Hello Summer Vacation! =)

It was so nice to wake up this morning and know that I didn't have to go anywhere if I didn't want to!  I love that feeling.  I was actually able to slowly wake up, check my email, and check out Pinterest all before my first cup of coffee!  That's definitely a luxury!  After all of this early morning relaxing I spent my day working in my classroom.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I went into school to work on cleaning/sorting/organizing etc.  I've been following Clutter-Free Classroom all spring and I had high hopes, but to be honest with you, I'm just glad I got to the point where I am now at least.  Two years ago I switched to my current school from another school in our district.  Today I spent hours really working on rearranging where I store my things so that I can better access them when I need them.  I was also able to unpack three boxes that have been just sitting since the move.  On top of that I did a lot of purging.  In the almost seven years that I've been in my district I've taken rooms where a teacher has retired.  That adds up to a lot of left behind things.  I always feel so guilty getting rid of something that still has life left in it.  This year I did a better job with that.  I have a whole locker outside of my classroom filled with stuff that was left behind that I have never touched.  There is a lot more that I am sure I will sort through and get rid of when I go back into school at the end of the summer to set up for the new school year, but for now the only other task I plan to tackle are my three ridiculously over packed filing cabinets.  That will be tomorrow's task.  Today I'd like to share with you a cute little freebie that I made for my students.  They are owl themed sticker charts.  I have found sticker charts to be a very inexpensive way to reinforce positive behavior in the classroom.  You can find them at my store at TpT

I hope you enjoy it! =)
~Heather~