First day of school

So we started school on August 3, 2009.  As always I was at school insanely early (around 5:15 AM) to make sure everything was ready... Here was the room just before the school year began:

The front of the room with instructions for the students first assignment of the year ready to go on the SmartBoard:

The students new agendas, 2 pencils, and their first bell work on their desks:

The class giving tree we made after reading The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and then making our own tree to share what special talent each student has and then how we can use those skills to help others.  Each of my 60 students got to make a leaf for the tree that shares their unique talents: