First Day Success !

On Wednesday, Room 244 welcomed 19 new students. It was an amazing day filled with love, laughter, games, and fun activities. Here are some pictures!

Playing a getting to know you game with our table partners





Going on a "Teacher Hunt" to learn facts about our new teacher Mrs.Phillips!


Making a craft after learning about the importance of math tools in the classroom
These great activities came from the following units: Back to School for Second Graders, Back to School Activities, and Beginning of the Year Math Activities.

Welcome Back Poem

I've seen this poem floating around Pinterest and definitely wanted to use it for my student treat bags at our Meet the Teacher event. Here is the source on Pinterest: Serenade to Second Grade. I recreated the poem (but it is specific to 2nd grade). Leave me a comment with your email if you would like the Word (editable) version ! I am just now playing around with Dropbox...so please let me know if you are unable to download.

Click HERE for the poem

Parent Forms

Parent - School communication is very important. I like to keep copies of the following forms inside of student's homework binders.

Click HERE for the Absence Note

Click HERE for the Change of Transportation Note The idea for these documents came from Deanna Jump's blog !

Back to School Parent Documents

Hello parents and welcome to Room 244 ! Here is some of the paperwork that I always send home at the beginning of the school year to inform you about how I run my classroom.


Click HERE for the first day letter

Click HERE for the General Information Packet 2012-2013

Class Brochure

I was inspired by Jennifer at First Grade Blue Skies to create a parent brochure. This will be a great communication tool at the beginning of the year, Open House, or to give to new students who transfer throughout the year.

Click HERE for my classroom brochure


Visit Jennifer's blog for more great resources and ideas !

Daily Behavior Guide

Welcome Elementary is proud to be a PBIS school. Our three school-wide expectations are show respect, take responsibility and be ready to learn. At the beginning of the school year, all students received training on these expectations and what their behavior should look like in all areas of the school building. Students receive Star Bucks for displaying positive behavior and can use them to “buy” items from the Star Buck Station. Ask your child about our school expectations!

Click HERE for our schoolwide PBIS expectations document Below is the daily behavior guide for our classroom. Students keep a copy of this in the front of their homework binders.

Click HERE for the Daily Behavior Guide document

My first post !

Hello friends and parents and welcome to our classroom blog ! As a teacher, I am very passionate about incorporating technology into the classroom. I want my students to be exposed to all of the benefits and amazing learning opportunities that come with the use of technology. With that thought in mind, I have created this classroom blog with the hopes of expanding teacher-parent-student relationships. You will be able to see what's happening in our classroom, communicate with the students, and find resources for any parent or teacher. Again WELCOME on our crazy journey and feel free to visit us anytime.