Busy Bee

I bought these child skirts at the dollar store and figured they would be good for the back of the seats to show who is the helper at the table. I decided to call them the busy bee for obvious reasons.
I soon found that many times when the child got up the skirt would come off the back of the chair so I put it on upside down which works better, but looks strange. Now I think I may end up just cutting them into strips and tying them through the hole in the back of the chair. We'll see...

Table Names

I have always named the student tables with artist names. Each year I try to pick new artists so that students hear different artists throughout their years in elementary school. This year I have Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Leonardo DaVinci, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh and Joan Miro. I have a bulletin board where I showcase each artist throughout the year.

First Cycle

Well I made it through my first cycle with 723 students and 28 sections! The first day was exhausting, but I  realized later that it was just because of the first day craziness that was added to with the opening of a new building! We love the new building, but still have a few students who get a little lost. The first class with each section was all about the rules, finding the nearest bathroom, getting seating charts and coloring the folders that will hold each student's artwork. After 28 classes, I was sick of talking about the rules!!! Thank goodness we can get on to the fun stuff now!
Here's a picture of my room, I am still working on a few posters: