Supply List 2008-09

A secondary goal for this website is to keep track of how much money I spend on my classroom this year.
I think people realize teachers spend their own money on their classroom, but maybe not how much we actually spend. Last year I said I wasn’t going to buy anything, and I still claimed $1200 [...]

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The Numbers are In

I finally did my taxes, and here is the final tally for what I spent on my classroom in 2008.
Becker’s Parent-Teacher Store: $128.90
Barnes and Noble: $404.75
Staples/Office Max: $279.90
Wal*Mart/Target/etc.: $317.05
Total: $1130.40
Eeek! Apparently I did my part to stimulate the economy. But notice 89% of what I spent is on books and supplies for the [...]

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Pizza Party

We had our first reward party for my behavior system today. Seven kids filled their sticker pad, meaning they earned 20 stickers for not getting a warning for 20 days. We chose to have a pizza party. I ordered three pizzas and a 2-liter of Coke from Domino’s and had it delivered for lunch. They [...]

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