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! :-)

Winner, Winner!!! :-)

Thank you ALL for the tremendous turnout during the giveaway! As much as I wish I could give each of you all a gift card, we all know that could take up my whole paycheck! Eek :) So, who won???

Mrs. Wheeler, you have 48 hours to email me and let me know your choice! Happy Monday, friend!!!

I -heart- Fonts!

Oh goodness... this totally made up for my puppy being super playful way too early this morning!! :)

While looking at various blog design sites (I'm asking for a new design for my birthday!), I came across this hilarious video about boring fonts!! You HAVE to check it out:

Font Conference

Now, did that have you laughing?!? Thanks for sharing in my love of fonts, fellow bloggers!!

PS - Be sure to visit here to enter my "choose your own" giveaway! You have until tomorrow night at 8:00 CST... Good luck!

Choose Your Own Giveaway!!

Alright, so Miss Indecisive over here can't make up her mind about what to give away! Sooo... the winner will get to choose from the following:

Rules of play are....

1) Become a follower of my blog or already be one!

2) Follow my TpT store
3) Blog about this giveaway on your own site and link back to mine!

4) Put my blog name in your blog roll on your blog

5) Bonus: Add my button to your site!

Be sure to leave a comment for each of the above options - you have 5 chances to win!! I will keep this open until Sunday evening, and then I'll make someone's Monday super happy by announcing the winner! :-)

Good luck and thanks for being amazing inspirations - you all make me want to be a better teacher!!

Cheesy, yes.

True?? You bet!!!

OMGoodness, you amaze me!

Wowee!!! Just 2 nights ago, I was stuck at 91 followers, so I put a little incentive out there for more friends... and you came out of the woodwork! :)  Last night I was in class all evening, and tonight I'm meeting my MIL for dinner - so stay tuned for the giveaway to come VERY soon!

In the meantime, leave me a comment telling me which would be a better gift card/certificate to receive: Target, Dollar Tree, Teachers Pay Teachers, or something else I'm not thinking of! I'll take your thoughts into account when making my decision!!

Thank you all very much for your support - you provide me with more inspiration than you know!