Another day of dust

= happiness!!!

After another five hours at the school yesterday I'm feeling a little better about how things are looking. Nothing spruces up a drab classroom like covering your bulletin boards and putting up trimmers. Also getting rid of the dirt and dust is just healthier. It's amazing how disgusting certain things get by the end of the year.
I'm going shopping today to buy some new bins to organize my math manipulatives. I think the ones that are currently there are from the 70's or 80's. Normally I like to reduce, reuse and recycle but the old bins have too many sharp edges to be safe.
Many people think that spending a lot of time making a classroom look "pretty" is a waste of time. I don't. I think if the students walk through the door and see that everything is clean and organized they are more apt to take pride in their room and keep it that way. At least that is my hope...