New Room-New Paint!

I am excited to share that I will be teaching Kindergarten at a new school this coming school year! I have been at the same school for 16 years, so this is a big change. It has already had me reflecting on what I want to bring with me, and what new things that I want to try! I have been pinning on Pinterest like crazy.

I also painted my new room. I am very thankful that my new principal arranged the cleaning schedule so that I could get in there early and paint!

Before--2 of the walls were purple. I went with a Pebble Gray to make the surroundings more neutral. This wall with the Smartboard had the most square footage, but also the fewest obstacles. My awesome 10 year old daughter helped out. My 4 year old is photobombing the before shots.  And please pay no attention to the furniture arrangements!

There is a markerboard and 2 large chalkboards. I plan to use the chalkboards mainly for display purposes. There are 4 small bulletin boards that were painted black, and I painted them a sandy color.

I don't do a "theme" like many classrooms used to, but I try to have a planned out color scheme. I want it to be mostly neutral to attract attention to student work and materials. I am going for a beachy color scheme--pebble gray, shell white, sandy tan, and pops of turquoise water. My daughter said that I picked "boring" colors....but I have some tricks up my sleeve with items that I add! 

All of my "stuff" is in my garage right now---and as soon as I can arrange for some manpower to get it all to school---I will be up there like crazy with updates!