DAY...

Well, I had to really put the petal to the metal and get the lab to a good place before the teachers came back.  Here's what I came up with so far... more work will be done later.

Day 3...

PROGRESS!

It may not look like much, but I made GREAT progress today! Really, I did, I promise:)

Soon, I will have new cabinets to store our materials. 

Day 2 :)

I was pleased with the progress I made on my first "unoffical" day back.  I was able to change all of the boards giving them a fresh start and take out lots of staples too :D.   My goal for day 2 was to get started with the details...take a look at what I came up with:)

After a little research on Pinterest, some outlinng done in my pad folio and shopping at a few stores, I gathered my supplies start the work of Day 2. 

 Since our school's theme is 'Sailing into "A" Bright Future," I decided that I wanted the Math Department's focus to be "anchored" in a few ideals. The letters are unfinished wood for about $1.30 each and the paint was $0.50 from a local hardware store (it's Oops Paint).

Here's the finished product. I'll show you what I did with this in a later post. :D

I added some sail boats and anchors as accents to the boards. 

I really liked this sailboat, so I couldn't leave the store without it. It's most likely going to be near my desk. 

And just in case anyone was wondering what L.B.S.'s destination is...we are headed for SUCCESS! 

Time to get to work.

This year I've decided to get a head start and set up my room.  Since our theme has changed I wanted to make some changes in the math lab as well.  I'll be blogging about the setup and the grand re-opening of the lab.   

 This is my desk area before I started removing the construction themed decor. 

 

It's great to start with a clean slate. 

I didn't take a before picture before I started taking things down. 

The fadeless butcher colored paper is the backdrop for all of the bulletin boards. The boards are trimmed in blue and white chevron pattern/ waves with sailboats and anchors as accents. 

My plan is to rearrange this area. I'm going to need a little help. 

All Aboard!

As we prepare for the 2015-2016 school year, I am very fortunate to have spent the last three years building the mathematics program alongside our awesome teachers, staff and students at L.B.S. During those three years we laid the foundation for solid work and established practices to help us build above "C" level.  

This year we are ready to meet the challenge of 'Sailing into "A" Bright Future.'  Where we are firmly anchored in solid practices, results and excellence.  

All Aboard as we set sail for a wonderful voyage of learning.  

STEM is Flying High at L.B.S.

The students in Mrs. Neblett-Williams, Ms. Pierre, Ms. Esposito and a number of other classes are ready for take off as they prepare and test their model paper airplanes for November's STEM competition.  Keep your flight plans open and check-in with us next week as we will crown a winner.

Math Teachers Love Storybooks Too!

On Wednesday night, we hosted our 3rd Annual Spooky Literacy Night and as you can see, our 4th grade math teacher, Ms. Esposito loves to read.  She pulled out her PJs and shared a Halloween Story with the students.