{Currently: March}

Linking up with Farley for another edition of Currently!

Wow, that pink is not so easy to read :(

Listening to Cinderella:

My three year old is obsessed with Cinderella. That was her movie of choice tonight!

Loving:

My new class door! We're doing something totally awesome and I wish I could take all of the credit for it, but it was something that I found on Pinterest. If we don't have a snow day tomorrow (we will!) then I will post pictures after I finish before Thursday... I'm so excited for it. It looks so cute!

Thinking:

I have so many ideas of how to use Thirty-One in my classroom and I'm really excited to get started. Mainly, it will be better for this summer and preparing my class for next school year. I don't want to get too crazy when we literally have TWO MONTHS OF SCHOOL LEFT. Did you all hear that?! Two months.

Wanting:

That's right guys, no snow day in two years. We had a delay two weeks ago and that was rare... Everyone is telling me not to get my hopes up, but they are forecasting 4-6 inches of snow for tonight. I will riot if the weather does not deliver. I need another day to avoid Aims Web and Progress Monitoring :X

Needing:

I keep seeing all of these cute nails on Pinterest and I really want to get on the bandwagon. I'm thinking a solid color and then super solid glitter on my ring finger. Ya dig?

Like, Love, Hate:

Liking Reese's Eggs and the fact that they're back! Anyone else notice how they taste so much better than those stinkin' trees they put out at Christmas?!

Loving that now there is such a thing as REESE'S EGGS ICE CREAM. WHATTTT????

We just found out tonight and I'll will stalking down some in Kroger tomorrow... On my day off! HA!

Hating that it's not Spring Break yet. I have two more weeks and I know the school year will flash by when we come back. It already has gone by so quickly. It has been my first year teaching (after one full year subbing and one full year as an aide for a student with special needs).. and I cannot believe that it's almost over. Where has the time gone?

Enjoy your night darlings...

Put those jammies on inside out and drop two ice cubes in the toilet, flush and think of me!

<3

{This & That on a Monday}

Hey guys!

Things are getting heavy over here, but have no fear! I have a couple of projects up my sleeve AND a couple of personal days I plan on taking advantage of. We have OAA, Spring Break, 3rd Grade Dodgeball Tournament, A Reds Game Field Trip, A Town Tour Field Trip and so much more before the end of the year. 

This is the time where it all starts FLYING BY!

Here's a look at what I've been up to:

I started reading an old favorite. I LOVE books written around the Civil War and then after during the Civil Rights Movement.. My favorite two time periods, by far.

I've been sulking because my Much Ado About You planner will be up this summer. Technically I already have another waiting to take it's place, but I'm just really glad that Emmy may have found a way to get this planner business going again. 

Erin Condren, who? I don't want a 50 lb. planner.

Looking ahead!

I have a 31 Party this weekend (super excited!!!)

I'm planning on making my nails look pretty before Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday

I also need to make my door look pretty... Tune in later this week for more on that. 

I'll give you a hint, we're taking pictures of everyone wearing "shades."

And I have much more organizing to do!

If you're getting ready for St. Patrick's Day, check out these two activities in my story for some interactive and creative writing fun!

Have a good week girls!

Lucky Me!

Spring Fever!

These will be a nice little break from testing. We already did the Valentine writing activities in the Spring Fever pack and we'll be doing the Lucky Me packet during our class party!

{Five for Friday!}

Whew! This week is over and I cannot wait to sleep in tomorrow.

We're watching Charlotte's Web after a very long Read Across America Day.

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for my second Five for Friday!

Weee!

{One}

I'm proud of my Cat in the Hat Cat Hats that I made for my guys today to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday (it's tomorrow!)

The kids loved them, except for one who asked if he could have watermelon on his. LOL.

{Two}

Wondering how I got those AND twenty Kool-Aid Jammers to school?

That would be my amazing thermal that I received for hosting my first Thirty-One party.

This sucker is a hostess exclusive and you would not believe how many people have parties just to get this one item. It holds two large Pyrex dishes. Stop. I know.

{Three}

We enjoyed our snacks while reading some Dr. Seuss favorites and working on a reading passport. Today was super laid back and I wish that's how all of our Fridays were. My grading is all finished and now I just have to put those grades in PB and I'm all caught up!

{Four}

My hunny and I got to go to the movies together last weekend. We saw Snitch with The Rock. We love Dwayne Johnson and his movies so it was a must see. We were really impressed with the story and loved seeing him in a role where he wasn't whipping tail the whole time. His shirt stayed on, and that was the worst part. HA!

{Five}

Any Duck Dynasty fans out there?

If you don't like DD, just leave this blog now and we'll pretend like this never happened.

I love me some Uncle Si.

Hey! That's rule #1, if you wanna be my friend, you have to love Uncle Si.

My BFF Kristin gets it.

Hope you all have a great weekend. 

I'm headed to our school Fun Fest tomorrow and I am determined to come home with some great door prizes.

<3

{Popping In!}

Hi girls (probably not any guys out there)!

I am DOG TIRED.

I have six ETR's, some of which have already taken place and some that are coming up, 38 school days until our state test (but who is counting??), and grading out the wazoo. I have many other things going on as well, like after school reading class for some kids that need intervention and Brain Fest which is our twice a week, schedule changing, OAA prep.

Couple all of that with a booming Thirty-One business, keeping with with TpT and not to mention my family, and I am wore out.

I haven't posted in a little while and that is all why. Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still here.. barely holding on.

My Guided Reading Packet keeps doing really well!

Click here to check it out in my shop!

And my Spring Fever Writing Pack has finally caught on too. This has eight really great writing prompts and papers for the Spring with some Melonheadz Illustrations!

Check it out here!

Any tips for getting customers to leave feedback? I wish my feedback reflected how many items I've sold.. I'll get there some day, I suppose. I just always put a lot of thought into leaving feedback for other sellers. I wish everyone did the same.

 I have moved up to Senior Consultant recruiting two people within my FIRST month, they give you six months guys... and I did it in one. I already love working for Thirty-One. The customer service is ridiculous and I've met some really cool girls so far. Our next big meeting is the Summer Catalog Reveal at Kings Island.. We get a free product at each meeting, like seriously... a nice item. This is what I got a couple weeks ago just for attending a two hour meeting!

HELLO SUMMER GO TO!

I also have a Hang-Up Family Organizer coming my way. When that comes in I'll show you how I plan on using it in my classroom!

PS 

You all know about these staplers, right?

I will never do A-Z Readers without them again..

LIFE SAVER!

What are you all up to??

My randomness is over!

{Five for Friday... On Saturday}

I'm linking up over at Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday!

It's my first time and I always LOVE reading everyone else's posts.

So.. this is what has been on the mind of a lot of the teachers in my school this week. We had our second training session for the new OTES. It seems really overwhelming and scary, but like many other things that come along, I'm sure everyone will learn how to play the game. At first I was really worried abut the Student Growth Measures, but I realize that I need to just get in there everyday, do my job like I already do, and it will all work out.

A friend and I keep joking that we'll be "developing" forever..

If you don't watch The Walking Dead, you are missing out.

I'm hoping there are some more cool teachers out there {like me} that are truly obsessed with this show and the insane story line. I have always been a lover of horror movies, but this show has turned into something I never imagined it to. You love the characters, you're rooting for them and you literally cannot wait until the next episode. Netflix has Season 1 and 2 on right now, I would highly recommend getting into it. The hype is real.

RICK GRIMES FOR LIFE.

Thirty-One madness...

I'm trying to figure out how to make some of the hanging organizers work in my classroom for next year. It would be a lot easier if I knew what grade I was teaching, but then again, some of the things I thought I'd use in third, I haven't and so on.. Working on this one!

I have been inspired by this picture. I don't know where I originally found it..

I want to make a larger board with chevron for our little office area upstairs and this is the picture that will keep me going until I get it done!

{Third Grade Thoughts}

Third Grade Thoughts is probably my favorite blog. I find something useful and meaningful there ALL THE TIME.

Stephanie makes me feel like I don't have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to reading instruction. I am kind of obsessed with this teacher time bin and I'm working on making one that would be relevant to my classroom and what we're working on!

That's all folks. Don't forget about my weekend sale!

{Valentine's Day Weekend Sale}

I'm having a 10% off sale this weekend in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop.

Keep that in mind if you have wish listed anything recently :)

I actually have a Valentine's Writing Activity that I will be posting this weekend, and don't forget about my Spring Fever Writing Pack, which has Valentine's activities and more!

Have a great weekend!

TGIF!

{PS}

 I switched around a couple of my groups and I have small pockets of kids working on fluency, phonics and word work. I did it after seeing my Aims score drop off during the Winter Benchmark. If you see anything around that would fall in this category for second or third graders, please send it my way! I'm trying to get together a fluency bin for a couple of my boys. Thanks ahead of time, I know I'll be searching all weekend :)

{Show Us What You Bought!}

{Blog Hoppin'}

{Sunny Days in Second Grade}

So, this past Sunday was the big mega sale on Teachers Pay Teachers AND the two minute return of Destiny's Child. WHATTTT???? I almost died when Michelle and Kelly flew out of the stage bottom. I was back in 2003 cruising to Softball practice in my friend's LeBaron.

EMBARRASSING, but we were are bootilicious.

I bought a couple of things that I have been wanting to buy for quite some time but didn't want to come up off the money for them. I'll be honest, sometimes when I see something that I need for just one tiny thing, I think twice about paying so much for it, but that's why this sale was such a great thing. Perfect timing.

I purchased the Story Element fans from Runde's Room.

I can't wait to use them with our guided reading mini-lessons and groups.

Natalie Kay's Literature Circles Pack! 

I started using this Monday of this week while I'm pulling kids to work on fluency. Love it, my kids are liking working independently and at their own pace. I love that includes two rubrics, one for student evaluation and one for the teacher. Perfect!

Common Core Fluency Homework from Second Story Window.

This is probably my favorite thing I purchased. I may be teaching second grade next year and if I do, it will be well worth the $12 I dropped on it Sunday.

I have some lower students in my room and I have been using this (since Monday) to help them build fluency. It's their homework for the week and after reading with them each day, they are already starting to improve. I love that there's a spot where the parents can time them each night, also.

What did you buy??