I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas! I am enjoying my two weeks off from work. Here is a catch up of what we did in school the week before Christmas. Elfonse the Elf on the Shelf came for the week. He forgot to move one day and is still in his last spot. ...
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Presenting for SDE in IL and All I Want For Christmas!
I had the best time presenting and attending the SDE Kindergarten Conference in Oak Lawn, IL. Do you like my outfit? It is my favorite LOFT dress from last year. I had two pairs of shoes, but ended up wearing my gold Tory flats most of the day. You can actually see the ...
Last Day of the Sale and New R-Controlled O Centers
Just an FYI, today is the last day of the sale! I promise to be back later in the week to show you what I bought. Right now, I am stressing about packing for my presentation in Illinois and more parent teacher conferences tonight. When all I really want to do, is curl up in bed and ...
Shoes and a HUGE Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale!
Did the shoes catch your attention? If you know me, you know I have a shoe obsession! I tried to get my tax attorney to let me write off my shoe purchases because I sometimes blog about them, but he said since it is not the sole purpose of my blog, it is not going to fly. ...
Black Friday Sale!
Are you out braving the crowds? I usually go shopping with my aunt and cousin for Black Friday, but I really need to work on getting my presentations done for IL next week! So I have to skip out on the excitement. I have found that I have been doing a lot more online shopping this ...
Happy Thanksgiving and Remembering Those Not With Us Today
Thinking of my Nanny, Poppa, Uncle Frankie, Cousin Chucky, and my friend Artie, today. Feeling blessed that I get to spend Thanksgiving with my parents and my aunt and uncle. ...
Take Me Back Tuesday – Teaching Compassion at Christmas Time
Teaching my students to be compassionate is one of my goals. I hope they leave my class knowing that they can make the world a better place. I especially like to focus on this around the holidays. In the spirit of giving, I have donated a file to the Central Illinois Tornado Victim ...
Take Me Back Tuesday: Gingerbread Post
I am linking up with Hope King for a little "Take Me Back Tuesday." This is actually one of my favorite posts because a reader commented how nice it was to see that I was not perfect. I am so not even near perfect! It made me laugh that people were happy to see I wasn't this ...
Phonics Themed Centers & Thanksgiving Updates
Twelve years in first grade and I am still busy cutting and laminating every Sunday night! I like to change things up and keep up with the new standards. Hence, all my new phonics based literacy center packets. Our district is shying away from a basal series and I wanted to make ...
Time Savers, Helpful Hints (a little freebie, too), Activities Like, and New Ideas
I am a little late to the Blog Hoppin' party, but better late than never! Here are some of my quick Time-Savers: I don't file away my original copies for the week right away. I actually keep them in my "To Copy" file and then I grab them quick if needed. You know like when a ...
