End of Year Freebie For My Friends!

Happy Monday everyone! Something is on my mind today...my sweet 5 1/2 year old has had a difficult year in private kindergarten. So difficult that we actually moved him with only a few weeks left. Today when I picked him up from his new school, his teacher told me what a kind hearted, smart, sweet and well mannered little guy he was and I totally broke down crying. I realized it had been way too long since a teacher who worked with him had said anything positive about him. I think I'll take this as a lesson when I talk to other parents about their children. These kids belong to someone...they are someone's entire world and they deserve to know how special their kids are on occasion. Thanks for listening...I just had to shout that from the rooftop! My baby is a good, smart boy!

Happy early summer to us! I have 9 days of school left and I wanted to make sure that I sent my darling kiddos off with a special memory book this summer. When I taught first grade a few years back, I always had my parent volunteers bind memory books filled with handwriting samples, photos of special events, and special projects for a great end of the year memento. However now that I teach the big kids, I wanted them to have a mini year book in which they keep track of important events and most importantly, their friends special notes and signatures. I am tying up some loose ends with writing projects this week but next week in between field day and end of the year assemblies I will have my kids work on completing their third grade memory books.

This memory book is geared towards intermediate kids and provides lots of space for them to recall their most memorable moments this school year. I am happy to share it with all of you. I hope you have an outstanding last few weeks of school.



I found out today that I am moving into a mobil (we call them cabins...don't they sound so homey!) next year. I've always been fortunate to be in the building at the schools where I have worked. I would love to hear about how others make the most out the space they are given in a mobil, as well as tricks that have worked for you as far as sending kids in for bathroom use, etc. I struggle with change so I need to plan and think about classroom set up over the summer. I've decided that I will be purchasing all new borders (probably these ones) and fade-proof butcher paper from my local school supply store to make this move more appealing to myself. Maybe I'll throw in a new pair of shoes for myself too! Thanks everyone!