Look At This Newbie... Linkin' Up and Stuff!

Look whose finally linkin' up!!!

This is my first time being a part of a linky party and I am just so (unnecessarily) stoked! For the past few weeks I have felt like that weird, uncool, clueless kid with her finger constantly up her nose while she stairs into the window of that party she was not invited to...

But alas, I have promptly got a clue, learned to be cool, removed the booger finger, and JOINED THE PARTY!!

Okay.... Maybe I only put on some sunglasses to just LOOK cool... But nonetheless here is my...

 My Cousin is Cooler Than Yours!

(just kidding.... but seriously...)

I received a surprise package today from my older cousin in Texas. She taught a couple of years before she moved there, then she became a SPED Para in Texas, and now shes a stay at home mom of 3 (all under the age of 5. I know, shes nuts...)

When she found out I got my first teaching position, she decided to secretly put together a Teacher Care Package for me. I am so excited to put these things to use in my room!

Well Played, Kiddo. Well Played.

Now this will hopefully be your giggle for the day.

I am currently finishing this school year as an ELL Paraprofessional. The other day we had our kindergartners illustrate each survival need of an animal (food, water, air, shelter). Well one of our little kinders just simply loves to draw. She got lost in her creativity and forgot to incorporate "water" into her image. When I asked her what part of her picture represented water, she simply drew in a glass of water in the monkeys hand.

All I could do was laugh. The kid did what I asked her to, which was to illustrate "water" in some way.

Bright Colors and Creativity

So being a new teacher, I just have to face the facts... I AM BROKE. So I heard through the Pinterest-Grape-Vine that buying Panel Board at Lowes and chopping it up into smaller pieces is a lot cheaper than buying already-made dry-erase boards. This ended up being 100% true.

I only paid about $10 for the whole board and had them slice them into 30 smaller rectangles. I then bought two different colored duct tape rolls and went to work! They turned out rather cute, I must say. Even though I am fairly certain the kiddos will eventually destroy them.... OH WELL! :-)

My Motivation is Out Of Control!

This week I must have ate or drank something different then I usually do because I was VERY motivated! I spent most of each evening creating, editing, and rearranging an entire teacher binder for next year. To make it worse, the whole thing even got deleted once, and I still managed the motivation to start all over!

These are just some screenshots of a few of the pages. They are not very detailed, but it took a lot more time than you would think!

Carnival Time!

Sorry, no image for this one! Mostly because it hasn't quite happened yet. The school carnival starts in approximately 15 minutes from now. I love this night because the PTA at my current school really goes all out. There are so many fun games, prizes, and crafts that the students get to do. I also just love seeing the kiddos with their families. It really keeps things in perspective when sometimes my mind starts to lose itself with these kids every day. ;-P

Welp, that's my Five! Thank you Kacey over at Doodle Bugs for creating this Linky so long ago that I get to be a part of now! :-)