Five for Friday

Not only is it Friday, but it was my last Friday of the school year (and last day with kiddos). I am so excited for summer, but really, where has the time gone?!

I am linking up for Five for Friday. 

Here's a look at my end of the school year fun...

1. We went our big field trip this week. It was a place called Briarwood Safari.

We rode for about an hour on this wagon pulled by a tractor. Each kiddo got a bucket of food to feed the animals that came right up to the wagon. My firsties had a blast!

2. We also had a kickball tournament and ice cream sundae party this week. (Sorry this isn't the best picture).

3. This was my little end of the year gift for my sweet first grades. A beach ball and a chapter book about the beach. : ) I got the tag from Swimming Into Second.

4. Today was our last day with kiddos (Monday and Tuesday are teacher work days). It was also our Awards Day and I am SO proud of the growth of all my firsties this year.

5. Saw this today and just had to share. This was definitely going on in my room today. 

Hope you have a great weekend!!

Five for Friday on a Saturday

Even though it's Saturday...I am linking up for Five for Friday. Click the picture below to link-up as well.

Here's my week...

1. I was out for 3 days last week do to a bad ankle sprain and a little sweetie brought this to me on Monday :)

2. We planted flowers and did this little "How-to" activity this week.

3. This week we tried out First Grade Parade's "Brown Bag Book Club" and the kids LOVED it!! If you haven't heard of it click here.

4. This week for our 4th-9 weeks school-wide good behavior reward our principal hired a Magician. He was fabulous and had such a good message about education during his show. Forgot to take a picture though.

5. Don't hate me...but I only have 5 more days of kiddos until Summer break and then 1 more day which is a teacher work day. So excited!!

Have a good night!

Teacher Appreciation Week (with a sale)!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all the fabulous teachers out there! I hope you feel extra-loved and appreciated this week. 

Our PTA does a great job making us feel loved always, but especially this week.

Like many TPT Sellers, I am throwing a sale tomorrow and Wednesday for my little shop. Click on the button below to go there. 

If you haven't yet read one blogger's letter to "Teachers everywhere" be sure to...it's very appropriate for Teacher Appreciation week. Click here to read.

May you each be blessed extra this week for the young lives you touch daily! 

May Currently

Is it really May?!? This week has been a wild and unexpected one. I am linking up with Farley from Oh Boy Fourth Grade for May Currently. If you have never linked up click on the button below and head on over. It is great!!

 

 

 

Listening---I am home from school today and am just working on some stuff on the computer...no noise!

 

Loving---We are having fabulous springtime weather & I.LOVE.IT!

 

Thinking---May is a busy Month; the end of school, graduations & birthdays of a few family friends, and vacation at the end of the month!

 

Wanting---A summertime haircut.

 

Needing---I am trying to exercise more and went on a walk on Tuesday night. As I was walking I stepped on a rock and sprained my ankle. Still haven't been able to put any weight on it. My principal has been so understanding and encouraged me to stay home a few days so it can heal properly.

 

Summer Bucket List---Woo hoo summer! I have lots of things in mind but the three things I am looking forward to the most are the beach, visiting my best friend in NOLA (she's moving there at the end of May), and relaxing by the pool with my sweet niece!

 

Happy May!!



Five for Friday Linky Party

Woo-hoo! My firsties and I survived our first two days of testing. Two more days next week and the testing is D-O-N-E. done!

I am thinking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday. Click below to link-up too.

Here's what my week has been...

We have been learning about rocks and this was a little snack we had to help us remember sedimentary rocks are made up of layers. Oreos-ice cream-whipped cream. Yum!

This little rock activity was my kids FAVORITE---they had to bring in rocks and then we sorted them. We have been using the Teacher Wife's unit "All About Rocks" to help our study. This was in there. Click here to check it out.

I received this e-mail this week. My first Donorschoose.org project was fully funded. YAY!!! for new Math centers!

This is what has kept my first graders going during all this testing. Snacks!

Got this for FREE this week! Looking forward to planting next with my sweet friends! LOVE Science this time of year.

Enjoy your weekend! 

Weekend fun! (freebie)

I cannot believe it's already Sunday night. The weekends sure do fly by.

 

I had a great one. In fact on the "Let's Get Acquainted" linky on Friday one of my favorite college memories was dinner with friends at PF Chang's. This weekend I went to visit several friends from college and we had dinner there. It was delicious...and I got this fortune.

 

:-) The weekend did go by too fast but it certainly was a fun one!

 

Last week we worked on the ou/ow sounds.

 

We did this fun little activity and my firsties LOVED it. Click on the first picture to grab a free copy of this sort.

 

 

 

 

Hope you have a good Monday!

 



Let's Get Aquainted (Linky Party)

It's been a busy week! We have been gearing up for testing next week and it has everyone kind of tense. Crazy...isn't it that 1st graders have to do standardized testing?!?! But we do what we are told so...

 

On to more happy things...I am linking up with Latoya from Flying into First Grade. Click below to link-up too.

 

 

 

TOPIC - Skittles Game

Here is the code:

Red- Favorite Ice Cream Flavor

Orange- Favorite Memory from College

Yellow- Favorite Sports Team

Green- Favorite Fast Food Place

Purple- Wild Card(Tell anything about yourself)

 

 

 

Red- My favorite year-round flavor of ice cream in Moose Tracks. My favorite seasonal ice cream is pumpkin.

 

Orange- This is a tough one. I LOVED college and met some of my best friends there. One of my favorite memories is our "special occasion" dinners at PF Changs. Myself and my 6 closet girl friends would get dressed up and go there for birthdays etc.

 

Yellow- I don't LOVE watching sports. I don't hate it but I usually just watch on occasion rather than following a team through a whole season. If I had to pick I would say the UT Vols or C-N eagles (where I went to college).

 

Green- My favorite fast food place is by far Chick-fil-A. I LOVE it!!

 

Purple- I don't like animals. I know that's pretty unheard of. I have never been an animal person though.

 

Be sure to link-up for a fun get acquainted party.

 

Have a good weekend!