Five For Friday! Finally Up and Running

Hello Dear Readers!
I can't tell you how GOOD it feels to be back on my blog. It's only been a week (or two :), but Monday my laptop crashed and it's been out of commission all week long.
I just got it back and it feels nothing short of AMAZING!! I'm so relieved and most of all thankful all of my files are still intact.
Apparently computers are somewhat persnickety and they do not do well with certain cases.  (I used to have a really cute plastic turquoise case on mine) -NOTE TO SELF-  *Computers+plastic case= system failure!!! I found out that the plastic case was trapping in all the heat that my laptop was expelling and it pretty much just burnt out. Lesson Learned Oh, and I thought I'd save money by getting a replacement charger off of amazon (they are like half the price), but turns out the cheap charger completely fried the wiring in my computer. Uuuggg! So to sum it up- if you have a macbook, you have to buy the "suggested" apple approved products or you may run into much bigger problems down the road.
Okay- thanks for reading my technology rant! Needless to say I'm very happy to be back and I have lots to share with you.

doodlebugs teaching

100th Day A few weeks ago we celebrated our 100th day of school.  We all wore100 things on our clothes.  I loved how creative the kids were!

 

This was our little 100 things collection. I absolutely love the pom poms. Such a fun idea :)

We also did rotations with the whole elementary and enjoyed activities related to the 100th day.

Some of our activities included:

Building a structure with100 blocks

 Doing 100 exercises

And building a tower with 100 cups.

We also played a game where we rolled dice and raced to one hundred.

All of our 100th day centers were an amazing FREEBIE I found over at The First Grade Parade courtesy of Cara Carroll (love that woman!)

OW and OU

We've been working hard learning the sounds of 'ow' and 'ou'

Thanks to Mrs. Kilby  and Gail's Reading Rubies
I managed to use some of these fantastic freebies to help my kiddos get excited about phonemes and their special sounds.

Our Class Has Some New Members 

I told my students after Zero the Hero visited them (on the 100th day) they would also get to meet Even Steven and Odd Todd.

I think after they actually met Zero the Hero (I had a high schooler dress up and burst into my room to surprise them) they thought Even Steven and Odd Todd would be real people.

But after they "met" them, they realized it's more fun to have them around and are happy they don't have to leave (like Zero the Hero did).

 Biography Bubbles and MONSTER manners

One of our main topics this month has been the presidents.
We are doing an extensive biography study this year in 2nd/3rd grade and the students are thoroughly enjoying it.

 These are the presidents we've focused on so far.
I think Teddy Roosevelt was the class favorite.
Did you know he was a cowboy, a war hero and also won the Noble Peace Prize?
We thought that was pretty cool :)

 

Monster Manners

We've also been reviewing manners and behavioral expectations at school this week.

I thought it was time for a refresher :)

Aren't our Love monsters so cute?
We made them in art class.

If you like this unit, you can download a copy HERE

Doughnuts and Daydreams

This is one of our new favorite finds.

Seriously, these doughnuts are incredible. Usually I eat a doughnut (from the grocery store) and I feel like I could eat 10 more.

The Doughnuts from this place are unreal and they actually make you feel full and satisfied.

For real- I couldn't even finish my doughnut! It was so good and filling, I got stuffed and had to save the rest for later.

I highly recommend paying this little shop a visit and even if you don't live around here- add it to your bucket list. 

These doughnuts will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

 Me and my little (taller) sister enjoying our sunny Sunday afternoon!

Wishing you all a beautiful and restful weekend!