Well it's that time of year again. It's time for students to show all they know! We will be taking the Standford 10 this week, starting tomorrow and I am anxious! I have been having nightmares for weeks. It is such a stressful time of year but I am trying so hard to not let these anxious feelings into my classroom. I have been doing all that I can to keep my littles at ease.
I absolutely hate covering my walls. Hate it. Not because it's a ton of work but because I don't like to see the room so blank. It doesn't feel inviting. So this year my team and I tried something new. We used kid artwork to cover our walls. The piece below just about wrapped around my entire room. Yes, it took forever. And yes, halfway through and maybe a time or two more I questioned why I was doing it. BUT now that it's done and over my room looks SO bright. I LOVE it.
I also made some fun signs to cover up our white spaces. It definitely feels more welcoming than years past. I still want my students to have that feeling during testing week.
Each student will also receive a special letter on their desk in the morning letting them know how much their teacher believes in them.
Today we did not test. We got our room ready, did a little review, and went over testing expectations. We sorted inappropriate and appropriate behaviors and discussed.
Our pencils, our backup pencils, and our backup backup pencils are ready! Standford10 2014....Let's do this!
