And a Little Bit of Organization to Round Out the Night :)

Best thing I ever stumbled upon was month calendars from the Dollar Tree. They come two to a pack with the month signs sold separately. I bought a pack of each and had my awesome media specialist laminate them. I then took the small circle magnets and put several on the back of both the calendars and the month signs. While I use to take up so much space on my board listing all the upcoming events and assignment due dates, I now am able to give students a two month outlook on what's coming up. This works out especially well for students that struggle and need a more concrete view of how much time they have left to pick up the pace before grades are due. I feel this also gets students into a routine of looking at the board daily for what's going on as well as serving as a reminder to write in their own planner about upcoming projects, tests, quizzes, etc.