Teacher's Notebook Store and Summer Fun

This week I finally opened up my Teacher's Notebook store!  I only have a few of my products there so far so everything is 50% off until I can get all of my products loaded!  

You can stock up for next year really quickly and get a great deal!  :)  

Click on the picture below to go to my Teacher's Notebook store or on the gadget to the right!  

Last night we had some summer fun!  We went to a Cleveland Indians Game and had soooo much fun.  It was dollar dog night (hotdogs are only $1) and there were fireworks after the game.  

The best part...the Indians won....at the bottom of the 9th inning.  It was so exciting.  And the cotton candy I had was delicious!  Nothing like feeling like a kid again!! :)

We were right behind the dugouts.  I just now noticed the guy down in front holding up his fingers- #1! 

 The fireworks were great!  Some were actually set off on the field.  

Here's the grand finale!  

My brother is in charge of our church's state camp and it starts tomorrow.  This year he has recruited my mom and I to help with registration so I'm off to do laundry and pack.  

He LOVES working with these middle school aged kiddos.  It's not my passion, but it will be fun to help!  My heart is with the little ones!  

Have a great Father's Day weekend!  

Father's Day Pics, Freebie, and a Giveaway!

I know Father's Day doesn't happen during the school year for most so we celebrated a little early this year.

We made these adorable Father's Day cards from Crayonbox Learning.  You can click on the picture to go download this adorable FREEBIE!  

I  know that many kiddos don't live with, have, or know their dads so we made it "Celebrate the Great Men in our Lives Day" so we could include grandpas, uncles, and brothers too.  

If you're already out of school you can pin this or save it for next year.  My kiddos had so much fun with it!  Here are some pics: 

These fish are in school colors!

This kiddo wanted to make sure Dad looked on the back of the fish and included a little note that said 'look underneath me".  

On the back it said "I love you Dad"...adorable!  :)

This little boy's card made me laugh so hard!  He explained to his dad that it wasn't Father's Day yet, but his teacher was making him write this card!  I will so miss him next year!  :)

This turned out to be a great way to keep this kiddo focused on cutting and not chatting.  He thought it was hilarious that I passed out his fish on his head.  He even managed to walk to the trash can with it there!  

This is my Night Before Father's Day pack that I have for sale in my TpT store!  If you would like to use this pack this year or next year, leave a comment with your email below and I will send it to the first 3 people who do!  

I have included other templates for the Father's Day book to include grandpa's, step-dad's, and uncles too!  

Enjoy!  And, Happy Early Father's Day!  :)

New Favorite iPhone App (not school related!)

My first week of summer has been wonderful!  Lots of getting things done, cleaning, organizing, working out, shopping, and looking for new fun iPhone apps!

I REALLY want to blog about the Father's Day cards we made a couple weeks ago, but I can't find my camera anywhere! It's great that I'll finally be able to get a new one, but I have soooo many pictures on the old one I want.  

We made the cutest Father's Day cards (and it was a TpT freebie), but I'll wait to see if my camera shows up before I share!  :)

Since I don't have any pictures to show you, I thought I would share a new iPhone app I found yesterday that is fabulous!  

Disclaimer: It has nothing to do with school so if you're not interested don't read any further....but it's a really good and free app so you might be interested!  

This app is called Key Ring Rewards Card and it lets you store all of those little key chain rewards cards you have.  After you download the FREE app you just scan the bar code with your phone, select the retailer, add a picture of the card if you want, and you're good to go!  

I have only used it once, but it worked wonderfully!  I had all of my rewards cards on a ring, but they kept falling off and taking up too much space in my purse.  Now they're all on my phone which is with me all the time!  

I know I'm a total dork for posting this, but I was very excited to find it yesterday.  I already feel more organized this summer because of it!  

My hubby downloaded the app on his phone, logged in with my email and password and now they're all on his phone too! 

Like I said...not educational, but good to know.  :)

Hopefully, I will find my camera soon and be back to show you Father's Day pictures!  

Enjoy your weekend!  

June Currently Fun!

Woohoo!  Summer is here!  :)

I was so sad to see my kiddos leave last Thursday.  I had such a great group of kiddos this year.  

But today was my first day of summer break and I have to say...it was fabulous!!  The sleeping in was my favorite part!  :)

There's no better way to bring in the summer than by the latest Currently from Farley so here it is!  

Hubby is a BIG Spurs fan so he's all sorts of into basketball right now!  

I am loving that summer vacation has started!  I definitely need this time to recharge my batteries.  

I need to go get things ready for tutoring tomorrow.  I am tutoring an almost third grader this summer so we will be reading....a lot!  

I am always wanting a new pedicure.  I mean who doesn't?!?!  

I have so much to do in my new house!  I have LOTS of organizing to do....as well as getting the remodeling started.  I want it done soon!  :)

3 Vacay Essentials: 

Phone- can't leave home without it! 

Laptop- can't go far from home without my laptop either!  

Lots of Books- I never go on vacation without lots of books to read!  That is my favorite summer thing to do!  :)

I'm off to get ready for tutoring tomorrow!  Hope you're enjoying your summer vacation or last few days of school!  :)  

Teachers Showing Love for Oklahoma

Ashley at The Teacher's Treasure Chest has gathered some amazing bloggers and asked for their help to support those who are suffering in Oklahoma.  She created this fabulous Teachers Love Oklahoma package.  You can click the picture below to go to her blog and find out how you can help and receive some wonderful products too!

Teacher's Notebook is also supporting the victims of Oklahoma.  You can click on their picture below to make a donation and receive LOTS of goodies!

I stayed at school way too late tonight cleaning out cabinets and packing up for summer!  I'm exhausted...

Hug your kiddos a little tighter tomorrow and have a happy Friday!

More Flat Stanley Pics

Here are a couple more of my Flat Stanley pictures that I wanted to share with you!

This is the display that I have in the hallway.  I have added to it as they have come in.  I have a large map and then put up each Flat First Grader with a souvenir.  A couple of my Flat First Graders even brought back Flat Friends of their own!  :)   

This little boy's aunt did an amazing job!  She sent back a large scrapbook FULL of goodies for him from New York City!  We had so much going through all of this.  

Here he is with Flat Teddy Roosevelt at the Grand Canyon!  

This little boy received an entire box of goodies.  The class' favorite was the rattlesnake poop in the small tube on the table.  It was really chocolate covered peanuts, but some of them really thought it was poop!  :)

A lot of my Flat First Graders bring back fabulous pictures of their adventures, but one of the coolest pictures this year was of a boat that was painted with the little girl's name- S.S. Flat C******.  

I guess the boat washed up during a storm and now it's tradition to paint the boat so they painted it in honor of her Flat First Grader.  How cool is that?!?!  :)

If you want to do Flat Stanley activities with your kiddos you can check out my Flat Stanley Pack at my TpT store!  

I hope your end of the year is going well!  Mine is crazy busy!!  

We only have 6 days left!!  This year has gone by sooo fast!  :)

Flat Stanley, Blog Award, and Advice Needed!

It gets harder and harder for me to post on here as we get closer and closer to the end of the year!  Phew!!  

My to-do list is becoming a never-gonna-end list!  :)

If you have followed my blog for awhile you will have heard me talk about Flat Stanley before!  For the last couple of years we have read about Flat Stanley and then enjoyed mailing our Flat First Grade Friends across the country.  

I (meaning my wonderful aide) have recently hung up our Flat Stanley map in the hallway outside our classroom tracking where our Flat First Graders have traveled this year.  My kiddos LOVE hearing about all the adventures our friends go on.  

I really wanted to take more pics today, but my camera battery died.  And then the back-up battery died so I will post more pics later.  

This Flat First Grader traveled to visit her grandparents in Florida.  She brought back a binder full of goodies!  She also brought back a magnet with an alligator on it and a bag of sand!  I was hoping she would send back the entire beach! :)  You can see my cute little flat first grader in the first picture in the upper left corner. 

This Flat First Grader traveled to another first grade class in Virginia.  They have been learning about Flat Stanley this year too and having their own adventures!  They take Flat Stanley home each weekend and record their adventures in their journals.  They even have a Flat Stanley wall!!  This Flat First Grader brought back pencils for our entire class and my kiddos were so excited to get a gift!  

You can have your own Flat Stanley and Flat First Grader adventures next year too!  I have everything you need in my Flat Stanley Pack which you can find in my TpT store.  

I also need to share how excited I am that I was chosen as one of the Top 25 Elementary School Teacher Blogs of 2012!  I know I'm so late with this news, but it's totally worth sharing!!  I have no idea how I got nominated, but I appreciate the recognition.  

And since all 25 blogs are listed in alphabetical order I'm #2!  Woohoo!  :)  

I know...I'm a dork....but, hey- it's the little things, right?!?!  

Now, I need some advice....

We are officially moved into our new house so now the remodeling begins.  We are going to be getting our kitchen done soon.  I have always wanted granite counter tops, but now I'm not so sure.  I didn't realize they had to be sealed every year.  I'm more into the no maintenance counter tops!  

If you have granite counter tops (and you have read this far) can you let me know what your opinion of them is?  I would love to hear!  I've heard quartz is much less maintenance so now I'm kind of leaning that way.  

If you have any expertise in this area, please share!!  :)

Whatever we choose, we need to choose soon!  

Have a great week!  I hope you're all sailing smoothly through these last few weeks!  :)