What a little Elbow grease can do!

Well... After a couple of weeks, my room finally looks like a classroom. Don't worry... all of those boxes are not mine. My room was lucky to become the storage room for teachers transfering to the school. As a new teacher I would never have THAT much stuff to put in the room.

So this my room now. The desks are facing each other for now... it gives me a little runway to walk down. It might not stay that way forever but for now it will be easier to learn kids names if they are in assigned seats and in rows. I teach 8th grade English. Its my first year and I am a little nervous. I wanted to make my room fun but not in a childish way, I mean we are working with kids in the 8th grade... to them they are practically adults. We'll see.... I let you know if they say anything. According to the rest of the teachers on my team... I do have a pretty fantastic room!