We had such a beautiful weekend! I meant to go outside and take care of the backyard. You know pull weeds, pick up doggie presents etc.. but then the mail came. An amazon box with my name on it and in it.. was this wonderful straw dispenser that begged me to change it! Again I had to do some serious research (Oh how I love Pinterest!) I found this really cool pin from a teacher of course! I'm really good at recreating things I see.  Once I made the decision AND going to Michaels I was ready and boy I was so nervous at first, I didn't want to mess it up. It only took me a couple hours to complete. I have to say how much fun I had and that I absolutely love it!!! I can't wait for my kiddos to see it come Monday morning..

Over the Weekend Journal

Hi There Folks,

I know that I was going to show you my cute little surprise for my kiddos, but I had to change my post. I can't remember if I have ever mentioned that I love having my class write about what they did over the weekend. What I love about this cool idea is that I no longer have 32 kiddos trying to tell me what they did over the weekend. So, this little guy who is my most reluctant writer totally surprised me!  I had to share with my teammates and now I have to share with my fans.. All 5 of you..lol.

So, today was day 1 of the 4th benchmark testing and I have to say, I'm so proud of those kids! That was a great way to start off the week. I can't wait to see their faces tomorow when they get their little surprise waiting for them. I will take a picture of them Tuesday. For some reason I have decided to redo the daily schedule and I have never been happy with my calendar wall. But, now I feel better because after reading teacher blogs  doing some in-depth research on my problem I found out why! Its because I am using my smart board for almost everything, so all I need is my calendar for dates, a behavior chart, and my daily schedule. So, you see its all good. Well its almost 8:30 pass my bedtime. Lol. Night All.

March Madness

So, in room 10 the madness has started! I have a new face on my door, a rainbow that has real chocolate coins at the end, (yummy..) and I see purple everywhere. We having a lot of fun with our poetry unit. I let the kids do a Acrostic Poem with my first name. I gotta be honest I was worried. I will take a picture of it when its complete of course. Here's my pics.. Of course there is no way this could be completed without my fabulous mom Nikki!!

Its been awhile

I know its been awhile, since I last blogged. Its been just crazy. This is the last day of my break and I got a lot done! I took a nap everyday, went for walks (btw Rachel our walk almost killed me!). Created 3 new beautiful scarves, went to Monterey with my hubby. Did yard work.. it had to be done people! Let me tell you finding 3 dead little birds from our cat was no picnic! YUCK!! Finally, I'm going to wash my little dog and then get my nails and toes done Saturday. This week went by to fast! And here's some super cute quotations by my amazing second graders..

We Are Done!

I am so happy to say that the kids in room 10 have finished their nonfiction unit! I had a great time hanging them up and yes I did read them all. I am very proud of my kids they all worked so hard and it shows.

It's been over two weeks since I last posted anything. Its amazing how fast time goes by. We celebrated 100 days of school, finished our nonfiction unit, and more importantly we are having a blast learning. Now here is our new look for the month of February.. thanks again Niki!