Silence for Sandy Hook...

Cinnamon Applesauce Ornament Success!

Yesterday I attempted to make cinnamon applesauce ornaments with my kiddos and apparently there are different types of cinnamon and I was using the wrong one. So, I made an early morning stop by the store on my way to school to buy the right kind of cinnamon. I mixed up the ingredients and was happy. My kiddos were super excited and my room smells super yummy!

Now, if I can shake this cold that is creeping up on me I will have a great ornament making Friday!

12-12-12 CRAZY Day!!

Today was a weird day! My kiddos were a little out of sorts. My really good kiddos were constantly talking and not getting work down. My normally naught ones were ok. Then I attempted make our cinnamon and applesauce gingerbread men ornaments today and they DID NOT turn out. I tried adding more apples sauce then more cinnamon, then more applesauce... I ended up tossing the whole batch. Then a friend of mine said not to use the Siagon Cinnamon because apparently it is a little more granular so it won't adhere like plain ground cinnamon. Will try again tomorrow with regular cinnamon. When the day was finally over and I was able to take a breath I remembered that it was my turn to attend the monthly PTO meeting. Needless to say it has been a LONG day.

This picture pretty much sums up my day!

Santa's Stuck Cont.

I am having a hard time fitting in all my fun Christmas lessons. I need an extra week to teach before vacation... did I just say I needed another week before vacation? I take it back!! I CAN fit it all in and I will ;) Here is one of my favorites.

My lil kiddos loved the store Santa's Stuck by Rhonda Gowler Greene. After reading we talked about what they would do if Santa was stuck in their chimney. Here are a few of their responses.

 This lil one wrote two pages and I forgot to take a pic of the second page.

Today we wrote letters to Santa. I can't wait to finish reading their drafts.  

Santa's Stuck

We will be reading Santa's Stuck by Rhonda Gowler Greene later this week. I read this book last year and created a last minute, hand drawn craftivity. Today I was exploring on TpT and found this super cute craftivity. So, we will be using this freebie instead ;)

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Santas-Stuck-A-Craftivity

New Look!

THANK YOU Emily with Blogaholic Designs! She did am amazing job designing my new look! I am in love with the cute lil' owls. There is a link at the bottom of my page if you would like to take a look at her stuff! 

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

I am currently working on revamping my blog and posting regularly. My goal is to have it up and fulling running by the first of the new year. I can't believe that it is already Thanksgiving next week. I will be working on school stuff a little this week. I really need to get into my classroom and move my students around. They are getting way to comfortable next to their table partners ;) I hope to post pictures of the cute lil soldiers that we made for Veterans day thanks to Deanna Jumps super cute unit!