Week before School

I'm a teacher now!! My plan book, agenda, class schedule and as my roomy calls it my "teacher bag"

Wow so its’ been a very busy week! Im sorry I haven’t posted earlier! School starts on Wednesday and there has been a lot of orientation. I am officially going to be teacher’s aide for 4^th-6^th grade in Social Studies, Math, Religion and Language Arts. I can see the horror in ya’lls faces!! Haha It will be just fine though J  I will get to be in the library as well. I am hoping by the end of the semester to have the library in order. First, I would like to weed the 20+ year old books and the well just getting the collection in shape. I then would like to get all of the books cataloged and in the system and some kind of consistent spine label and call number on the books. Good thing I’ve had LOTS of practice with this in La Veta!!! But I do have to see how this fits in with the teaching schedule, as well as teaching Library and Technology Literacy. Which I have no clue about!!! Well maybe but not at the moment.  I am heading to the Rolla Public Library (the next town over) to see what they have as far as a collection. It does however cost to have a library card.

I was going to go to Turtle Mountain Community College to use their library (free) but they aren’t open on Saturdays. I have a feeling the college library is going to come in very very handy though. AND they have an interlibrary loan system

I am still writing with my soldiers, I think most of you know I am pretty passionate about doing that. I have adopted 2 new soldiers since I’ve been here though. One was from one of the sites I am registered with; I got an email from the site saying they had 175 soldiers register this past week!! So of course I had to help out. The other is actually a marine and the brother of a very dear friend of mine. He and his fellow men were shipped out this morning. Of course no details for ya’ll but please keep them all of our service men and women in your prayers. As well as their families, what strong people they must be.

Wow so this is what happens when you don’t write for a week!! Hope this isn’t too long!!

PS If you are interesting in helping me with the expense of writing to my many (12) soldiers, please send me an email (painted.ellie@gmail.com ) or find me on facebook. I know it sounds funny to say the expense of writing, but I only mean the stamps. It’s not a lot but when you make nothing, $40+ a month adds up.

God Bless You All

I miss you dearly

J!

Haven't found the glitter yet but I did find FOAM LETTERS! The board outside my library door :)

My roommate using the NEW Circ Desk in the library!

I moved some shelves and spaced out the books so they are easier to browse! I should also be getting my storytime rug soon it will go right there!

There was no book drop, so I made one :)

I took down all the random posters and put up the dewey decimal ones! Plus it added some color, which you all know I love

The very front of the library, I guess you can't really tell but I moved out bookcases from under the chalk board. I also wrote Miss Jordan and on the other side I have What I'm Reading (thanks Karol Sacca!)

Library :)

So I got to play in my library at little more yesterday :)   I did some rearranging (and then I came home and did even more rearranging!!) But I made the desk at the library HOPEFULLY look more like a circulation desk instead of just another desk in the room. I am still looking for a story time rug though. Monday I will get my orientation for being the Teacher's Aide for 4th-6th grade Social Studies. I will have to brush up on my North Dakota history :P

 Here are some pics of what I did..... (oh, and I got to do my first school bulletin board hehe)

Circ Desk

The before

I added the book border

Rollette County North Dakota

We took a tour of Rollette County yesterday, or at least a good chunk of it.We first toured the Turtle Mountain Community College, which is an amazing facility and open to the public. Among other things we stopped at Dale's for lunch, a local grubbery ;) which by the way does NOT have jalapenos. We stopped at the wheel turtle and then headed to the local art gallery. Then took the extra scenic route back to Rolla, where we stopped for DQ! and then headed back to Belcourt.

Library!!!

Well I got to see my new library for the first time last night!!!!!!! Its small but pretty good considering. The school itself is a pretty good little maze but the library is just at the top of a small flight of stairs. I have yet to have a chance to look at the ILS or the cataloging system but hopefully Thursday I will. Tomorrow we take a tour of the surrounding area! Man I wish I would of brought some Dramamine! Well posted below are some pics! Yep that's my desk :)

As I rearrange I will post more pics! Enjoy!

Arrived!!!

I have arrived!!! After 2 and a half days of travel and one very tired girl I AM HERE!! Got my stuff all settled in and getting to know my roommate. Other volunteers are slowly trickling in and we have orientation Monday morning at 9am. I am attaching pictures of the house, and my current room. You never know if things will change though, so we can't get too attached!! I have soldier letters to catch up with before orientation as well. Tomorrow should be nice and relaxing!!!