As many of you are doing... I have been in my classroom setting up for the past two weeks.. It is coming along ~ but I am happy that my little ones don't start until Sept. 5th! I still have a lot to do. I said to Chris yesterday ~ you know it's August when you have a blister on your finger!!
I am super excited about my NEW theme for my class this year. I am changing grades after 19 years ~ so I thought it would a good time to change my theme.
As I mentioned in my last post ~ I love the beach ~ so that is my new classroom theme. My principal was joking yesterday telling the secretary that if anyone is looking for her ~ she'd be in Kennedy's room relaxing!
One of my favorite new things I am laminating today is my OCEAN theme alphabet. I will finish putting it up today and post some pics later this week.
Here is a sneak peek at my Ocean Alphabet that you can find in our TPT store ~ OCEAN ALPHABET
Heading to school now to get some more accomplished. Have a great day!!
27 August 2013
22 August 2013
All About Me ~ Karen
All About Me ~ Karen
My sister Kelly and I have made a pledge to become avid BLOGGERS this year.The past year we decided to join the TPT community and start our store Kennedy's Korner.
We have been working so hard on getting new products in our store ~ that we have neglected our blog....so WE hope you have faith in us to start following our blog now that we have made this pledge.
A little about me ~
I have been teaching in West Seneca Central Schools for the past 19 years. I actually was hired at my old elementary school and I took over for my former third grade teacher when she retired. My career has been mainly in 3rd grade, with one year in Gr. 4. I requested a change for the fall of 2014 and I was granted my request .... SO I will now be teaching 2nd grade and I am so excited for the new challenge.
My boyfriend Chris and I live in East Aurora which is a suburb of Buffalo, NY. Luckily ~ I live only 15 minutes from my school. My two cats ~ Kato and Kody live with us and recently Chris's dad has moved in with us as well. We love having Poppy with us ~ he makes us laugh every day.Chris and I are beach lovers at heart ~ WE both love the beach.. well Chris loves fishing more than the beach, but we both love being near the ocean. The love for the ocean has led us to Key West, FL where we currently own a townhouse. We both enjoy fishing ~ Chris is the Captain and I - well let's just say I am very new to salt water fishing, but I really do enjoy it! I have learned so much in the past year about fishing.. I can even bait my own hook now!
My first Mahi.
Seeing as though I am a beach lover, I decided to change my classroom theme this year to a BEACH theme. I have been in school the past week decorating my room and I can't wait to post my pictures!! It is starting to come together.
I will keep you posted when it is all finished by the end of next week.
Thank for visiting our blog ~
Karen
All About Me ~ Kelly
All About Me ~
Kelly
We are making a pledge to become full fledged bloggers this year! That is our goal! So many fantastic blogs exist that I hope we can keep up with all of the amazing blogs out there. Kennedy's Korner is a blog and tpt store that is run by my sister Karen and myself. So we will be taking turns blogging out our lives and our 1st and 2nd grade classrooms.
The easiest topic to blog about is my family. I love my 3 adorable girls and my sweet husband to pieces! I have been working hard to create new products for the TPT store I share with my sister but most of my TPT work is done after 10 pm. I feel guilty spending time on TPT when my kiddos are awake. So first I tuck in my daughters ... Kayla, Lilly, and Emma. Then I tuck in my husband Sean:) After that I am free to sneak back downstairs to the land of TPT.
The mad rush towards opening day has begun. I am working feverishly at school to set up my FROG themed classroom. The Dollar Store is an amazing place! I just found little frog shaped plastic cups to hold the kids math counters! They were 3 for $1. What a deal! The first day of school in Buffalo is September 5th but I am already experiencing sleepless nights! I have been up the last two nights around 2 am to add to my long To Do List. This is my 16th year of teaching. Why do I still lie awake the night before school with all the "what ifs" running through my brain????
Kelly
We are making a pledge to become full fledged bloggers this year! That is our goal! So many fantastic blogs exist that I hope we can keep up with all of the amazing blogs out there. Kennedy's Korner is a blog and tpt store that is run by my sister Karen and myself. So we will be taking turns blogging out our lives and our 1st and 2nd grade classrooms.
The easiest topic to blog about is my family. I love my 3 adorable girls and my sweet husband to pieces! I have been working hard to create new products for the TPT store I share with my sister but most of my TPT work is done after 10 pm. I feel guilty spending time on TPT when my kiddos are awake. So first I tuck in my daughters ... Kayla, Lilly, and Emma. Then I tuck in my husband Sean:) After that I am free to sneak back downstairs to the land of TPT.
The mad rush towards opening day has begun. I am working feverishly at school to set up my FROG themed classroom. The Dollar Store is an amazing place! I just found little frog shaped plastic cups to hold the kids math counters! They were 3 for $1. What a deal! The first day of school in Buffalo is September 5th but I am already experiencing sleepless nights! I have been up the last two nights around 2 am to add to my long To Do List. This is my 16th year of teaching. Why do I still lie awake the night before school with all the "what ifs" running through my brain????