Grab A Stapler And Get To Work!

As I walked the halls of the school I peeped into the classrooms and all were set up beautifully. Posters on the walls and desks neatly arranged. I came across a room with bare walls, stacks of chairs and a shuffle of desks. I had arrived to my new abode -- Room #4. As I looked around the room all I could think of was where was I to start. I had never set up a classroom before and I didn't have any materials or supplies.

The Resource Teacher walked in and introduced herself as Ms. Yasmine. She had a cart behind her filled with bulletin board paper, boarders, letters, numbers, charts and more. "Grab a stapler and get to work!" she said with a smile.

In less than an hour my room was complete. With the help of Ms. Yasmine I had bulletin boards for all of the subjects -- Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. The desks were paired and arranged in rows, my Parent Board had important info for parents, the alphabet was neatly stapled along the top of the wall, and other posters were filling the once empty spaces. The room is hot because the a/c isn't working properly, but the maintenance guy told me it should be fixed by Monday.

I had a meeting with the Vice Principal to go over the information that was given during the days that I missed that week. She handed me my class list and said, "The parents and children will be here for Orientation tomorrow. Come dressed professionally and with a smile"

Uhhhh....SAY WHAT?!?!