Pack it all up!

Those were the words that I heard from my assistant principal Tuesday afternoon.

Don't worry, I still have a job. Well, at least I am pretty sure I do even though I have not officially gotten my contract yet. I am not a big fan of this whole 1 year contract thing for the first 3 years, but I totally understand why they do it. 

The reason we have to pack up all of our rooms is because we are getting a new AC/Heat system in our 6th grade building. This is a really good thing because our current air conditioning system is horrible. We have zero control over it and my room is always the opposite temperature that I need it to be. I almost always just end up opening a window in my room to try and cool it down. Sometimes it is successful, and other times it simply turns my room into a sauna. However, I am always telling my kids that at least we are breathing fresh air! :)

In addition to a new AC unit, they are also going to replace our ceiling tiles and paint all of our walls. That is why we have to take everything down and pack it all up and place it in the middle of our classroom. The worst part is that they want to begin this in May!!! We do not get out of school until May 31st!!! I am pretty sure that is going to be when I do my research project and can hopefully just get a computer lab every day. 

I am a little stressed about this whole situation, but am excited to get things set up again for the fall now that I know what works and what doesn't. If only I could convince my AP that I need a dry erase board too instead of my chalkboard and need tables instead of desks. We will see how that goes! 

P.S. Thanks so much for your comments about the classroom management linky party. I think I might try and do something once a month, possibly twice. It is still in the works, but I will let you all know the details as soon as I get them altogether.