Preparing for a new school year is always a thrill.  I love spending my summer in my classroom, cleaning, organizing, and preparing for a new class of students.  Starting the year off with a pristine classroom is a wonderful feeling.  

And then the school year progresses.  With our fun and learning comes soil experiments spilled on the floor, birthday cupcakes smashed into carpets, and contact paper peeled off of tables.  All of the memories are worth the torn books, the ruined materials, and the broken down furniture.  However, I feel that my new class deserves the pristine classroom on the first day of school that they can then methodically destroy throughout the school year.  

One week into my summer, I realized I had already spent 100 of my own dollars without even thinking.  From buying paint to cover the crayon and marker all over the bookshelves to replenishing my library with books to replace those that were overly loved this year, there are many things to do to get ready for August!

This money will go to freshening up our classroom for a new group of first graders.  Enhancing our flexible seating options, recovering bulletin boards, upping our storage bins, and buying new books are just a few of the ways I'll be spending money this summer for my kiddos.  

Back Up Plan