Chapstick and tissues

Well, it is time for this little, blonde sweetie {Lovebug} to head to first grade and any time I think of her being in first grade it makes me tear up.  She is SO excited and SO ready to take on first grade.  She has a wonderful teacher {a dear friend of mine} and a great group of classmates.  {We do not live in the district where I teach.}  Of course, being a first grade teacher I know what to expect, but seriously I can't believe the time has come for her to be in first grade.  I keep biting my lips {hence the reason I am carrying Blistex on me 24/7} and drying my watery eyes when I think of her growing up.  This is going to be a super exciting year for both of us.  Here is wishing all of you a super school year {with minor stressors...if that is even possible!} Smiles from PA! 

Desk Fairy

I have seen lots and lots of pictures in blog world of your beautifully organized classrooms just waiting for your little peanuts.  I have to admit that I am slightly jealous of those of you that have tables for your students in place of individual desks.  I have 21 individual desks for my little sweeties and would L.O.V.E to have tables instead.  I {heart} organization and encourage my little firsties to be responsible for their belongings and to keep their special desk tidy.  So, the Desk Fairy visits our classroom pretty often to ensure that your belongings are organized and tidy.  The Desk Fairy flies around selecting tidy desks in the classroom, she leaves a special little note along with a special treat {hidden in the desk} oh, and of course a dusting of fairy glitter.  The best thing about the Desk Fairy is...you never know when she will fly in for a visit, what a great way for little firsties {or any student}to keep their area tidy.  Here is a copy of the Desk Fairy note...

Also, here is a little award to give to your kiddos...

Back-to-School Night Messages

I created these two little documents after seeing something similar in a teacher magazine {which, in the magazine was over priced.}  Feel free to download if you wish to have your kiddos write their parents a message to display on their desk during your scheduled Back-to-School Night. Of course, the second document is for parents to write a message to their kiddo.  I am going to place this little goodie in my kiddos' First Grade Time Capsule after Back-to-School Night.  Enjoy!

{Student Copy}

{Parent Copy}

Hello all and Happy Summer!

Hello ladies!  Oh my goodness, I heart summer vacation.  I hope that all of you fabulous ladies are enjoying your vacation as much as I am.  Honestly, I feel like I am so much busier during the summer months...how is this even possible?  Do any of you feel like this?  After spending some time blogstalking, I thought I really need to kick it into high gear and get back to blogging.  I recently made a trip to the one and only store that we are all love with...that is right...Target.  Check out what I found at the Dollar Spot...

{Ta-Da!  Cat in the Hat goodies...erasers, note pads, pins, bags...I'm planning on going back for the matching pencils, markers, and other character goodies.}

{I will be saving these goodies for seven months!}

I also picked up this little goodie for $1.00 for my student teacher that I will be getting at the beginning of the year...have any of you ladies had student teachers in the past?  This will be my first student teacher, I'm very excited, but a little nervous too...I REALLY like being in complete control of my classroom, so this will be a good experience for me.

{This is a great plan book for $1.00...L.O.V.E. my Target finds!}

I will be back soon with a post of more substance. 

Fantastic First Grade Memory

Here is a little journal prompt that I had my firsties complete.  It's pretty funny to hear what they valued in first grade.  Click on the image, enjoy!

End of Year Autograph Book

Hello all,

I always feel so terrible for the little ones that were unable to purchase a yearbook at the end of the school year, so I created this little autograph book so they too can have their buddies sign their book.  I just love the clip art {scrappindoodles} and fonts {kevinandamanda}, enjoy! Click on the image below to grab a copy!

Happy Mother's Day

I really wanted to get these little goodies posted much, much ealier than this, but this week was beyond crazy{too much to tell!}  So, anywho these little goodies are what my firsties made for their mommies.  I made Love Juice {water bottle valentines} for my little kiddos for Valentine's Day...idea from Second Treat which you can find here.  I tweeked the idea to make LeMOMade {water bottle treats} for Mother's Day.  Here is an example...

{I just realized that you can't see the LeMOMade label too well, but they were quite cute.}

Then, we used one of our favorite sites, Wordle to make these sweet little treats.  I got this idea from a first grade friend {Mrs. Blazosky.}  You can check the original idea and other cool projects that Mrs. B has done here.  Here is a little chocoate treat for mom...

Lastly, I hopped over to Fabulous in First to print off Michelle's "All About My Mom" book {which is sweet!}  My kids had the best time filling this book out.  I learned a little too much on some of the pages from my little sweeties.

Happy Mother's Day!  I hope my three year old and almost six year old are perfect listeners this weekend...that would be a wonderful Mother's Day gift!