Cabin Fever

Cabin fever has evolved in the Sink house on Snow Day #2. I am very thankful that tomorrow I am able to see my 22 third graders and go back to the best little school in the whole wide world :).

Today, Erin (My MOH) and I went to Target & Staples. They are my weakness. Staples I found an AMAZING deal on sentence strips. They must of been left over from some clearance clearout because I got the long ones for 50 cents a pack. All my teacher friends know that this is a STEAL. I only grabbed one pack intially. I got to the parking lot - looked at my reciept and ran back in leaving Erin to start up the car.

Thankfully Aiken County has graciously allowed us to return to school tomorrow on a 2 hour delay. Now only to come up with what we are going to do tomorrow since my plans are pretty much shot for the week and will now become next weeks plans.

How did you spend your snow days?

Teacher Blogs

I loathe to read Teacher Blogs. I could read them all day! I really love to gain insight and ideas to make them my own. The thing is that I cannot find any good and high quality teacher blogs related to third grade. Especially right now with my current state of trying to find worksheets since my projector decided to take a vacation on Tuesday. Oh yes, it decided to break and now wants to travel to figure out if it is to be replaced or repaired.

Oh yes, since I had scanned the quiz to save on copies and to only waste a half sheet of paper, we had to take our quiz the old school way. Thank goodness it wasn't with the overhead (the room i took over had not even used the interactive whiteboard, only overhead), so i kept it real and just wrote my heart out on the board. This picture really wasn't to share, but to remind me what I wrote on the board when grading and since we did not finish the quick check, it was to tell me what I wrote.

Welcome to my life. Everything breaks.

Tales of Multiplication Nothing....

My life is consumed with my class, which I love, and also trying to throw together a bomb.com Christmas party that will rock these kids world next Friday.

But for now my life is consumed with grading multiplication quizzes daily. We are working towards a pizza party and what is interesting, is that yes they hate taking them, but when I grade them and see the light bulb turn on when they have missed tons the day before and then make a 100 on that day, i get excited and want to dance for them!!!

As I get ready to fill my classroom with sugar plums and Polar Express filled stuff, I am pretty stoked about PJ day next Friday :). A great way to top off the Holiday Season. All that will be missing will be Casey to come help ring the bell with the children.

Stay Tuned..... Elf on the Shelf updates later this week. :)

Tales from The Third Grade...

Well I survived. Well, the first week and two days. After the first three days of having break downs during the day while the kids were away and break downs while I was there late in the afternoon, I finally have had 4 days with out any tears.

On Wednesday, November 10, I found out I got a job at a school out in Aiken as a third grade teacher. I started that following Monday. My world has been upside down ever since. My parents and I, as well as my WONDERFUL principal helped me get my room in some type of order that Saturday before my first day.

My little school :)

This school is very cute and very full wonderful co-workers who I can definitely call my friends. It is not anywhere close to my current residence with the best roomies ever (Mom & Dad), but after scooting up the road to I-20 and about 30-35 minutes later after getting off I-20 and on every little back road - BAM - you are at my school!!!

I have 22 wonderful little learners ready to soak in all that Ms. Sink has to share with them. I am still getting into the routine of getting up @ 5:30 AM and making my trek down the road. As soon as they come in - I know its all worth it because they are the reason why i teach!!!!

Now to the good stuff..... MY ROOM!!!! Well the room in the works!!!!

Now off to enjoy the Wednesday before Thankgiving with JOHN :)