Primary Flynn

I was finally able to get into school today to start to set up my classroom.  As I promised during Teacher Week 2013, here are some pictures of my classroom.   Here is what my classroom looked like when I turned on the lights. I always set up my computers first because it feels good to accomplish something so early in the day when you are faced with unpacking all the other stuff!! Next, I rearranged my tables into groups of tables (either 4 or 5 to a group).     Next, I moved towards my desk to organize the areas and stuff around my desk.  And then to my desk.  This will probably be the only time my desk will be this clean.  Though, keeping my desk clean is one of my goals this year so I am thinking about taking a picture of my desk either every day after school before I leave or every Friday.   I keep my hole puncher, Hello Kitty calculator (I have a little thing with Hello Kitty), stapler, tap...

I was looking at other teacher websites who use Whole Brain Teaching and came across Nicole's site... http://wholebrainteachingwithstyle.blogspot.ca/ .   She shared her amazing posters for Whole Brain Teaching rules that she had made with a tropical theme.  I just fell in love with the circle posters and her posters inspired me to change my Whole Brain Teaching posters.   Recently, I posted my other WBT posters that I made but with the word "Expectation" instead of "Rule" and I do love those too BUT I decided to try to make the circle posters using some of the backgrounds I have found on another awesome site, mycutegraphics.com . I created circle posters for my classroom expectations (with pictures and without pictures).  I also included circle posters with the WBT rules on them (with pictures and without pictures).  You can download them here or go to my TpT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Whole-Brain-T...

We have new math and health outcomes so I have updated my checklists.  I have also added Science checklists for each of the units for you to print off.   There are checklists for Language Arts, Math, Health, Visual Arts, Science and Social Studies.  You can find the checklist for free at my TeachersNotebook shop at  http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/kemble_flynn/grade-primary-nova-scotia-outcomes-checklists Or for free at my TPT store at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-Primary-Nova-Scotia-Outcomes-Checklists OR  my classroom website at http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/keflynn/Teacher%20Assessment%20Resources.html Enjoy!!   Kemble :-)

I know many teachers are already back in their classrooms and have been busy getting ready for the students.  I'm excited to be participating in the Back to School Sale at TpT.  Everything in my store is 20% off BUT if you enter the promo code BTS13 when you checkout, you add an extra 10% off everything store-wide....that's 28% off everything!!  Don't forget to check out my new product, Zero the Hero videos!!   Click on the banner below to go right to my store to start saving now!!! Enjoy! Kemble :-)

Well, this is the last day of Teacher Week 2013 and it has been so much fun participating and reading all the blog entries.   I just signed up for Reminde101 and just sent an e-mail to some other teachers about it.  I am so excited to try it out this year as one way to communicate with my parents.  Thanks for the tip!!  Here are some of my tips.. Snow Suits and Recess One teacher tip I have is for teachers who teach where it snows and with little ones.  Recess was always a struggle.  Some of the little ones devour their food, others are the slowest eaters and then they have to put on their snow suits.  By the time, I finished helping the last student get ready for outside, there was about 2 minutes left of recess.  One day I finally had enough and asked the kids to go to the washroom first, then put their boots and snow pants on and then eat their snacks.  The kids never mind sitting with their boots and snow pants on because by the tim...

Hi everyone,  I have to say, I'm really enjoying this Teacher Week 2013. It's my first time participating in something like this.  Now on to classroom management. All schools in the Halifax Regional School Board uses Positive Effective Behaviour Supports (PEBS).  This is a school-wide system of support that includes proactive strategies for defining, teaching and supporting appropriate student behaviours.  It looks at what our students can do and are doing rather than what they shouldn't do and how we as adults interact with them.  Each student receives a PEBS matrix (a gird) to take home and review with their parents and a PEBS matrix is up in every classroom and teachers routinely refer to the PEBS matrix. We also use Gems with the whole school.  Gems are awarded to students who demonstrate positive behaviours as outlined in the PEBS matrix.  Each class has their own jar into which students deposit gems as they receive them.  Each cla...

I am sorry that I don't have a lot of pictures as I am still on summer vacation and I am awaiting the word when I can get back into my classroom to set up.  I will be taking lots of pictures so I will post them when I have those.  Here are a few things I do and have to help get me organized.   At the end of the past year, I organized my file cabinet but forgot to take pictures, so look for new pictures in about 2 weeks.  I would like to organize my art supplies in my room too before school starts.  Does the to do list ever end with teachers? Enjoy! Kemble :-)