Today was Valentine's Day. Chocolate, sweets, sugar, and parties. Needless to say, some of my kiddos were a bit wound up!
We managed to get through our day and get everything completed. Then, it was party time! We ate lots of red food (grapes, strawberries, Jell-o, Hawaiian Punch, cookies, and cupcakes--with some chips thrown in for good measure). The students showed off their limbo skills and candy heart-stacking skills. They also played a game where they guessed the valentine (Mickey to Minnie, The Tramp to Lady, Mrs. Claus to Mr. Claus, Prince Charming to Cinderella, and my husband to me. The latter was added by my room mom without my knowledge. It was funny to see 19 pairs of eyes swing my direction when they realized who the valentine was for!).
We also traded valentines. I always give a book or some type of healthy snack (I know, I know...). The kids on the other hand, sent me home with four boxes of chocolate as well as assorted other goodies. One of my students even gave me a luggage tag to use on my trip to meet with Scholastic in New York next week!
In all, it was a good day. We had fun and the weather actually cooperated (almost 50 degrees!). What else could you ask for?
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Day 76: We're Finally Here!
Today was the last day before break. Nothing like taking it to the last possible minute!
We finished up our Grinch writing projects, complete with cover letters. (With the craziness of the day, I forgot to take a pic of the display!) They turned out pretty cute.
Before the party this afternoon, we finished the projects, cleaned out desks (very important before any break!), did a snowman glyph I found on ABC Teach, and completed Daily Edit. We also opened presents. I opened theirs to me and they opened the ones I gave them. (Hint: Never underestimate coloring/activity books featuring popular children's characters. You would have thought I gave them gold. It was really great to see the looks on their faces.)
Somewhere sprinkled in there was lunch, recess, special, and packing up before the party. (It's too hard to do at the end of the day as they are winding down and cleaning up from the party.) Once 2:45 came, it was party time!
The students made reindeer food, played a game called Pass the Present, played another game where they had to fill a stocking with candy using only spoons, ate, and listened to Christmas music. When dismissal came, they were ready to go and enjoy their break. And frankly, so was I!
The day is over, Winter Break has begun, and I am resting up for the next 10 days.
Enjoy your holidays! Have fun with your family and friends, eat a lot of wonderful food, stay warm and cozy with people who love you, and enjoy your time away from the classroom. In other words, R-E-L-A-X!!
See you in the New Year!
We finished up our Grinch writing projects, complete with cover letters. (With the craziness of the day, I forgot to take a pic of the display!) They turned out pretty cute.
Before the party this afternoon, we finished the projects, cleaned out desks (very important before any break!), did a snowman glyph I found on ABC Teach, and completed Daily Edit. We also opened presents. I opened theirs to me and they opened the ones I gave them. (Hint: Never underestimate coloring/activity books featuring popular children's characters. You would have thought I gave them gold. It was really great to see the looks on their faces.)
Somewhere sprinkled in there was lunch, recess, special, and packing up before the party. (It's too hard to do at the end of the day as they are winding down and cleaning up from the party.) Once 2:45 came, it was party time!
The students made reindeer food, played a game called Pass the Present, played another game where they had to fill a stocking with candy using only spoons, ate, and listened to Christmas music. When dismissal came, they were ready to go and enjoy their break. And frankly, so was I!
The day is over, Winter Break has begun, and I am resting up for the next 10 days.
Enjoy your holidays! Have fun with your family and friends, eat a lot of wonderful food, stay warm and cozy with people who love you, and enjoy your time away from the classroom. In other words, R-E-L-A-X!!
See you in the New Year!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Day 42: Parties and Parades
I made it in to school today. Still froggy-sounding and a little wheezy yet, but feeling more energetic and breathing clearly through my nose. Five hours of sleep during the day and an extra nine at night sure helped a lot.
The morning was easy because we showed our reward movie for good behavior. (Any student who stays within the parameters of our behavior plan gets a reward at the end of the month. Sometimes its extra recess or a special project; sometimes it is a movie.) Those who don't earn it have to sit out in another classroom.
Since I wasn't hosting this time, I had a bit of time to set my appointment times for report card conferences, organize my room, plan, get copies made, and catch up on e-mails and correspondence from the day before.
After the movie, the day followed the usual routine until 1:45, when parents started showing up to set up for the party and help children get ready for the costume parade. At 2:15, the children paraded out of the building by grade level. They traveled down the main hall, out and around the bus loop, and back into the building to line the hallways and watch the other grades pass. It's a neat thing, because we start with kindergarten and end with fifth grade. Having the children line the hallways allowed the younger kids to see the older kids as they walk through and vice versa. The kids are excited to see their siblings and friends, and you get a chance to see a lot of interesting costumes. From fairies to the cast of the Wizard of Oz (our first-grade team), from cartoon characters and superheroes, from cowboys to Star Wars stormtroopers, we saw it all. One of my favorites, however, was a student who dressed as the character Phineas from the Disney series Phineas and Ferb, complete with the giant triangular head and orange pipe-cleaner hair on top.
When the parade was over, it was time for the party. The children had a great time making little tissue ghosts, guessing the number of candy corn in a jar (to be raffled off), bowling with baby pumpkins, searching for treasure in a jewel toss game, eating, posing for pictures, and dancing. I didn't have much to do regarding crafts or games, but I was exhausted by dismissal time. In all, however, it was a fun day.
On to the weekend...to sleep!
The morning was easy because we showed our reward movie for good behavior. (Any student who stays within the parameters of our behavior plan gets a reward at the end of the month. Sometimes its extra recess or a special project; sometimes it is a movie.) Those who don't earn it have to sit out in another classroom.
Since I wasn't hosting this time, I had a bit of time to set my appointment times for report card conferences, organize my room, plan, get copies made, and catch up on e-mails and correspondence from the day before.
After the movie, the day followed the usual routine until 1:45, when parents started showing up to set up for the party and help children get ready for the costume parade. At 2:15, the children paraded out of the building by grade level. They traveled down the main hall, out and around the bus loop, and back into the building to line the hallways and watch the other grades pass. It's a neat thing, because we start with kindergarten and end with fifth grade. Having the children line the hallways allowed the younger kids to see the older kids as they walk through and vice versa. The kids are excited to see their siblings and friends, and you get a chance to see a lot of interesting costumes. From fairies to the cast of the Wizard of Oz (our first-grade team), from cartoon characters and superheroes, from cowboys to Star Wars stormtroopers, we saw it all. One of my favorites, however, was a student who dressed as the character Phineas from the Disney series Phineas and Ferb, complete with the giant triangular head and orange pipe-cleaner hair on top.
When the parade was over, it was time for the party. The children had a great time making little tissue ghosts, guessing the number of candy corn in a jar (to be raffled off), bowling with baby pumpkins, searching for treasure in a jewel toss game, eating, posing for pictures, and dancing. I didn't have much to do regarding crafts or games, but I was exhausted by dismissal time. In all, however, it was a fun day.
On to the weekend...to sleep!
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