End of the Year Cleaning and some Whiteboard Magic

Well, it's that time of year. Time to clean and put away things until next year. It's also a great time to purge unwanted files and other artifacts that are lurking unused in the deepest darkest recesses of your classroom. This is what I have been doing over the last week and a half. Last week was spent going through my filing cabinets, and I'm sorry to say that job isn't even done yet, sigh. I have, however, made a lot of progress. When I got my teaching job this year, I was lucky enough to inherit a large supply of preschool items, which I am definitely thankful for. The downside is that I also inherited a lot of old files, some dating back to the eighties that I've been going through and purging. One filing cabinet at a time. I've found lots of interesting items that I will definitely be using next year. It's like a perpetual treasure hunt, and its always interesting to see what I might find in one of the closets, which I what Ill be tackling next. Before pictures are coming tomorrow. I've been having problems getting my whiteboard to come clean. I've tried everything I and Pinterest could come up with. I tried white board cleaner, baby wipes, air freshener; you name it, I've tried it. Nothing would take the marker off completely. Then today out director suggested using a Mister Clean Magic Eraser, and Bingo! With a little (okay, a lot) of elbow grease, the white board is finally clean once again! Mr. Clean saved my whiteboard!