From August to October...

So, I know I have been an awful blog poster but I'm going to use the first-year teacher excuse. I have been piled in work but it is slowly starting to get easier, less crazy, less stressful, etc. Just yesterday, I reached the Texas legal max of students in my classroom...22! I guess if they want to give me any more, they better give me an aide as well! So, my last post was before school started so I will pick up right where I left off...

My day begins at 5:10 AM (although today it began at 6 :/) and on the first day of school, my wonderful husband got up with me and took my "First Day of School" picture with my lunchbox!
I know I posted pictures of my classroom before I ever got my hands on it, so here are some more recently updated ones. It is MUCH messier in the real swing of things...


Since I'm on the subject of classrooms and such I will share some pictures that are a lot more recent. Last week, we finished studying maps so I had all of the kiddos bring in a pumpkin to paint into a globe! You will see one of them is still orange...he lost the privilege of painting his pumpkin blue but earned it back when we painted the continents the next day :)
That same week, we were talking about the states of matter, freezing, melting, etc. so on Friday we made ice cream in a Ziplock bag! I had never done this before so I had my doubts that it was going to work but lo and behold...it did! We had tasty vanilla ice cream for an afternoon snack! Luckily we have a back porch that we can use for messes like these.
So, those are all my exciting school adventures...my next post will be devoted to the things that I do outside of school (I promise they exist!! :) And, I'll give you an update on my husband since this blog is called The Webers. PS-we need a new name...this one is just not doing it for me!! Suggestions??

I'm 22!

So, my birthday was one week ago and I am now a mature 22 year old! Sadly, I am still the youngest teacher at my school! Speaking of gaining maturity, my knowledge has also increased about a couple of topics in the last couple weeks and I thought that it'd be good to share them with all of my wonderful blog followers! So, here is what I have learned:

1. Gummi vitamins WILL melt if you leave them in your car during the day. They form a big blop of gummi goo and are a waste of $8.99!

2. There is such a thing as magnetic paint! Anything you paint with it, will become magnetic! Awesome, huh? For those of you who were wondering, I painted my classroom chalkboard with it :)

3. It takes 35 minutes to get from my apartment to Oates Elementary school without traffic...WITH traffic, it's a good 45-50 minutes. (And there will be many more trips in the future!)

4. Bagels from Panera Bread making every morning worth getting out of bed!

and, finally...

5. Words with Friends is the perfect game to play when you're supposed to be paying attention in trainings :) Especially with Realityqueen...haha!

I wanted to leave you with this gorgeous picture I took of the view off of Ben and I's balcony! Ben keeps talking about, one day, sailing his boat in that pond/lake/reservoir so we'll see!


Pictures of my FINISHED classroom coming soon!!

Sparkles, my BFFAE, babies, and Sushi!

Here are some pictures from my life lately...

My bes fran came and stayed the weekend with me when Ben was out of town (I'm a wimp) and we had a great time just hanging out! I will miss her greatly now that she lives 4 hours away in Dallas! But, on the bright side, we will be spending 5 days and 4 nights together in the great state of New York in December!

PS-we love wine :) and I love my colorful wine glasses even more!


After that was 4th of July! There was watermelon, fireworks, sparklers, the lake, and everything to make a perfect celebration weekend. Oh and Ben had his red shirt, so he was set :)





For dinner one night, Ben and I decided to make sushi! We both love sushi but have never actually made it! Well, our adventure started with me hitting up the Asian market (and we have one of those since we live in the ethnically diverse city of Houston). First of all, I felt SO awkward there. I was definitely the only white girl and I don't think I heard ANY English. It took me about an hour of shopping to find everything I needed. After all of it was said and done, it was VERY tasty! We are planning on making it again later this week since we have so many ingredients left!


And, last but not least, I went to a baby shower on Saturday and they had some of the cutest details I have ever seen! First of all, the cupcakes (courtesy of Lauren Wells) were adorable! The baby's room has a monkey theme so the cupcakes followed right along with that.


And secondly, Sarah and Melanie are amazing at making a simple little hor douvre look SO cute!


So, that has been my week :)

A-131...Mrs. Weber's 1st Grade Classroom :)

So, I finally go the chance to get a sneak peak at my classroom and move a little bit of stuff in! My first view walking in...

(View walking in the door.)

I know what you're thinking...it's huge!! Yep! I love that there are two different "learning areas:" one for teaching time and one for table time. And I love that there's tables...I mean 1st grade is too young for desks, I think!

(View from the other end of my classroom.)

(My easel and rocking chair!)

There was a rocking chair in the room I student taught in and I fell in love with it. I just knew I had to have one in my future classroom! So, before I had gotten a glimpse of my wonderful classroom, I started looking on Craigslist for a rocking chair. Little did I know, but there was a perfectly wonderful one waiting for me in A-131!

And then there's this cute little light-up palm tree and 1st grader sized chairs! I think it's precious...maybe it'll be a special reward reading/learning area! Haha! I like it!

And, lastly, although I know this has nothing to do with my classroom, I was being crafty with a friend of mine the other day and lo and behold, I found a duster in her car! It is totally her to dust her dashboard whilst driving (ps-in the picture we are on the highway...)! haha...had to document that one! Love you friend!

I am Employed!!!!!

So, I thought that my newest life achievement should be it's very own blog post! I GOT A JOB! Now, I knew that I would get a job eventually, but after applying, interviewing, e-mailing, etc. and not hearing anything from anyone, I was getting a little discouraged. But, I am the newest 1st grade teacher at Oates Elementary School in Houston ISD. At this point I am terrified and feel like I have so much to do to get ready for the year but I'm trying to take it day by day and get stuff little by little (today I got $0.24 binders at CVS...steal!!). I am very excited though! I know I was banking on getting Kindergarten but I really am excited to be in 1st grade! I just hope that I can find some good mentors at my new school!! I'll leave you with a picture of my new school!! :)