Currently!

Oh my goodness its September!! What the what?! Well I thought I'd link up with Farley  for her awesome "Currently" linky before it gets into the thousands haha! Such a fun concept and its cool to see so many teachers linking up. :)

 

Listening to the lovely cooking channel early this am. My boyfriend is such a foodie and this weekend he got some new spices. He's been talking about food constantly for the last 3 days at least!  (I asked him if he was pregnant hahaha)

 

Loving that today is Labor Day and that means no school! I thoroughly enjoyed sleeping in til 8:30 this morning. And this cup of coffee just tastes sweeter than usual. :)

 

Thinking about this homework I'm dreading. I've been putting of this statistics for the whole weekend but it's time to knock it out so I can stop worrying about it!

 

Wanting to go shopping but I figure that can be my reward if I get all this homework done. That's fair right?

 

Needing a few groceries for the week especially since I pack my lunch daily. Just not a fan of cafeteria food. Got any lunch favorites to suggest? I'm picky but always open to ideas. Spaghettios get old after a while haha

 

3 Trips (1) Orlando - We just got a great deal from HH to book a trip to Orlando. We've been thinking about going for Fall Break. (2) I've always wanted to go to the Bahamas and now a colleague is getting married there next summer so I may be making the trip! (3) New York has been on my list since I was young and obsessed with musicals. I'd love to go and shop and see a good show. Gotta keep feeding the piggy bank!

 

 

Two posts in one weekend! Probably won't happen again lol now off to this homework so I can do some shopping later

 

 

Well its Saturday and that means...Highs and Lows linky :)

School is in full swing now and man is it fun. My group this year is so entertaining and motivated to learn. It's really awesome. Of course it is also extremely busy. In the first few weeks we have already conquered our first fire drill (my kids were in related arts!), completed our MAP assessments for the beginning of the year, and our extended days have begun! Whewwwww! We have such interesting jobs!

 

But on to my favorite linky from A First for Everything

 

 

 

This week was pretty smooth overall. I was able to wear a lot of my cute new outfits and that always makes things better right?

 

 

My students are getting used to our procedures in the room and I can see a lot of learning and collaboration going.

 

 

 

They are also showing excellent behavior choices. We have been getting tons of compliments which means we've been earning a prize almost every week! This week we had mini cupcakes :)

 

I straightened my hair. On a whim really but I wanted to see how long it had grown.

 

Clearly not a salon straightening but I was able to see some length :) I thought I'd only keep it straight for a day or two but I actually wore all week. I plan on washing it later this morning and hope my curls pop right back up! fingers crossed

 

I had my first on campus grad class of the semester and I went in the wrong classroom....twice!

 

 

I sent my boyfriend this pic like "I've never seen a grad class so full!" Then a professor I previously had walked in! haha been there, done that, whoops. Turns out I was in  211, not 210. But when I went to 210, it was still the wrong room! The professor informed me the grad class was moved to 402. I FINALLY made it to 402 and settled in for a 4 hour class....

 

It wasn't unbearable but come on man 4 hours! After a school day?? Oh my goodness

 

But I survived! And I don't have class every Wednesday thank goodness! I usually go to yoga on Wednesdays and I needed it this week!

 

 

How was your week? Leave a  comment or link up and share. Have a fun, restful weekend!

 

 

School's in session!

Whew!!!! I am pooped! This past week was our first full week and man oh man it wore me out! Here's a few pics of my room before the lovelies got there..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I loved linking up with A First For Everything for her high and low linky so here we go again :)

 

 

My first week was exhausting but fun! I currently have 17 little smiling faces hangin out with me everyday!

 

We had a great first week. They loved the Jitter Juice

 

 

 

 

 

 

(The Back to School Bead Glyph activity is available in my store! )

 

 

 

 

They love to learn!! I know all students have potential but these kiddos have said many times in the past week how much they loveee reading, science, math, etc. We've been doing some great work already! Our Read to Self stamina is up to 14 minutes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I won a teacher shirt from Mrs. Labrasciano 's  giveaway! I love following her blog and instagram and was so excited when I saw that I won! I loved posting about my favorite things and linking up, winning that shirt was an awesome bonus and highlight to my week!

 

I've said it at least twice but I'll say it again, I am tiredddddddd! This past week was our first full week and my body has not yet adjusted. We also began our extended days this week which now run Monday - Thursday. And Friday we had our Back to School Bash that both my boyfriend and I volunteered at. Whew!! Hopefully next week won't be as busy :) but I'm excited to get back in the room and make some learning magic happen!

 

Hope you all had an awesome week as well!

A few of my favorite things.....

How could I not join in with Mrs. Labrasciano for her back to school linky? It's such a fun topic posting about some of my favorite teacher goodies. Its' even cooler to read other teachers sharing their faves and being able to enter an awesome giveaway! Be sure to head over there and check it out.

And hurray for finding my old digital camera to take all these pics! Hah I really dug it up to use in the classroom but I had to test it out so....(:

 

First off is my brand new beautiful lunch box! Just came in the mail today!! Eek :) I ordered it from a company called "Script and Scribble" and it was delivered super fast. I can't wait to use it this year.

 

Next up: my sparkly binder and my beautiful Erin Condren planner. It's my second year using an EC Teacher planner and it makes planning fun! It also keeps me organized and I'm also receiving compliments on it!

 

To assist in all that planning it helps to have some Flair pens (: . I love making things bright. I've also seen teachers using washi tape in amazing ways. I've just started it but I love how it makes things even cuter!

 

Gotta have a cute coffee cup right? This one was a Christmas gift from my parents :)

 

My handy dandy laminator! My mom got this one for me during my first year of teaching. (She got it from her job with the military so I'm not sure where to buy this exact model) It is so convenient to have one at home! I can just laminate whenever I feel like it, including times when I'm sitting on the floor on a Sunday watching a football game haha

 

My Thirty-One teacher bag is essential. My awesome coordinating teacher bought this (and a pencil bag and lunch box) during my student teaching! I was so happy I cried when she gave them to me! The lunchbox has bit the dust since then hence the new one but all the rest of it is still hanging in there! :)

 

And last but not least....my awesome Frixion erasable pens and markers. I'm a perfectionist so I love being able to erase if I make a mistake. That really comes in handy during planning when you have to change lesson plans.

 

Do we have some of the same favorites? Comment and let me know! Or link up and share your own teacher favorites. Thanks for reading and have a great week!

 

 

 

 

Oh and stock up on some of your favorite items on TPT! There's a sale going on!!

 

 

 

Highs and Lows

Another lovely Saturday! The last Saturday of semi- freedom. We started PD days yesterday and students report August 7th! Ahhh! I can't wait to meet my new little ones though. And get another year underway.

It's been a while since I joined in on a linky and I found a great one thanks to A First for Everything

 

 

Well Wednesday started off great when I woke up to find out I had sold my first product on TPT! I have tons of freebies but I just started uploading paid items a few months ago. I must admit I was getting a little discouraged, all my items were under $3 and I hadn't sold a thing! But getting that one little sale really motivated me. Makes me want to create more but with the school year swiftly approaching we'll see how that goes! Either way I was super excited!!

 

Also I'll be participating in the "Blast Off Back to School" sale! So if you didn't get a chance to stop by my store come visit on the 4th or 5th and get 20% off my store!

 

 

 

Another high that occurred this week was my babe and I rocking out at "Monumentour" which was a Paramore and Fall Out Boy concert. I loveeeeeee me some Paramore and my guy is a major fan of Fall Out Boy. We had a blast!

 

 

Then of course I had to drag him to IKEA lol needed a few things for the house and classroom. The other pics were from our hotel which was awesome! And I had chicken and waffles for the first time @ Gladys Knight's. Overall a great way to kick off my year.

 

 

 

Okay, one more! Lol I have a lot to be thankful for this week! My baldy (aka my dad) has OFFICIALLY retired from the Army after 29 years!! I am so proud of him and happy that he is home safe and sound!



Now here's the tough part... trying to think of a low...

Truly its tough to think of one. But if I had to pick, the only low that comes to mind is the sad end to my days of sitting on the couch watching Sex and the City reruns. And my freedom to take midday naps. But it makes that time all the more special when it rolls around every summer!

 

Hope you all are having a great weekend.

Don't forget to stop by my TPT store for the sale. I've got an ad on my page that will take you right to it!

Happy Saturday! Want some freebies? :)

Good morning! Hope your weekend is off to a great start. Mine has been pretty productive so far. I've uploaded 3 new freebies to my store with Back to School time in mind.

The first is a set of 8 editable binder covers! You can change the text and font on each cover. Here's a little preview..

 

Since I am also in the midst of organizing my binders I thought it might be helpful to share the form I use to keep student info. They have a more in depth form in their records in my classroom. This shortened version is for me to have in my general teacher binder that I always have nearby.

 

Kinda hard to see but there is a better preview on TPT. And its a freebie, so you can just delete if it doesn't fit your needs.

 

The last is an activity I do with my students at the beginning of the year. Students love making these bracelets to describe themselves. Even if they don't actually "love" math or reading, they typically say they do so they can add more beads haha. Either way, a fun hands on activity to start the year! :)

 

P.S. Not my original activity, just tweaked it to fit my classroom :)

 

So click any of the pictures or the add on the right to head over to my store and check it out! And once again have a great weekend!

Monday Made It!

Does it count if I didn't make it on Monday? I finally brought them into class today! Hopefully that counts for something! But I wanted to do a quick post about these anyways...

As many of you already know, cutting your composition notebooks in half can be a lifesaver! You can get them done at some Office Max/ Office Depot stores. Might even wanna try Staples. Last year I covered them with solid blue duck tape but went with a cuter pattern this year.

 

I use the smaller notebooks to record our math Problem of the Day. I will add labels (once I print them!) and student numbers once I assign them.

 

Also working on spray painting some library baskets (read as "the boyfriend is spray painting some library baskets" lol) but that is a larger, messier project. If we have any success I'll post about them soon or mention them when I show pics of my classroom. 

 

Happy Monday :)