Peek at my week!

This is our first week back to school in 2016! To ease us in, teachers work today and students come tomorrow!  

This week isn't your typical week in 1st grade, why you ask???? Because we are heading to Boot Camp, PBIS Boot Camp that is.  My awesome teaching buddy and across the hall neighbor has been hard at work planning and organizing this awesome review of our skills. For those of you not familiar with PBIS it is our schools behavior plan.  PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports.  Our firsties are going to go through multiple mini lessons on our school wide expectations of Be Safe, Be Respectful, & Be Responsible.  Students will review (or for some will be relearning what previously didn't stick) these expectations and what they look like throughout our building.  Fun activities will assist their learning.  Boot Camp will culminate in a graduation of our 1st grade cadets.    Be sure to check back for a recap on our trip to Boot Camp!

When we are not reviewing our expectations, we will be easing back into first grade skills.  In Reading, we will be reading Splat the Cat Blow Snow Blow.

We will ease back into Spelling by reviewing some short vowels!!

In Math, we will review some of our 1st semester skills and prepare for our NWEA testing coming up!!

That's just a peek!!! Stay tuned to our Instagram to see it all come to life!!

Sunday Scoop

It's that Sunday!!! What Sunday you ask? The last Sunday of break.  I am ready to see my kiddos and get back into a routine, but setting an alarm and not snuggling with my little love bug will be hard.  

I am happy to be linking up with the Teaching Trio for Sunday Scoop.

That is my scoop!!!   What's yours?? Go link up & share!!!

Currently!!!

Happy New Year!!! I hope 2016 is  a great one for everyone! I have decided to make GOALS, rather then resolutions. And one of them is to give this little blog lots of loving!!! So I am thrilled to link up with Farley for Currently!!! 

LISTENING, I mean who doesn't love a parade, while wearing sweats on a couch!!! I am LOVING a new year, I am big on fresh starts! Yes, I am THINKING about school. I am WANTING our house to sell, so Joey and I can find our dream house.  NEEDING to stay  focused on my goals. ONE WORD is HOPE that this year is better then last and full of peace and love.

Thanks Farley for the linky!!!

Go link up!!!

Thank You A+ Images!!!!

This was a big year for my blog!!! I blogged more which I wanted, but I also got the opportunity to be a part of an awesome giveaway!!!! A+ Images offered the opportunity to get a t-shirt made with your blog!!!!

This is how cute mine turned out!!! Of course the model is so cute that she had to get her own!!! A+ Images!!!! Thank you for making me feel like a real blogger and for being so awesome to work with!!!

If you are ever in need of a t-shirt!!! Check out A+ Images!!!!!

Sunday Scoop

Sunday Scoop Time!!!  As always this time of the year is busy and this week is NO exception!!!!  A huge thanks to the Teaching Trio for hosting the Sunday Scoop Linky so I can organize my "to-do's"!

HAVE TO:  Seriously laundry NEVER stops!!!  It has to be done today!!!  My car use to be a little messy, enter my favorite three year old and it looks like a HOT mess....that will change today!  Friday is our class Winter Festival, perhaps I should get going on the planning of that extravaganza!!!

HOPE TO:  Christmas is going to sneak up on me and I am behind on shopping, and to complicate things further, I have to mail some gifts!!!  A long shot----hope---but my house is for sale and to sell it would be AWESOME!!!!!

HAPPY TO:  Joey is going to meet Santa!!! I am excited to see how she does.  She is loving all that is the Christmas season, so this should be a fun night for her!!!

That's my scoop, what's yours?

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Five for Friday

Where did this week go??? WAIT, what am I saying??? TGIF!!! I mean I am certainly not the only 1st grade teacher who wonders if we will all survive until break... right????  I mean I love my firsties and I love the Christmas season, but put these two loves together and YIKES!!!!

Here is a little look at my 

1.  

This week I had the pleasure of spending Tuesday with one of my teaching besties, Molly!! Molly is a second year teacher and I am blessed to be her mentor!!! I must say I learn more from her, so I am not sure who mentors who!  Molly teaches Kindergarten and I just love seeing her little Rays in all their glory!!!  She does amazing things with them!

2.  

I am really trying to use more Kagan strategies this year and get my firsties working together.  They are loving it and we are getting better everyday!!

3.  

This school year has had many ups but also some downs!!! A few times my passion and love for teaching have been challenged. Through those times, I have been lucky to have my two pals above to get me through!!! These two know just what to say or do and when to say or do it!!! Blessed to have them!!!!

4.  

Today was College Colors Day!!! Bet ya can't guess we are in the Midwest can ya?

5.  

Joey's elf, Noel, arrived this week!!! She loves finding her and I love starting a new tradition with her!!

Thanks for checking out my Five for Friday!!! Go link up!!!!

December Currently!!

December 2nd, WHAT????  How can it be? Just 9 months ago I was in Haiti counting the days til I could bring Joey HOME!!!

Obviously life is all sorts of busy! Living with a three year old, selling a house, teaching 23 awesome first graders and oh ya... CHRISTMAS!!!!

More on all that later, for now I will focus on what I am up to currently!!!!

Link up with Farley!!!