2023 Classroom Setup Day 1 - The reality of setting up a classroom every year!
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11 ай бұрынDay 1 back in my classroom for the 2023-2024 school year and it was a doozy!! I get real about the realities of setting up a classroom every year and how doing it without AC is even worse!
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@Inaffit319 11 ай бұрын
I'm also heading into my 20th year teaching. I really loved watching at veteran teacher set up their room. I appreciate your honesty about the profession and about the frustrations of setting up the same room again 😂
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Congrats on 20!! The longer I teach classroom set up is easier in the sense that I know what I want and what works. But it's still physically a lot of work!
@JesseB38 11 ай бұрын
I've been teaching for 3 years and have moved 3 times. I don't think people realize what it takes to set up a classroom, especially by yourself. I've had help thankfully, but I feel for you, especially with no air!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Yeah people definitely don't realize how much we do before the school year even starts! My first 3 years I also moved to 3 different classrooms and 3 different grade levels!
@PatriciaHowell-ge9zz 9 ай бұрын
I agree with you wholeheartedly… Setting up a classroom is not easy! I am on my 45th year of teaching and it never seems to get easier lol but it’s always with worth it when you’re done… I teach in South Carolina also
@msrachelvincent 9 ай бұрын
Wow! 45 years is an amazing accomplishment! Have you been in the classroom the whole time?
@heathercrivilare1722 11 ай бұрын
Woo hoo! Love a veteran teacher keeping it real! ❤ Our custodians take a picture of our room before we leave and put the big stuff back where we had it!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
That's so nice! Usually they put it close to it's original location, but we had 2 custodians retire this year so they were short staffed and we had a shorter summer since they changed our school calendar.
@melissabattaglia9816 11 ай бұрын
Our custodians put everything back in place according to the pictures we attach to our bulletin boards when we leave for summer break! I an thankful we don't have to do all the heavy lifting most of you are doing!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Yes, they usually put it back in the general location, so I only have to move it a little, but we had 2 retire this year so they were short staffed.
@user-rq6id3gh3n 10 ай бұрын
I work in an elementary school in which half of the classes have ac and the rest- are like saunas. I feel your pain:)
@msrachelvincent 10 ай бұрын
Ugh...it stinks that it's not all the same at your school.
@user-rq6id3gh3n 10 ай бұрын
I bring a few small rugs from home to put under table legs so when I drag and slide…no scratching. Layered cardboard works as well :)
@msrachelvincent 10 ай бұрын
Oh those are great ideas! I'll keep that in mind for next year!
@user-de2cd7pc5e 11 ай бұрын
I remember in third grade l left my spelling book in my locker three days in a row and I got paddled for it back then in the 1970s.😊
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness! Times have changed!
@user-de2cd7pc5e 11 ай бұрын
@@msrachelvincent I remember also the teacher gave me a note to take home and be signed by my parents back then in the 70s.
@whitneywilson268 11 ай бұрын
I love the simplicity of your classroom! It’s very clean! Love the black and white curtains with pops of color! Thank you for sharing and Happy 20th year of teaching!🎉
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!!
@kimsim8750 11 ай бұрын
@msrachelvincent I love your room. I have a black and white color scheme too. I plan to use red as my pop of color. I have taught in high school and elementary school. This year I will be teaching 7th grade. It takes me weeks to get everything the way I want it. I even have to get up on a ladder to put up stuff on my walls every year. I use 3M adhesive tabs to make sure the posters and anchor charts stay on the wall when they allow us to leave them in place over the summer. Otherwise, I return to a classroom with posters all over the floor.
@malissac7966 11 ай бұрын
Yay a veteran teacher! I am going into my 26th year😀
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Congrats on 26!!!
@felishapittman2778 11 ай бұрын
Year 18 for me and for the 1st time ever I had help! It matters! Here's hoping your year 20 is a blast!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Thanks! And congrats on 18! Some years I have help to...and it definitely matters!
@wendlit 11 ай бұрын
Job well done! 👏⭐️
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@adriennecook8908 11 ай бұрын
Rachel I love your resources! I bought several this summer during your sale. Can’t wait to use this year.
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
That makes my heart so happy to hear!! Thank you so much!!
@lindabarker7484 11 ай бұрын
Year #36 for me. The first thing I moved into my room today was a fan! You have a nice big room.
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Congrats on year 36!! How much long until retirement? Don't worry, I brought a fan the next day!
@jomeek4067 11 ай бұрын
I love your set up videos!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Thanks! I try to be realistic about the process!
@angelacalame1422 11 ай бұрын
Last year I was returning from a long maternity leave, to a new room, so set up a mishmash of the new room's supplies. This year class sizes are going up. I think it'll take pics after I set up, and in June. The pics will be so much better than my sad attempt to draw set up for janitors. Hubby gets drafted to help since my back doesn't allow me to lift much.
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
That's a great idea!
@piscesplanner 11 ай бұрын
Going into my 20th year as well! We aren't allowed back in the building yet. But im okay with that.
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Congrats on 20!! We go back to work August 1st, so I needed to get in and get some things done!
@caseys4831 11 ай бұрын
I am always blown away that some schools don’t have air in summer. Florida teachers would die😅😅year 20 & I have probably moved 24 times. It’s never easy!!!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
We have ac they just don't usually turn it on our hallway until contract days start. My coworker did tell me it was on the 2 days I didn't go in!😫. Congrats on year 20!
@ilibertyi 11 ай бұрын
Ha!! Got you beat!! This is my 30th year!!!
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
Congrats on 30 years! That's amazing!
@ilibertyi 11 ай бұрын
@@msrachelvincent In all fairness, I did teach fulltime at the University level teaching pre-service teacher candidates for 10 years. Now, after 25 years of teaching secondary and post-secondary, I'm headed back to elementary! What have I done?! LOL
@juliejenkins8765 11 ай бұрын
It’s so much work every --single -year😫. And no a/c😢
@msrachelvincent 11 ай бұрын
It is!🤪 Of course, my coworker told me they turned the AC on the 2 days after I was done!
@kaylayoungblood9577 10 ай бұрын
Are you moving other classroom
@msrachelvincent 10 ай бұрын
Not this year. I supposed to move to another classroom next year. They are building a new hallway onto our building and 4th & 5th grade will most likely move to that hallway.