Photo of the Week: Week 33

This week, I started at my new job, at my new school, with my new coworkers. It's been pretty awesome! I keep waiting for the ball drop, or the bad news, or something, because it seems far too good to be true.

The only down-side I can see so far is that I desperately miss my friends and co-workers back at CF. Desperately.

I was able to get into my room, and start moving my materials in. I could not have done it without the loving support (and manual labor skills) of my mom and husband. Truly, I am so blessed to be surrounded by such fabulous people.

For this week's photos, I decided to give you an Instagram-ed sneak peek of my classroom.

Adventures in Teaching: Classroom Décor

With a new job, comes a new classroom. This time around, I have decided to go Classroom Couture with my decor.

If you are a teacher on Pinterest, you have no doubt seen the remarkable classroom stylings of School Girl Style. She created Classroom Couture… literally. She sells a variety of wonderful classroom decoration packets. It was from these lines, that I found inspiration.

I really wanted a more uniform and cohesive look this year. After a quick look in the local Lakeshore Learning, I was able to find a few things to build inspiration on. I knew that my new classroom was going to be a bit on the dark side (not very many windows), so I wanted nice bright colors. And, if you know me, you know I love polka dots. It might be a bit much — but here is my inspiration so far.

The current plan: black and white polka dots with splashes of yellow, hot pink, tealy blue, and a little pop of lime green.

Note from the author: this was my first attempt at making a layered collage. There are some issues. But, hey, it's a start! I used GIMP. Each one of those pieces is a separate layer. Everything but the polka dot background needed to be tweaked. It was wild. :)