Adopt-a-classroom!

How cool is this?!! Its a website you can create for your classroom in order to generate donations for something you want for your classroom. 

I really want a digital station in my classroom in order for my students to be able to create digital art through photoshop or other programs. I feel like they are missing that aspect from art class. Its so much of who they are as people, in their free time they are on computers constantly...to keep pretending they are not the center of our society is just hindering our students.

Aside from this cool website, I've been great. Work is awesome. I simply love my students.

We are creating our ATC's starting today...we're swaping on SWAP-BOT.com. They are VERY excited!  As am I! I cant wait to see their work and start taking pictures to show you! I have to upload the pictures of my classroom still. Its looking awesome!

Hope everyone has a great day!!

First Monday of the year...

So today is the first Monday of school this year. Last week we had off because of Labor Day and the week before it was because of hurricane Irene. Today doesn't feel like a Monday!

I love my students this year, and the way things are going its going to be an AWESOME year!!

So I guess a little about myself...I teach middle school, 6th 7th and 8th grades, this is my 4th year in Baltimore, Maryland. I love my school...my faculty...and that students I teach. My biggest challenge is deciding on what projects to do!

I graduated in 2008 and found out I got the job the Friday before teachers came back from professional development! It was a hectic beginning of the year but I did it...and this is now my 4th year! I cant believe it!!! I've been at the same school all four years.

I love what I do! I couldn't and wouldnt teach anything other than art!!

Just wanted to stop by and post since its been a while, and I've been super busy getting back to the work schedule. I'll post more later!!! :)

An extra week of summer....

So I was blessed with an unexpected extra week of summer, THANKS IRENE!! :)

A whole week to relax with my loves, make some things for school, and find awesome ideas for this school year! My school was one of 4 middle schools in our county that did not get power restored in time for school to open this week!

And now I have a nice weekend before my first day of work. We're going to go hiking on the Appalachian trail. We've been a couple times before and we love it. There are shelters on the trail as you hike so you dont have to carry a tent, just a sleeping bag. Thats what we're doing for Labor day weekend. I'm SUPER excited!! :) I think it might rain, but I dont mind. I like it because its a different feeling and atmosphere when you're in the woods in the rain.

I'll post more, but for now, I'm going to go to Bonefish and eat some bang bang shrimp and then I have a double header softball game :)