Have a TOUCHDOWN Recess!

So, we have voted on a sports theme for next school year, and I'm getting excited about it!! Here is a pack of recess rule posters I created for our school. There is a rule for each letter in the word TOUCHDOWN, as well as a poster simply saying "Have a TOUCHDOWN Recess!"

It's only a buck in my TpT store, and if you want me to customize the file for your rules, just buy the item, and then email me with the changes you'd like, and I'll email you a custom copy! :)  Spread the word and tell your friends!

Cinco de Mayo MANIA!

In order to learn about Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, our kiddos are having a SUPER fun day! We will still be doing our literacy block, but after that... it's gonna be one big FIESTA down our hallway! :)

We will be doing classroom rotations, where the kids will travel from room to room to learn about Cinco de Mayo, the Aztec calendar, and even a Mexican hat dance!  Then, we'll break open a pinata and play a fun game of Spanish BINGO!

To finish up our day, we will watch a movie all about Cinco de Mayo while enjoying chips and queso... and also they'll hear a rousing read-aloud rendition of Cinco de Mouse-O! This book is seriously so cute; click the pic and put it on your list for next year!!

 Enjoy your day, however you choose to celebrate!

New TpT Item!

Here's my activity packet for Storytown Lesson 28 for first grade... At the Crayon Factory!  Suuuuper cute and I can't wait to show it to my kiddos tomorrow morning :-)

(Also... here's hoping tomorrow's a BETTER DAY!!)

Scavenger Hunt!

So, it's super rainy and kinda dreary here in KS today... what better way to spend the day than blog surfing?? :) (but, let's be real... that is a great way to spend ANY day, right?!?!) Anywho, head on over to Primary Graffiti for a super fun Scavenger Hunt full of great downloads :-)

Thank you Mrs. Saoud!

Help me with... A Sports Theme! :)

Our school chooses a new theme very year to base our State Assessment assemblies and whatnot around. This really helps the kids to get excited about learning, even down in the first grade level!

The winning theme for next year is all about Sports... so I want to hear some great ideas you've used that can be based around that theme - classroom decoration, welcome boards, management systems, language in the classroom, etc! I'll cal our class a "team" and let them know I'm their "coach," but I want to go further than that and have a lot of fun with the big idea!

I hope you're having a wonderful start to your weekend!! The end is in sight... only 16 1/2 more days for us! :-)

Great New Website!

Thank you for all of the great stories/comments regarding my latest crazy excuse - you gals were cracking me up!! So glad to be reminded I'm not the only one who deals with this *stuff* all day! :)

I've now seen this site (Tagxedo) mentioned twice on blogs in the past 2 days, so I knew I had to go try it out!!  Here's the end result of a quick product using my blog:

I do an end of the year Wordle with my kids each year as a way to let each other know what we think is really great about them - we go around and add to everyone's Wordle with some sort of super kind sentiment, and it's really neat to see them light up when they print off and take home all of these compliments from their friends. If I have enough time to explore Tagxedo, we may choose to do this instead... who knows! Thanks TBA and Mrs. Randall for sharing the idea. :)

Tomorrow is field trip day to the Play Hospital and then the Farmstead!! Stay tuned for pics of my cuties!!

Have you heard this excuse before???

No, no, not from a student! This excuse came from a parent in my room today... Please stick with me; it'll be worth it, I promise!!! It even involves the mafia... :)

We were asked to call families that hadn't filled out their Summer School enrollment papers yet, so I called my one little girl's house to talk to her mom.

(Background info that's important here: this mom has something wrong all the time... either hernias or breathing problems or allergies to things such as carpet and cockroaches. Also, the mom is on oxygen all of the time for her COPD, and she doesn't leave the house hardly ever. I had the older sister 5 years ago and never once met the parents, and that hasn't changed so far this year!)

Ok, back to my story... So I call Mom, and she tells me she had 6 teeth pulled this morning, so I tell her I'll keep it short and sweet b/c I'm sure her mouth hurts. I proceed with my schpeel about Summer School, and she tells me that she won't  be enrolling her daughter. When I repeat that it's FREE for them, including breakfast and lunch, she tells me that they will be going to Mexico. Apparently, her mother in law is in trouble with the mafia down there.

Yep, the MAFIA in Mexico has been coming to her house at night and destroying things. And... 3 days ago, her son was kidnapped by the MAFIA and held ransom for all of their money. Soooo, after school's over, they're traveling there to make sure she gets to a safer location. So, my student won't be going to Summer School.

*Just so you know, I'm not being mean here... this Mom has all sorts of excuses, and after confirming that this is not a true story with my principal, I've decided that it is instead the CRAZIEST excuse I've ever heard!!!*

Can you top it?? Please share your wildest excuses! :-)