Shelf Painting

This book shelf is on the wall above my sink. I had a sudden urge to paint it too! Lots of painting going on this year. I started late September 2011 so I didn't have the summer to makeover my room. I am taking full advantage of it this summer. I am loving making things look better for my future kiddos! :) The "then" picture was at the very beginning so the books had not been separated & put in a good spot. Now I have these on a low shelf- soon to be even lower to fit under the tray of my white board---these are all books the kids have full access to at all times. The shelf above the sink is now used for my notebooks full of CE stuff, workshop stuff, etc...things the kids don't necessarily need access to but I still need. Now my shelf matches my black chair & the kids chairs at the small group table (which I still need to touch up & move to their home. :) )

Graduation

Yesterday was our last day. Looking forward to family time & getting my house in order!
We had a kindergarten class of 22 graduating. (Two kindergarten classes together). It was a lot of fun! My first year of teaching went great. I couldn't have asked for a better co-teacher. I am looking forward to next year & already have so many ideas for decorating my class! I hit a garage sale today that was selling those plastic dressers (can't think of what they are called). Anyway, they are great for storage. They had them marked $8, $10, & $7. I offered $5 for three of them & she said yes. Woo hoo! I also got quite a deal on a bunk bed frame that has openings to climb through & a built in ladder thing. It has a rainbow painted on it with clouds. It is adorable! It was priced $40 & she let me pay $20.  I am going to take it apart partially & build a reading nook in my classroom. I'm so excited! The kids will love it! I will take pictures as soon as I make it back up to my classroom. Makes me want to bring back my class from this year just to show them. I live about 40 miles from where I teach. AND of course I didn't have my camera with me & my phone was dead.