The Scoop on IKEA

We took this picture at IKEA last Sunday after church. Emily needed a picture of us to go on a "parent information" bulletin board and we thought that this creative kitchen backdrop was as good as any. For those of you who don't know what IKEA is, you really are missing out. We have IKEA furniture and art splashed around our house and children's lighting, rugs, toys, and seating in Emily's classroom. So if you want to visit IKEA, give us a call and we'll see if we could meet you there. After mid September is the best time to visit so that we can get through with the first few weeks of school.

Teacher Inservice = Going to sleep at 9 p.m!

Since our last blog, John Aaron and I visited Fellowship Church again, went to IKEA with Jeremy and Hannah, and decorated my entire classroom! We really liked Fellowship again and we are going to keep visiting there for the next few weeks. So far, the pastor has not been there but last week the worship pastor spoke and he was really good. After church, we met Jeremy and Hannah for an afternoon at IKEA.

Last week my school opened up so the teachers could work on their classrooms. John Aaron came with me to help pick up all the heavy things and help me vision. My room has a "sea" theme going on, I have a fish tank, very cute fish rugs, a frog you can sit on in the reading center, and lots of other cute sea creatures. I wasn't planning on having a sea theme, but they had alot of cute sea stuff at IKEA. So....all that to say, I have a very cute "under the sea" classroom! The scandalous thing about my classroom is....there is nothing for the children to work with!! There are no blocks, manipulatives, or any fun pre-k things! No worries though, because my principal told me that i have other things to worry about (thanks) and that he would make sure i had things for my room before school starts-thank you mr. moore!

Yesterday my two weeks of new teacher inservice began (see picture, don't i look excited??). It was supposed to last from 8-4, but we were done at 9:30. Today we didn't get done until about 3. I met my "Mentor" and she is the bilingual pre-k teacher at my school and she is very sweet!! She is only 25 but she is the only other pre-k teacher. I was really glad to get a young girl as my mentor because it makes me feel more comfortable asking her tons of questions. While I was being "mentored" this afternoon, I learned that I get to create my own curriculum and basically do whatever I want to with my children. I am very excited...and a little nervous! Thursday and Friday I have inservice stuff at my school, so hopefully more of my questions will be answered.
John Aaron has been working hard at home while I have been at work. He is a great home improver!!! I think we are going to update our blog about once a week, so keep checking in!