Sunday, January 13, 2013

First Contest

Who wants to win FREE stuff?? 
Here is the deal...at the end of the month I will draw a winner+friend to win one item of their choice out of my TPT store. So you get something you want and your friend can pick something they want. (It does not have to be the same item) 
What do you have to do: Like my Facebook page -or- become a member of my Blog and refer a friend to like my FB page or become a member. Comment below on the blog or on my FB page who you are and who you referred and have your friend do the same (that would put you in for 2 entries to win!) You may do this for each friend you refer. The more friends the more chances you can win!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

First Week Back

This week was the first week back and...we survived!! Well to be honest I only went 4 days out of the 5 because the lil one #2 had a double ear infection with a busted ear drum. :( Good news...it...is...not...the...flu! Whew! Here is what we did get accomplished though! Go us!
"Our Toast to..."Bulletin Board





Oh My!! Hee hee!



While we did this we ate our toast like I mentioned in the last post but have you ever watched 8 year old spread, smear, put mountains and mountains of jelly and butter on their toast? WOW! It was an entertaining moment of my life. None the less they ate it and wanted more! Why does food always taste better in a classroom?

Saturday, January 5, 2013

"Toast" to the New Year


Do you have a tradition that you do when you go back the 1st day in January? Something that I have done for the past 9 years is a "Toast" to the New Year. (I love this play on words)
I bring in toppings butter, jelly, sugar, cinnamon etc. and we make/eat toast. Each student makes a classroom goal and we write it on our toast template. The discussions are always TOTALLY fabulous and it makes me wish I was 8 again. It is something so simple yet so exciting and energizing for the students (food = classroom happiness) I am looking forward to going back Monday and continuing this tradition! Happy New, may we all survive Common Core and State Testing!!  P.S. First goal- post this year's toast and bulletin board pics when finished.
 
Last Year's Toast...I wonder what 2013 will bring?

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Leib Flat Tire Contest

Want to Win a Contest?  

One of my "most favorit-ist" friends is having a contest on her blog. Poor girl has had 3 flat tires in the past 2 1/2 weeks. So what does a flat tire and a contest have to do with one another? You guess what gave her a flat tire and you win Winter Inference Detectives packet for FREE!! P.S. Don't forget to follow her blog!

 

 


Tuesday, January 1, 2013

...LOVE and THANKS

After long hours of arguing with the hubster of what a teacher blog should look like we have created  this beautiful page...take a look. Oooh Pretty! I really have to give full work credit to "J"(hubster).

Also I wanted everyone to checkout the awesome Melon Headz site. I have bought many, many things from this site. They also sold me (more like I begged and begged on my hands and knees) retired clipart of the awesome Where the Wild Things Are that decorates my room, lockers and walls this year. YOU ROCK MELONHEADZ!