Bulletin Boards in Progress

Something I worked on these past couple of days are my bulletin boards. I searched through sites for some wonderful ideas, and one that I loved and wanted to try was the big gumball machine. It just clicked for me with the dots and color already in my classroom, I just knew it would be fun! Here are a few pictures of what I've done so far. It's not complete yet. I still need to create the turning knob on the gumball machine which I will use aluminum foil. Also, I need to put the lettering up for, "WELGUM TO MISS CAYER'S FIFTH GRADE" something like that. :) Anyways, please take a look.

I had two small bulletin boards right next to one another so I made it into one large bulletin board! :)

Love the border :)

So, with some measuring, and drawing, we (my awesome mother) and I created the gumball machine. I chose to laminate the red parts of the machine and just leave the white part. We actually had to double the white part so the blue bulletin board paper wouldn't show through. It looks like a more solid white now!

I then created a circle template on my computer, copied many different colored copies on various colors of construction paper, and wrote all of my students names on them. I included myself and my wonderful Ed Tech. After all, we are all one big family. :) I then laminated the "gumballs" to make them shiny!

A tip that everyone should know, is to TACK up your display before you get the stapler out. If something is a little off, it's easier to move when all you have to do is pull a tack up. Once you have everything just right, get the stapler out and just staple away! :)
I'll post later when I have the whole thing completed, I was just too excited to wait. :) I love it!!

A few things I still need to do:
1. Finish bulletin boards
2. Create new book box labels (for each student).
3. Create name labels for desks.
4. Go through my curriculum a bit more.
5. Choose a beginning of the year whole class reading book. (any suggestions)?
6. And so much more I'm sure..I'm not too stressed about it though. :)

One last thing I'm really excited about. My brand new faux leather PINK desk chair. I'm calling it the princess chair. Too much? :) Nahh. I really needed a new chair and found this one at Staples. I walked in, sat in it, and instantly knew, it was mine. It is now happily sitting at my desk. I miss it already. I look forward to having a wonderful year with it.

Well, Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you've enjoyed. Thanks to all the new people that have begun following me!!