Multi-age Classroom Store

PRAYERS first and foremost for our friends in Oklahoma!!!

Today we had our grand opening of our Multi-age Classroom Store!  We opened our classroom doors to our staff and students to come shop at our store!  Each student brought in 1-3 priced items to sell in our store!  Each item had to be priced and labeled...picking from 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 cents.  Next they displayed their items on their desks to attract potential buyers and costumers!  Their mini store layouts worked and many items were sold.  Some students even sold out.  The stress balls were the hot item!  Of course fantastic salesmanship and costumer curiosity always helps too!  After our costumers left then we shopped!  All our proceeds will go to American Cancer Society on behalf of two Teachers we lost and were called to eternal rest after losing their fight to Cancer.
Tomorrow-Day 2!

Smiles,

Praise About You!

GREETINGS from stormy WI!

Is it storming by you?  Here-very windy and we are ready to storm!

On Friday we did praise behind your back-well actually on a piece of card stock!  Each student neatly printed their names in the middle of a colored piece of card stock.  Next, we printed wonderful describing adjectives that we could print on each other's card stock.  Each student got a permanent marker and went around to each person's desk and wrote an adjective about that person!  Next, we shared our adjectives with each other!  THEY WERE BEAMING when they read what everyone said about them.  Finally I laminated them and gave them back to them to take home!

Smiles,

Measuring with Marshmallows!

Happy Friday!!!

Is it raining by you?  We have a beautiful hue of green blanketing our village and everything is in bloom!  Did I mention that the birds are thrilled by all of this?

Yesterday we used big and mini marshmallows to measure lines!  At first they were a little tricky to line up end to end with no gaps or space, but eventually we learned a few strategies to get them to stay on the line like proper ducklings.  We pondered:  how many would it take?  How many fewer big than small?  Next, we also used our rulers and measured the lines.  Of course, the final question, "When can we eat them?"

Here is the link to the activity I used!  THANKS, Kelli!!! Marshmallow-Measurement

Sticky smiles,

Library and Park Walking Trip!

What a gorgeous day in Northeast WI!  A perfect day for us to walk to the public library and the park!  AHHH-learning in our community and outdoors.  My idea of an A+ education!

First we headed downtown (in the middle of construction) to our local library!  We brought our library cards and were able to check out hot reads after we shared 2 books that I brought along-

This was the 1st one we shared!

THIS WAS RANKED THEIR FAVORITE!!

  Next, they got to check out 3-4 books and the others who did not bring their card read picture books as they waited!  I found a 4 star hot read-a book I quickly put on hold for us to read at school.

                                                                 

Next, we packed up and headed to the park-we went around the construction this time!  I gave them 5 minutes of park time and then we gathered to use Cheerios to show arrays and division!  Of course, the paper plates I packed were not strongest brand, but they did work (a few cheerios landed on the ground for our friendly Cheerio animal lovers).  I am so proud of all my students; they have come miles in their math skills and strategies!  (oooh and we did also get to eat our own treats we brought with us).

Cheerio math

I MISS THESE!

Ahh snacks!

Jump on...is this a lesson in physics?

SMILES,

Walk for a Cure!

HELLO!
Today we walked for 45 minutes-ok-some ran, others trotted, most a nice leisurely pace!  The goal-not to stop by walk for a cure!  For who-anyone who is suffering from Diabetes.  One child in our school was our focus for this walk-a bright and bubbly 5th grader who was diagnosed in Kindergarten.  Today she has a special helper to help with her counts and uses an insulin pump!  SHE CONTINUES TO TAKE HOLD OF HER CONDITION AND LIVES EACH DAY TO THE FULLEST!
Keep walking, keep walking!!!

Smiles,

10 years later...

Happy Terrific Tuesday,
Graduation time is just right around the corner.  Confession-I'm feeling dated...my 2nd group of 2nd graders who I taught 10 years ago graduated this year!  Last year was memorable when my 1st class that I taught graduated, but for some reason this group of kiddos-ok, fine young adults are now graduating.

As last year, I am sending each of them a congrats card and mailing it to each of them (to their attention).  Yes, snail mail with a note wrote in cursive..it does still happen :-)

Smiles,

90 Followers!!! THANK YOU!!

GOOD MORNING!!

I'm tickled pink, red, and orange!  I have 90 wonderful, caring, and supportive followers-YOU!!
Thank you!  Now...is 100 achievable by June!  Would you be able to help me?  Many smiles, numerous thanks, and unlimited pats on the back through the tech ways would be coming your way if you could recommend my Blog to other Bloggers!!!  Again, thank you!

Smiles,