

Sorry dude.

Oh, and if anyone reads this, sorry about my blog design. I HATE reading white text on a black background. All I see for the next five minutes are black and white stripes in my vision...

Spring Break!

Well, it's Spring Break for me. Whoooo! Unfortunately, I am not going to relax in an exotic location. Oh no, I'll be in sunny St.George. Fun for some, life for me ;) Instead, I have a list of  To Do's:

House:
Dishes
Vacuum
Laundry
Clean out clothes, donate
Clear out and donate all sorts of junk
Wash blanket on bed, put away flannel and get out lighter one

Car:
Get Kedzie's license renewed
Get Kedzie insurance
Get tires rotated
Safety Inspection (I miss Nevada especially at times like this one!)
Renew registration

Sewing:
Finish crocheting scarf/hood (it looks like an Ewok hat. Hahahaha.)
Sew crochet hook cases, try to sell
Hem/Lengthen/Mend sewing pile
Make curtain for front door
Start Mario crochet blanket

Graduation:
Buy black robe at DI for graduation
Make ePortfolio
Type and assemble TWS

Make Money:
Paint various furniture pieces
Post and sell Rhino


Hmmm... Well, it's Wednesday of Spring Break and I've finished the really important one. You know, the one that could wait until May ;) Maybe I should get started on those two that determine if I need the tacky black robe or not...

In other news, check out what I made yesterday with Dar and Shareen!

Awesome. They get fired this week and then I can see it complete. (And hopefully not ugly...)
It should be dark purple and turquoise with yellow stars. I hope it turns out how I'm imagining, but I think it's a darker purple than I wanted. Oh well, still cool. And I HAD to add a skull to the inside, I couldn't leave it blank ;) We'll see...

And, Samurai 21 is my new favorite restaurant. Oh, the beef teriyaki and noodles and california roll combo. Best teriyaki beef of. my. life.!

Face in Space!

I"ve started student teaching... the reason nothing has happened on the blog in the last month! Anyway, we've been doing a moon unit and I just found two links to send your picture into space or your name to Mars!

Want to go to space?
Send your face on a mission tomorrow! :
https://faceinspace.nasa.gov/
Or your name on a microchip to Mars:http://marsparticipate.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/sendyourname/