tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52411551180411376782024-03-12T20:35:53.040-07:00Threadgill's Teaching ToolboxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-13674047834395253442013-01-01T21:26:00.000-08:002013-01-01T21:26:04.927-08:00I'm back everyone! Hello 2013!!!"Hey Stranger!" is probably what most of my blogger friends are saying (that's if you guys haven't forgot about me). I have been the worst blogger ever! As most of you know, I started my first year as a 5th grade teacher. I must say, the first semester WAS NOT, I REPEAT... WAS NOT a cake walk! OMG!!! I never expected some of the things I've experienced in my new role as an educator. I have been completely overwhelmed with things to do. Luckily, I've survived and I looking forward to finishing the school year strong!Between educating students, being a cheerleading coach, and running a business, there has not been enough time in the day for me to blog or do anything else for that matter. <div>
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With that being said, I've come to the conclusion that I need to slow down. Everybody knows that it's the time of the year for making resolutions and about two months into the new year, those resolutions have been thrown out the window. I promised myself that I would make reasonable resolutions that I would at least attempt to get accomplished. One of those was to not become a "summer blogger". True enough my life is extremely busy, but interacting with people, sharing ideas, and helping others are things that I truly enjoy. I have decided that I will make time in my busy week to do some things that I enjoy as opposed to working myself to death. </div>
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So many things have taken place since the last time I've posted on my blog, so I feel the need to fill you in on a few of them. :) I'll share the two most exciting things. For starters, I'm one year older. I celebrated my 30th birthday in September. That's a huge milestone (I think!). Whoo hooo!!! GO ME!! I also became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority!!! SUPER EXCITING!!!! </div>
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Many pics and more posts to follow! I'm glad to be back with my blogger friends. :) :) :) :) :)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-32330817187084827522012-08-13T19:24:00.001-07:002012-08-13T19:24:41.408-07:00BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.... & Monday Made It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Monday Everyone! I almost missed it again this week, Monday Made It with <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/">Tara at 4th Grade Frolics.</a> It seems like the closer it gets to the first day of school, the busier I become. I have been working frantically in my classroom trying to get everything in place and ready to go. I thought that I would have a couple of days of uninterrupted classroom decorating time, but that has not been the case. Faculty meeting here, professional development there, training everywhere! UGH!!! Will all the meetings ever end?!?!?!?! But anywho, I plan to create a page with pictures of my classroom. I was trying to wait until I was completely finished with it. I should be done by Wednesday afternoon. I have so many other things that I need to work on Thursday and Friday to prepare for my kiddos on the following Monday, so I better be done by Wednesday... thinking out loud.... sorry! Enough with all this chit-chat, here are my made-its for the week:<br />
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Here is a small table that I made to go between the desks of my groups. It was super easy and cheap to make. I went to Home Depot, purchased a large piece of particle board. I had them cut the wood for me. It was FREE to cut, but the wood was $18. I was able to make four of these with that one piece. I used zebra print wrapping paper and a plastic table skirt to make it look a little nicer. I forgot to take a picture of it before I added the paper and skirt. Sorry! I lifted the skirt on one of the photos. Hopefully you can get an idea of how the original "table" looked. I used wood glue to hold the pieces together and I was surprised at how well the pieces bonded together after letting them sit over night.<br />
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I'm really happy with the end result! I still have to add a few things and organize the table a bit, but this is it for the most part.</div>
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I also made these bucket seats for my small group table. I thought the buckets would be a little taller than the crate seats for my fifth grade students. They are the perfect height for my table. YAY!!! :) I purchased the buckets and lids from Lowe's. I painted the buckets black and covered the lids with fabric. I added a cushion as well. I think they are really cute!</div>
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And here's my snack bucket. :) I just added the vinyl. Ha!</div>
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I hope everyone has had a productive Monday. Pictures of my classroom are coming soon! :) Stay tuned... Haha!! Check ya later!</div>
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So I've missed Monday Made It with <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/">Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics</a> for the past two weeks. I thought I would miss it again today, but I didn't think I would be able to rest not posting something tonight before I went to bed. I spent the majority of my day working in my classroom and I'm really proud of the progress I've made. I hope to have some pictures posted by the end of the week. But enough with the chatter. Here are a few things I've made of the last few weeks...<br />
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I created these on Vistaprint and got them for free! Yes, FREE! Well, I did have to pay for shipping. It was only a few bucks. I got 10 of the ice cream cards. I plan to purchase $5.00 gift cards to ice cream shops to give to my "Student of the Month." The classroom credit cards, will allow them to add bonus points to assignments. I think the kids will really enjoy these.<br />
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Here is my "Common Core Caboose." I haven't finished it yet. I still have to add the students' names to the cars. For every standard mastered, they will earn a card to add to their car. I think it will be a great way to motivate the students (at least that's what I'm hoping.)</div>
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Lastly, I <strike>drew</strike> painted these animals for the halls in my school. We're doing a safari theme. I had originally made all of them for our 5th grade hall, but decided to share. :) I still have to laminate them so that I can add the googly eyes. My husband said that all the animals looked dazed and confused. He's sooo crazy! I think they're cute especially when I add the eyes. :) Sorry some of the pics are sideways. :(</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-29266235563510257952012-08-02T20:21:00.001-07:002012-08-02T20:25:53.184-07:00MIA...Hi Blogger Friends! I feel terrible that I have been MIA for two weeks. Yes, I've missed Monday Made It two weeks in a row. I am completely devastated about it too! But guys, I have been soooo busy. I went on vacation last week, pulled carpet for my new floors, made a 30-day commitment to work out to get in a little bit of shape for my "after 29" birthday coming soon and I also started working in my classroom. Last year I taught 3rd grade and will be moving up to my first year as a 5th grade teacher. I had so much to move and clean. The room that I moved to was so gross!!! But of course it's clean now. (and the floors were cleaned too... Wooo, hooo!!!)<br />
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This was a Pintrest-inspired project. After clicking on the link, I found that it was created by Marie over at <a href="http://cotesclass.blogspot.com/">The Hands-On Teacher In First</a>. She has an awesome blog and some lovely zebra themed projects. :)</div>
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These are my objective signs. I think I'm going to add some ribbon for hanging them. I purchased the tubs from Target and made my the labels with the rainbow zebra theme. I got this idea from the<a href="http://downunderteacher.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/guided-math.html"> Down Under Teacher</a>. She has a great blog! They will be used for math centers. I changed the name of the labels a little though, still sticking with the T.I.M.E acronym. You should really check out her blog to read more about how she uses them in her classroom. I'm really excited about implementing it into my classroom.</div>
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Here are envelopes that I laminated as part of my classroom economy. My students will use these to store their zebra bucks! Zebra bucks you ask???? I made my own money!!! I love how they turned out. I printed the different amounts on colored paper. I still have to cut them out.....60 pages.... UGH!!!</div>
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I also received my document camera that I ordered from Ebay!!! It was such a hassle sharing one with all of the teachers in my building. I won't have to worry about that this year. I HAVE MY OWN!!! I'm sure most of you have Smartboards and some of the other fancy gadgets, but this is a big step up! Those resources are hard to come by where I work. That's okay though, we make it work. Maybe one day....</div>
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Finally, my sweet, yet sneaky husband bought me a nice gift. (I mean 2 gifts!!!) I really love my new laptop sleeve and my stereo headphones... IN ZEBRA PRINT!!!! Whoo, hoooo!!!<br />
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Happy Friday Everyone! I'm just getting in from spending some QT with the hubby. But of course, I had to drag him to a few of my favorite stores. Do you know this man gave me a 15 minute time limit in each of the stores......(Little does he know, it only takes me 30 seconds or less to find something I want. Ha ha! ---jokes on him! :) Anywho..... I thought I would share my finds from today by linking up with <a href="http://funin4b.blogspot.com/">Fun In Room 4B</a> for the Fabulous Find Friday linky!<br />
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Zebra Print Pens in my colors!!!! ($.40) @ Office Max. I will be going back to get the rest of them. I couldn't get all of them today like I wanted to with you-know-who breathing down my neck.<br />
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3-ring binder, tablet, and composition book (Wooo, hooo...)<br />
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Books-a-Million $1.00- Mad Libs!! I love these! I used one I found on the Internet last year for a creative writing activity. My students really enjoyed it!<br />
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Who can live without ribbon??? Not me, especially not these! Don't know how I going to use them just yet, but I can't live without them!<br />
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And for the house..... I can never have too many shoe organizers. I found this one at Ross for $9. Now I can get the 3 pair of shoes I've been hiding in my trunk without you-know-who all in my business. I'll just use the line I always use..... "I already had these!" (tee-hee) 27 more to go to fill this baby up! :)<br />
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I'm headed to the trunk now while someone is napping. He's exhausted trying to keep up with me! :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-36521655149418613562012-07-09T17:36:00.001-07:002012-07-09T17:36:48.427-07:00Monday Made It (My #3) Yay!!! <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwEiwvY9LAYe7eSE2QQo44QmRpyX2ZWEJfnZn37aG__Nh2MJV99gXcYLFl3K90-_slsrfQNB1xpjOf-_a65LDC7CMIkm_vRUJU-RnV7xies8tKjuQGt2_ZhfiPpjbHmHnVuZMr3mJTBb8/s320/mondaymadeit2_240x240.png" />
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It's time to link up with <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/">Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics</a>. I thought I wasn't going to have time to link up today because I have been ripping and running all day ....<strike>grocery</strike> snack shopping, pricing new living room furniture, cheer practice . Ugh!! But anywho... I've been quite busy again this week working on projects for my classroom and my house. Last week I started painting in the guest room and finally got it finished.Why didn't anybody tell me that painting was such hard work??? So I won't hold you guys any longer with all this chatter. Here are my classroom Made It projects:<br />
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Here are examples of my library basket labels.</div>
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These are my Pinterest inspired projects:<br />
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Now for my Home Made It.... I finished painting the guest room Amazon Stone (purchased from Home Depot). I covered the canvas with black and white fabric that I already had laying around the house from other projects. I really want a daybed for this room, but until I find one that I can't live without at a reasonable price... this will have to do. I removed the headboard from the full size bed and turned it sideways. Yes... a whole lot more space for this small room. If you didn't notice from the picture, I really love pillows!!!! I just pulled them from the storage and washed them up. I really love how it turned out. I still have a few other things to do in this room, but this will do for now. What do you think?</div>
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The second award, The Versatile Blogger Award, was passed on to me from two lovely bloggers, Lara over at the <a href="http://orgteachingaddict.blogspot.com/">Organized Teaching Addict</a> and <a href="http://teachingjoys.blogspot.com/">Teaching Joys</a>. (Yep! I'm telling you she is awesome!) Thanks Ladies!!!!<br />
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6. My favorite TV shows involve crime, mystery, and drama! Such shows as Law and Order (especially SVU), First 48, Criminal Minds, and NCIS. My drama show of the summer weeks is Maury... You are the father! (Yes, I know! I like to see if my predictions are correct. Uh huh...reading strategy.. making predictions... I know you are going to try it! You don't have to tell me! LOL!<br />
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7. On average, I cook twice a month. It's not something that I enjoy doing (I don't like to do the dishes, and neither does my other half. Yes, we have a dishwasher- WHATEVER!) I think WE just enjoy eating out ALL the time!<br />
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<a href="http://confessionsofateachingjunkie.blogspot.com/">Confessions of a Teaching Junkie</a><br />
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<a href="http://teachinginroom6.blogspot.com/">Teaching in Room 6</a><br />
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<a href="http://teachingwithatouchoftwang.blogspot./">Teaching with a Touch of Twang</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.fabulous4thgradefroggies.com/">Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies</a><br />
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<a href="http://fifthisfabulous.blogspot.com/">Fifth is Fabulous!</a><br />
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<a href="http://5thgraderocks5thgraderules.blogspot.com/">5th Grade Rocks, 5th Grade Rules</a><br />
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If you are a Target shopper, you are going to love this!!! <a href="http://teachingjoys.blogspot.com/">Teaching Joys</a> is hosting a 25 followers giveaway!!! What can you be eligible to win you ask????? Uh... a $25 gift card and a spelling pack to reinforce spelling patterns! Yes, you're right.... it's an awesome giveaway! Go check it out!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-42455747304162256612012-07-02T13:32:00.000-07:002012-07-05T13:12:40.017-07:00Monday Made It (My #2) <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwEiwvY9LAYe7eSE2QQo44QmRpyX2ZWEJfnZn37aG__Nh2MJV99gXcYLFl3K90-_slsrfQNB1xpjOf-_a65LDC7CMIkm_vRUJU-RnV7xies8tKjuQGt2_ZhfiPpjbHmHnVuZMr3mJTBb8/s320/mondaymadeit2_240x240.png" /></a><br />
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I used to hate Mondays until I found the <a href="http://4thgradefrolics.blogspot.com/">Monday Made It Linky Party with Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics.</a> I can remember wondering, why is Monday so far away from Friday, but Friday is so close to Monday. Well, anyhow.....I have been quite busy working on a few things for classroom. The classroom that I will be in next year is much larger than the one I was in last year. YES!! But I want to make sure that I can fill it up with things that my students can use. Even though, I enjoy making crafty, fun things, I want to make sure that my students can benefit from them too!<br />
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Well, I'm headed to Hobby Lobby. I ran out of the scrapbook paper that I was working on to make my brownie points header. I will try not to pick up anything else... Who am I kidding! LOL!!! Check you guys later!<br />
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Ok... If this is you all's way of exposing everyone's addictions, you are doing a great job! During my blog stalking period of the day---- pretty much every minute that I'm not doing something else--- I ran across another linky party that I think I'm going to enjoy. <a href="http://www.ladybugsteacherfiles.com/">Kristen at Ladybug's Teacher Files</a> has put it together. Her blog is really nice too! :) She has sooo many great ideas to share.<br />
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In a conversation that my husband and I were having the other day, he stated that I always manage to find a way to spend money, even if it's only $2.... Yea, duh.... why wouldn't I spend it. Dollar Tree, Target (especially The Dollar Spot), Ross, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and so many others were made just for people like me and some of my fellow classroom shopaholics. I think he is just jealous because when I shop, I manage to get waaayyy more items than him.... what do I mean... I'll explain.... We both plan to spend $20 in a store. The ONE item that he needs is $19.99, the TWENTY items I need to take up more space all over the house is $1.00... Yep, I WIN!!! </div>
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More Scrapbook Paper.... Whoo Hooo!!!!! Love, Love, Love!!!!!!!!</div>
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OMG!!! MY COLORS.... CURTAINS!!!! There are two panels in each pack for $5.99. I have two large windows in my classroom to display these babies!! </div>
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"You better shut up!!!" is what I said to myself when I saw this bad boy! This is going to be perfect for the classroom library area. YES.... It's a RAINBOW ZEBRA RUG!!!</div>
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MY WORK FOR JUNE IS DONE, BUT JULY IS A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED!!! tee-hee..... My husband would be ready to cash in on the insurance policy if he heard me say that, so let's just keep that secret to ourselves. Please and thank you! Haha!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am also in the process of revamping my home. In the kitchen, I have added a glass tile backsplash that I absolutely love and was looking for items to decorate the top of the cabinets. Here are a couple of additions to the above-the-cabinet decor. Yes, I love how these turned out too! For the record, my neighbor was throwing the bottles away (it wasn't me who enjoyed the cold, refreshing taste of these beverages). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-26826387829315858922012-06-25T07:59:00.000-07:002012-06-25T07:59:40.668-07:00Daily 5 Mini PostersHere are my Daily 5 Mini Posters. Simple and cute (to me, of course)! I'm taking baby steps here lately, but I figure it's better than nothing. I made these images using MS Paint and saved them as JPEG files. I have looked everywhere for an SD card, but can't find ONE anywhere. (Go Figure!) That's how it always is when you really need something. I'm hoping that I will be able to print them at the Kodak Kiosk to get a good quality print. My printer does just fine, but having learned something new I've got to try it! :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-63019563281252670852012-06-23T00:11:00.000-07:002012-06-23T09:04:27.048-07:00CAFE Posters and Covered BoxesOk... I was supposed to "officially start preparing for my classroom" on Monday. It is a quarter to 2 a.m. on a Friday night/morning (yea, I know) and I am just getting around to creating this post. I have been so distracted. I went out on Monday afternoon to pick up a FEW things, (whatever... I spent close to $250) If you are wondering what those FEW items were, you probably already know the answer. YES, things that I DON'T need! Ugh!! (Intervention for a retail addiction is needed!)Once I got home on Monday evening, I figured that I needed to get focused and get busy, but every time I thought I was going to get started, I was distracted by something else. Yep, a week full of distractions.. EXCUSES!!... Shame on me! So this afternoon, I put forth a greater effort to get motivated to work on a few things. This is what I came up with after a few hours. I created my CAFE Posters using Microsoft Word (I used MS Paint to create the image). I really like how they turned out (it took long enough). I am so ready to print and laminate them!<br />
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I covered a few boxes for classroom storage with my theme colors. I used wrapping paper and duct tape. Sorry the picture is so blurry, but they are super cute (I think!)! <span style="background-color: white;">I still have to cover a box with turquoise. I didn't have any on hand. Hopefully I will get around to doing that tomorrow, now that I have a little motivation. I also have to make labels for the them.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-19030817064157136492012-06-18T10:08:00.001-07:002012-06-18T10:08:10.150-07:00<a href="http://www.glitterlive.com/" title="Days of the week Glitter Graphics"><img alt="Days of the week Glitter Graphics - Glitterlive.com" border="0" src="http://www.funnydb.com/img/glitter-graphics/days_of_the_week/003.gif" /></a><br />
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Today marks my first official day of preparing for my first year as a 5th grade teacher (so sad to leave my 3rd grade babies :(... tear). On the other hand, I am super excited and feel really confident that I will do a great job with the help of my blogger friends. I'm still learning my way around the idea of blogging, but I must say that it has been a great experience so far! Hopefully I will have a few updates later tonight. Wish me luck!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241155118041137678.post-37465802749073910462012-06-17T16:36:00.000-07:002012-06-17T16:36:02.617-07:00SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED!!!Hello everyone!!! Over the last week or so, my eyes have been glued to my computer screen. Blog hopping is my new, favorite hobby!! :) There are so many amazing teachers out there. It makes me really proud to be a part of such a wonderful group of people. Creating this blog has been a learning experience. I'm slowly, but surely catching the hang of it. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and ideas!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07268706783253870383noreply@blogger.com0