Classroom Reveal 2015-2016

The moment you all have been waiting for...my classroom reveal for the 2015-2016 school year. 

My new school is itty bitty and I absolutely love it! We have one teacher per grade level Kinder-5th grade. I currently have 16 second graders in my class. The former 2nd grade teacher who had been in my room retired at the end of the past school year. I did not think to take any before pictures of when I started to work, but I do have some photos of her classroom in May. I am excited for you all to see the difference. 

As soon as I saw the room when I went to observe in May I knew the first thing I wanted to do was get rid of the teacher desk. I also knew I wanted to bring my shelves with me and get rid some of the massive storage units. It was just too big for my taste. It was really neat during our Supply Night/Meet the Teacher when the old students would walk in my room and say how different it looked. Many of them informed me they loved it. I have a feeling part of that may have something to do with our seating options. :)

I cannot wait for my first day with my Second Grade Superheroes on Monday!

2nd Grade Superheros!

Be sure to head on over to Blog Hoppin' to check out some more awesome classrooms!

Once again I have taken a long vacation from this little ole' blog. I say I am going to do a better job and then life happens. 

I had a great summer. I once again worked as at the girl's camp director at the camp I grew up going to. This was my 3rd year to be in this role. This summer was extra special because my boyfriend was the camp director at the boy's camp. So glad we got to spend the whole summer together. 

If you remember I shared back in the spring that I am going to be teaching 2nd grade this school year at a new school. I am so beyond excited for this adventure and I am in love with my new campus! The teachers, parents, and kids are beyond wonderful! My campus has right over 100 kids total K-5 and I will be the only 2nd grade teacher. It is crazy to think that there were more kids in 1st grade on my last campus than what is the total number at my new school. 

That being said I have all been working on setting up my 5th classroom in 5 years. I am really hoping that I can stay put for a while this time. :) I promise to share a reveal soon, but in the mean time I was pretty happy with my bulletin board outside my room. Our theme these year on our campus is Super Leaders. My inspiration for the board came from here. 

Hope your classroom is going wonderfully! I love seeing all of the super cute classrooms. It is hard to believe that my 5th year of teaching will start on the 24th! Time sure does fly when you enjoy what you do!

I'm Back...Five for Friday!

I sure have neglected this little blog of mine! I was so excited to blog about my new adventure of team teaching in 1st grade this school year, but life has just been busy! It has been such an amazing year and I have loved teaching Math, Science, and Social Studies. I thought in order to catch you all up I would participate in Doodle Bugs Teaching's Five for Friday Party!

Guided Math has totally changed my classroom! I tried this last year, but my kids simply could not handle it. I love the opportunity that guided math allows me to change my instruction on a weekly basis. Some weeks I will meet with all students in small groups and other weeks I may only meet with certain students depending on the data I have collected. We have also been able to implement a ton of technology. 

Each week my students go through a total of eight math stations. Two of the stations are on the iPads (mini and big ones) and we also have a computer station. On the computer we use a website called Splash Math and I love it and the kiddos do too! I am looking forward to continuing to master the use of guided math within my classroom. 

Last week we took our 200 first graders to the San Antonio Zoo and we could not have asked for better weather. It was a little cooler, but the sun was out. Since it was cooler a lot of the animals were out too! It is also necessary for the teachers to stop and take a selfie with the animals too. (Just don't judge our selfie skills!)

This school year I have really enjoyed being able to teach Science explicitly. One of my favorite things we have done was during our Oviparous Animals study. My kids had no idea how strong an egg really was. We tried to break it in the palm of our hand, and then I stunned them and told them we could walk across them!!! They could not believe it! We only broke a few eggs but I have a feeling this is something they will always remember!

Besides school my life has been super busy coaching club volleyball. It has pretty much consumed my life for the past five months. I finally have my last tournament of the season tomorrow! I love coaching but I am so ready for a break because this season I coached two teams. 

There are also some big changes happening in the life of Miss Klohn. I am so excited because next year I will be teaching...

I will actually be moving schools within my district too. I am going to be teaching at our K-5 school that only has one teacher per grade level and about 100 kids total. I will also be self-contained next school year which I am nervous but excited about too. Be on the lookout because the blog will be getting a makeover reflecting my changes very soon! 

October Currently

Hi! It's the world's worst blogger here! If it was not for Farley I am pretty sure it would have been more than a month in-between my blog posts. Thank goodness for the Currently linky party to get me back in the groove! I promise I have lots of things I want to blog about, I just need to find the time to make it happen. 

Be sure to head on over to my store...it is 15% off until Sunday! 

Currently...Is It Really September?

I seriously cannot believe that it is already September 1st! That means we are one month closer to my birthday. :) However, this year I am going to be closer to 30 than I am 20 and that is a little scary to me! 

This past week was our 1st week of school and I have to say that I absolutely love my class! I promise I will be back soon to share pictures of my classroom because it is my favorite one I had had yet!!! Hopefully I will not have to move classrooms again anytime soon. This was my 4th year in a row to start from scratch. 

I thought I would give you a little peek into what is Currently going on in the life of Miss Klohn. Be sure to head on over to the amazing Farley's blog and link up and join the fun too!

Listening: I love movies and have found myself watching several during the long weekend. 27 Dresses is for sure one of my all time favorites though. 

Loving: I did some serious reading this weekend and I sure have missed it. I finished the last two books in The Selection series and I am currently reading If I Stay. I already saw the movie, but I still wanted to read the book. 

Thinking: I am in love with team teaching!!! I had a feeling that it was going to be awesome, but I had no idea quite just how awesome it would be. Even though we have only been in school for a week, I already feel like a better teacher because I am focused on my subjects (Math, Science, and Social Studies) and not everything. I cannot wait to see how the year progresses! 

Wanting: My camp friends back in my life! They are some of my absolute best friends and it stinks that we all have to go our different directions when the summer ends. Luckily several are not too far away and I will also get to see most of them at our Alumni Event at the end of the month. It cannot come soon enough though. 

Needing: A massage. Enough said. 

3 Trips: There are so many places that I want to go, but my top 3 for sure would have to be Turks and Caicos, London, England, and San Diego. I think I could take care of Turks and Caicos when the time comes for a Honeymoon. I just think London would be fun, plus I love the royal family. I also really want to go to the San Diego Zoo. 

Teacher Week- Who

Can you believe that it is about to be back to school? I get to meet my 41 firsties on Wednesday night (I am team teaching and do not have 41 kids in my class at one time, don't worry) and I cannot wait. 

I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus due to my summer job, but I am excited to get back into the groove. What better way to do that than Blog Hoppin's Teacher Week! 

My name is Katie and I am an almost 26 year old who is about to start my 4th year of teaching. I truly believe that teaching is a calling and I am one of those people that are lucky enough to get to do what I love each and every day. 

Here are the top 10 things that you need to know about me. 

One. My first two years of teaching were spent teaching 6th grade Language Arts. I definitely know that being an elementary teacher is what I am supposed to be doing. It for sure takes a special person to teach middle school. I loved it, but I love first grade even more. 

Two. I have known pretty much my entire life that I wanted to be a teacher. Everybody else in my family does something medical related...not me! 

Three. I have my Masters Degree and one day I think I would like to be a principal. I am already certified to do that, but I still like the classroom too much at this point. I also think being a curriculum specialist would be awesome too. 

Four. One of the things people look forward to most about being a teacher is summer break. I spend my summer working as a camp director at a camp that I attended as a child. I leave the day after school is over and I returned on the 9th. I got a total of five days of vacation but I would not have it any other way. 

Five. I currently teach in the same school district that I attended and graduated from. It is strange working on the same campus with some of my teachers that I had in elementary school. 

Six. In the spring I coach club volleyball. This upcoming spring will be my 9th year to do so.

Seven. This school year I get to team teach with an awesome friend of mine. I am going to be teaching Math, Science, and Social Studies and she will teach all of the Language Arts. I cannot wait for this experience and I know that I will be a better teacher because of it! 

Eight. I have an awesome set of parents and one sister who is 18 months younger than me. I think that they are pretty darn awesome. 

Nine. I am a reality TV junkie and you can often find me catching up off the DVR. I love Big Brother, Dance Moms, Survivor, Amazing Race. I cannot believe that I just admitted that. 

Ten. I am so blessed to have some of the best friends that a girl could ask for. I am not sure what I would do without them. 

I hope you will join in on the fun and I cannot wait to get to know all of you!

Head on over to Blog Hoppin' to link up and tell us all about you! 

July Currently...just a tad late!

Many of you know that I spend my summers working as a camp director just a little ways away from where I live. This is part of the reason the blog has taken a back set for now too. I simply do not have time. It has been another great summer so far, but I am starting to stress about getting a new classroom set up again. This will be the 4th time in 4 years. :)