Classroom!

Alrighty. Here it is friendlies. I feel like these pictures don't really do it justice, but essentially, here are the before and afters of my classroom (OMG my classroom!!!)

AFTER:

        Still some work to do, I have a lot of blank space. I know that will come though.  

BEFORE:

Okay, what you can't see as well is that the room was full of boxes of junk and books. It was kind of used as a dumping ground. So, I had to use most of my "prep" time to clean it out. I (with some wonderful help) organized the books, got rid of a lot of the clutter, had someone paint one of the bulletin boards fully blue (one of the school's colors) and a strip on another board to cover up where someone painted "2009-2010 Yearbook". I got rid of a podium, added a new podium, took down a lot of the stuff on the walls, re-organized the desks and added my own touches here and there. I still plan to cover up the hideous chalkboard in the back and I have a blank bulletin board still up front and right outside of my classroom. More things are coming though. At least this way, I am semi-prepared for students to walk into my classroom tomorrow. Thank bananas for soft starts!