Ready to get going!

I don't think I have ever been this eager to start a school year with a new bunch of kidlets!

It has nothing to do with the bunch of kids though and everything to do with how I'm going to teach them this year.I have so many plans after being inspired by many amazing colleagues and of course, Pinterest! I spent way more time organizing my classroom, though it is not evident from this picture...

This was after Day 1 of working and the goal was the lazy susan's in the middle of each Tribe. I love this idea which I got from my wonderful mother (it is circulating Pinterest as well). My favorite part is the fern in the middle. It is absolutely amazing how much it changes the feel of the classroom.

In our school, the kids all bring their own supplies. I would love to collect money and buy all the supplies for all the kids, but I can't get everyone on board. I get it, I wouldn't want to do the extra work if the system worked for me. But a girl can still dream! So my hope is to recreate that idea by collecting all of my students pencils, pens, highlighters and paper to create a communal supply of stuff. My hope is that it is yet another strategy for building the classroom community, as well as helping all the students to have supplies all the time.

Here's hoping that my brilliant plan is successful!