Two Dollar Trees, a bit of after work traffic, two starving kids in the back seat with loads of homework waiting until later, And we've got them! {insert hint of sarcasm...just in case you didn't catch it in our voice} Thursday is Back to School Night for us - Better known to some of you as, "Meet the Teacher", "Parent Night" or "Summer's Done, Get Over It Night!". It is our chance to talk to BIG people. In little chairs. At Back to School Night, our parents receive a gift. From the ... VIEW POST
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We Will Never Forget…America, the Beautiful Freebie
We Will Never Forget... It's true. Forever and always we believe most of us will wake up on this day remembering exactly where we were. What we were doing. Who we were with. It is a day we saw horrific tragedy no matter how close or far we were, but from it came incredible strength and courage and triumph. Each year that passes, we realize our little friends were less a twinkle in their parents eyes than the year before, yet it is something we must discuss. It has become history to them, but ... VIEW POST
Meet Me Mystery Bag
Building a class community is as important, if not more so, than all the reading, writing, and 'rithmetic we can cram. If we don't get along with each other, it can make for one extremely long school year, and we're NOT about to let that happen! Seriously, if Day 7 feels long, than we are in for a lot of grape feeding and fanning heartache come Day 177. But, fortunately we're off to a fabulous start! They are motivated, and kind, and they love to talk! A lot! Like us! So, guess who's winning ... VIEW POST
Labor Daying…
Happy Labor Day Friends! We know many of you, like us, are laboring away. Catching up. Trying to stay afloat. For those of us who have started, today comes as a blessing to make sense of all that has been loaded onto our plates...We've only been into school 3 times so far this weekend and trip number 4 will happen before noon today. Welcome Back! For those of you who work for the smartest schools in the world starting after Labor Day! are about to meet and greet your new faces, today ... VIEW POST
Love at First Day Sight…
They are wonderful, delightful, adorable and ooohhh so little. How soon we forget having just parted ways with 2nd Graders a few short months ago. It was love at first sight. But, it was Day One. We know. It was a whirlwind of day and we're beat, but it was a fun first day! Our school bell rang at 8:25am. We started the day off with a chuckle when our Firstie Friend next door delivered some "mid-morning" chocolate. We giggled because it was only 8:15am, but apparently felt like mid morning ... VIEW POST
First Day Jitters & Classroom Quick View
What a week... We don't know about you guys, but we are T-Minus 9 hours and 8 minutes from the first school bell of the year, and we can hardly wait. We're so excited to meet our new batch of fantastic first graders, but we're totally nervous too. It doesn't seem to matter how long we've been teaching, we always get the first day jitters. Do you get nervous for the first day? Typically, Christy's brain is so full of ideas tonight, she crashes. Tammy on the other hand, sits with a brain so ... VIEW POST
