Still Putting It All Together

Help out a New Teacher!

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Last spring while I was teaching 2nd grade, I was very upset with how cold and unwelcoming my classroom felt. I thought that if I could just save up enough money I could buy things like rugs, curtains, book shelves, lamps, pillows, and more books for my library. Unfortunately I was unable to really get what we needed/wanted, and then I lost my job. Well, I’m back in 2nd grade at AISD, and I really want to make my classroom the best that it can be!

I’ve decided to add a Donate button to my page. All donations will strictly go to my classroom fund. I will post pictures of all of the supplies I get for the classroom so you can see where your donations are going! It’s also my birthday in 2 weeks, so I thought this would be a great way for family to contribute as a gift.

The button is in the right column——————————————»»

But here it is as well so you can share it with your followers:

DONATE TO MS. MURPHY’S 2ND GRADE CLASSROOM!

THANK YOU!

Just passing this along!

I’m going to go make cookies for my 2nd grade team members to say thank you for all the hard work they have been putting in.

The support I got from Tumblr through reblogs, words of encouragement / thanks, and purchases from my Amazon Wishlist for my classroom have meant the world to me.  I often feel worked to the bone, and then come home to read articles and see news stories bashing down teachers and the education system.  Obviously, I think reform is needed, but it is not the teachers normally at fault.  Sometimes it feels like no one outside of other teachers see that.  This weekend I had the support of other teachers (that I have never met) and non-teachers (that I have never met) from all over the country.   My team mates also deserve a thank you and encouragement!  We’ve been in early every morning and staying pretty late.  :-)

Thanks to you all! 

Things that made me feel good:

I mentioned how I had my students show the class their excited faces which was one of our vocabulary words.  Most of my students are second language learners, and I feel like quick opportunities to act out words helps the meanings stick.

I mostly mentioned it because of something funny that happened when we did it.  (I don’t even know how to explain it here).

Later, two of the teachers on my team mentioned that they had their students act it out as well and how great it worked.