My Last Free Friday--Excited, Nervous, and a Little Sad!

Today marks the end of summer vacation for me! 

I report back to work on Monday. 

My husband says I have two more days, but I don't count weekends because I wouldn't be working then anyway!

I'm excited, nervous, and a little sad.

I'm excited to have my new bunch of 2nd graders and get this 2015-2016 school year underway!

I'm excited that I am NOT teaching K-2 music this year! Woohoo! I'm so sorry for those of you who follow this blog for all my fantastic music ideas--kidding! If you've followed us long, you know I have never felt qualified to teach music. Our new 1st grade teacher is taking music during our specials rotation. Hip Hip Hooray!

I'm excited that I am teaching K-2 Science/Social Studies this year during our specials rotation!

I'm excited that I am the assistant high school volleyball coach!

I'm excited that both my children will be in high school--which will make it easier on our activities schedule.

I'm nervous to have my new bunch of 2nd graders--you know what I mean!

I'm nervous to teach K-2 Science/Social Studies!

I'm nervous to coach volleyball! 

I've done basketball the last two years, but you have a couple of months to get into school routine before having to rush out of the classroom for practice. I'm going to have to be super organized!

I'm nervous about the way I rearranged my room and hope it works for us!

I'm nervous to have my new bunch of 2nd graders--this is listed twice for a reason!

I had such an easy bunch last year...hoping I haven't forgotten how to handle a more challenging class.

I'm a little sad because I won't be able to take my time getting ready in the morning!

I'm a little sad because my kids will both be in high school this year!

And they're both driving--maybe that should go in the nervous section.

This is Teenage Driver #2--just got her permit and passed with a better score than Teenage Driver #1. ;-)

This is Teenage Driver #1 showing how he feels about taking a backseat for Teenage Driver #2 to practice.

I'm a little sad because I won't be able to spend as much time with my family or enjoying the simple things in life!

Have a blessed day!

Wisdom for Wednesday - Chance

Hi there!

I'm glad you popped in for today's wisdom post. 

Check this out:

God doesn't leave anything in our lives up to chance! 

All of our circumstances are in the very hand of God. 

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God..." 

Romans 8:28

I don't know about you, but that gives me comfort and peace.

It is comforting to know that God is in control of every aspect of my life. He has a plan for me that will work out for my good--if I will just obey him and walk with Him.

Have a blessed day!

Must Read Monday-Modern Fairy Tales and Reduced Prices!

I have linked up with:

This week is about the modern fairy tales that you like to read.  Here are some of mine:

1.  

This book is very cute.  The three pigs decide that they aren't going to let the wolf bully them any more and they begin some ninja training.

2.  

This is probably one of my favorite books.  The wolf tells the whole Three Little Pigs Story from his side.  

3.  

This is a cute book like Goldilocks and the Three Bears only it is the Three Dinosaurs.

Make sure you link up and share your favorite modern fairy tale books!

I have finished up on my hedgehog theme packet and owl theme packet.  So, today each one will be discounted to $6.50.  Each one includes:

• One full-color print and go file

• One less-color print and go file

• Editable file

 
• Calendar

The countdown is on for me, I report back this Friday.  How long do you have left before you go back?  

Five for Friday -- Classroom Setup!

Happy Friday!

And it is happy! I spent the week working in my classroom. My goal was to have it completely set up (insert picture of clean, pretty classroom all set up--can you believe I forgot to take one as I left??? I promise I'll do a reveal when I go back.). Now I can relax next week--my last week before reporting on August 17th! Yikes!

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs for Five Four for Friday again.

I'm a bad blogger and didn't take very many pictures today!

1

I got a new phone, and I am loving the quality of the pictures I'm getting!

Just look at those pencil sharpeners! My kiddos use these on their colored pencils ONLY because my sharpener doesn't like colored pencils. 

I took this picture only because I needed to show our school secretary what to order--somehow got missed on my supply list.

2

My "Be" board is complete.

I bought these wooden letters at Wal-Mart. My daughter painted them orange, hot glued thumb tacks on the back, and here you have it.

I'm going to add words to the board after we talk about them. 

First up:

I purchased the words from Tonya's Treats for Teachers--reasonable price made them a HUGE time saver!

I took the "Be" board pictures this morning when I was still energetic and thinking about my blog post. Ha!

3

My new student packs--also something I did early in the day so I remembered the picture!

 I used this for my G is for Genius Instagram post because, well, it is genius! Not sure where I first saw the idea, but after my first year of teaching and rushing around to gather items for my new students, I knew this was the answer! Inside these bags is everything I need to quickly get prepared for a new little person to join my classroom. ;-)

In case you're wondering, the flip book is an editable FREEBIE from Pride and Primary.

4

This picture...I actually took, added the writing, and sent to my principal with the message: Not happy! :(

Don't be worried for me. 

My principal is a friend, so I can do this sort of thing and not get in trouble. Ha! 

The technology people installed WiFi routers in our rooms, and apparently my principal forgot to let me know this messy installation was only temporary. 

Huge sigh of relief!

A few minutes after reassuring me this was not the finished install, he sent me a text wanting to know how to write on pictures. LOL!

And that's all I've got...

Have a great weekend!

Wisdom for Wednesday-Facing the Day

Welcome to:

Have you ever had one of those days when you had so much to get done that as soon as you woke up, you rushed around starting your day and trying to accomplish things?  But one very important thing was left out....time to pray with God.  As your day goes on there are several troubles that come your way and by the end of the day you feel defeated.  Well, I have had several of those days and finally realized that without God, I won't accomplish much throughout my day.  With God and prayer first thing in the morning I start my day focused and have God on my side!

Mark 1:35 - And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Have a great day!

Must Read Monday: Holiday Books and TPT Sale

I have linked up with:

This week is about the holiday books that you like to read.  Here are some of mine:

1.  

I love Fancy Nancy books.  In this book, Nancy bought a Christmas tree topper with her own money and she is very excited to decorate the tree with it.  But, things don't turn out like she would like.  In the end, she learns a valuable lesson.

2.  

I love this book because it is about being thankful for things.

3.  

I love Jan Brett's books and the illustrations in them.  It is a cute gingerbread story that the kids all seem to love.

4.  

In this book, the old farmer wonders how Christmas can come with no snow.  He dreams of a snowstorm and when he wakes up, it has really snowed.

5.  

This book is adorable.  Moose thinks he is all ready for Christmas.  At the last minute he has to come up with a plan for a Christmas tree. 

Make sure you link up and share your favorite books that you like to read during the holidays!

On another note, how excited are you for the TPT sale?  I always love it when there is a sale going on and especially this time of year.  So don't forget to check out all those awesome products that are on sale for two days!

A big thank you for the cute TPT banner from:

Have a great day!

Big Heartland Back-to-School Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Hey there! We have some new friends from the Heartland, and we've teamed up with them for a back-to-school blog hop.

First, we wanted to share our back-to-school tips with you!

If you want to see how I'm doing #2 and #3 with a video this year, check out this post!

Kristi and I picked some of our best back-to-school resources to giveaway to one lucky winner. Here's what our winner will receive:

Math Helper (with workmats)

Super Sight Words Pack (level of your choice)

1st Nine Weeks HOTSHOTS (your choice 1st or 2nd grade)

Check out this post for an explanation of HOTSHOTS!

Go ahead...enter to win these back-to-school goodies!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Big Heartland will also be having a linky each month that you are going to want to check out!

That will be a featured product priced at only $1 on the 1st of every month!

This month our featured product is our Sight Word Connect Four game pack (regular price is $5), so hop on over to our TPT store to pick it up for only a $1! 

Then you'll want to visit our new friends to see what back-to-school tips and tricks they have for you, enter their giveaways, and check out their $1 deals. 

An InLinkz Link-up