Teacher Thyme

It's once again 'that' time of year again: the time when teachers type tests and students loathe them for it. :) In years past, I have done the rightous loathing; this year, the roles are reversed and I am typing the tests, making lesson plans, and learning much more about North Carolina History than I previously thought possible. Quite a difference, I assure you! 

First of all, a few introductions to my world of teaching... 

         

This is what I call 'buzzing Bob.' Bob was 

the first to greet me to my new music room.

Thoughtful, no?

Or I should say, this was Bob. 

He has been transported to Mud-Dauber

Heaven thanks to a friend. :)

This, is my music room. Or at least, how it was. :)

This was taken at the beginning of my 

tornado-ish flurry of cleaning, rearranging, 

and process of putting-stuff-away. 

This is the other view of my classroom.

Clearly, in organizational disarray. :)

At least it's progress, right? 

Right side of the room, complete with this

semester's theme:

"Attitude is a little thing, that makes 

a big difference." 

Oh, see that huge piece of furniture on the left

supporting the equally large tuba, it probably

should not be moved without assistance.

How do I know, you might ask? 

Funny thing (that ended up not being funny at all)...

I was quite certain it had wheels...

end of story: it has no wheels and turned out

to be quite a beastly piece of furniture after I

pushed it half-way around the room and back.

Needless to say, not one of my brighter moments.

My back may never recover. :)

And...last but not least...

the much-better product of a few hours' work. 

This is not the final product, but it's progress,

folks. Nothing spices up a room

like a little color! :) 

Oh! Do allow me to introduce you to one of my new favorite hobbies...

Acquiring really cool free stuff from Teacher's Education stores!

This loot was acquired during tax-free week while browsing the aisles with

my cohort in crime, Sethanna (Paul) Ackerman. 

I was SO excited about the froggy note pad, stickers, bookmarks, 

pencils, erasers, sticky notes, stress ball, etc... just because I'm a teacher!

How cool is that?! A lot, I assure you. :)

Thus ends my teacher update for the day! I confess...the main reason in posting was a diversion from lesson plans that have been hogging my attention the past few days. Ah well. Back to the books for me, it is!