I have one more day left with my kiddos this school year! Man, it has been a fantastic year. Full of lots of energy, growth, firsts, and amazing activities!
Showing posts with label end of year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label end of year. Show all posts
I have one more day left with my kiddos this school year! Man, it has been a fantastic year. Full of lots of energy, growth, firsts, and amazing activities!
Welcome to part 2 of my School's Out for Summer series, It All Must Go?
Do you have to pack up everything and take down everything just to unpack and rehang everything come August?
Do you have to pack up everything and take down everything just to unpack and rehang everything come August?
Hi guys! This series has been a long time coming! I am so excited to finally begin! I don't know about you, but my school year is rapidly winding down. It is coming quickly to a close and there is still so much to do. I wanted to share my process for closing out the year with you as well as some ideas for the last day!
Hi guys! Can you believe it's already April? Honestly, where has this school year gone?
We've only got 35 days left.
Of school.
35.
That's it.
*mini heart attack**
And moving on.
So I thought I would share some of the end of the year things I do in my classroom. I know that many of you don't get out until June, but I'm thinking that will be here before we know it. No time like the present to get things ready and organized. And give you some freebies!
This is the countdown we use! Everyday, we change the number. I've 24 students in my class and once we get to 25 days left, I let the students start keeping the countdown. I put the blank background in a page protector/dry erase board and hang it up.
Click {HERE} for a copy!
This has to be my favorite. I have 10 envelopes and 10 slips inside. The slips are very simple things that can be done each of the last 10 days of school.
Extra Recess Day
Move your Seat Day
Movie Day!
Ink Pen Day!
Markers Day!
Hat Day!
Stuffed Animal Day!
Aloha Day!
Shoes Off Day!
Lunch with a Friend Day!
I open a new envelope at the start of each day. It's so simple and the kids LOVE it! Movie Day and Aloha Day are usually our very last two days. Most of the end of year stuff is done (and a lot already go on vacation) so we spend an entire day watching movies and doing other fun stuff. Aloha Day is our end of the year party. We always have a luau!
Click {HERE} for the pre-made slips.
And here is my newest summer creation. It's a Summer Fun Finder Flap Book.
This has been added to my TpT Store. Click HERE to download for FREE!!
The Word List is editable.
The family fun list is editable (not the QR Code).
All of the summer sites are editable - change out the QR Codes or delete them and just add what you want!
Two bingo boards - one road trip (not editable)
Summer Bingo is editable
Coloring page and brag tags (not editable)
But you can delete my brag tags and add your own or change this flap altogether.
All of the labels on the flaps can bee changed, too, as well as the fonts. All you have to do is print it out, copy it double sided, stagger it, and fold it over. Staple it and it's done!
Here is a super quick video showing how to put it together:
Another one of my favorite end of the year activities is one that my principal gives to us. We always have an end of the year party that's themed. Last year it was Academy Awards. The year before it was Fabulous Fruit.
We got to walk the red carpet last year. So fun! I can't wait til this year!
That's all I have this time! I really do hope the end of the school year is fabulous for you and I hope I've given you some doable ideas!
Have a great April!
Happy Easter to all! I hope everyone is having a lovely spring and Easter so far. Since we don't have any family close by, we are staying home and resting up this Easter Sunday. It's also Spring Break! But of couse as a teacher's job is never done, I am spending my holidays planning and creating!
We are partnered with the LSU lab school and we meet all the time to make sure that our curriculum is in line with their curriculum. It is never too early to start plannng for the next year, so we are preparing to meet again right after spring break. Must have our plan in place so we can discuss what we're doing and when!!
We are partnered with the LSU lab school and we meet all the time to make sure that our curriculum is in line with their curriculum. It is never too early to start plannng for the next year, so we are preparing to meet again right after spring break. Must have our plan in place so we can discuss what we're doing and when!!
This is a rough draft of what we do each year. Granted, sometimes things get pushed back or skipped or we have to extend units, etc. But for the most part this is what we do in ELA and Science/Social Studies. Our math is handled completly different. That's my next tackle.
If you are interested in your own editable copy of our plan, you can find it {HERE}. Just delete my text and fill in with your nformation. (btw the hyperlinked text is connected to the item in my TpT store)
Happy Teaching!
Happy Sunday y'all!!! I have had such a busy week that I've barely had time to sleep let alone blog. Carly Summer has been sick, I've been trying to tie up all the loose ends at school, getting stuff ready for our training at LSU the last week of May, and for some unknown reason I've applied to graduate school again to continue my education and get my Ed Specialist degree, or Ph. D, depending on how much sanity I want left in my life. But tomorrow starts our last week of the 2013-2014 school year :( Sad to see my firsties leave me but we are having our end of the year party tomorrow and it's a LUAU!!! Hawaii baby!!!
This is what you will need:
Start with the cookies, then some filling, then some more cookies, and so on making sure to end with the cookie crumbs. If you can find edible candy seashells to garnish go for it!! I used fruit slices from Walmart that looked like shells.
In honor of this wonderful party I've made a sand cake. It's like a dirt cake but made with Golden Oreos!!! Yum!!
2 packages golden Oreos
2 3.4 oz packages French vanilla jello pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 oz. Cool whip
1/2 cup powdered sugar
First, throw the cookies in a food processor and pulse until sandlike.
Then, cream together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar. This is also a great base for icing!!
In a separate bowl, mix the pudding, milk, and cool whip. Let sit until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Add the pudding to the creamed mixture and blend until fully incorporated. I use my stand mixer with the whisk attachment and scrape down the sides of the bowl periodically.
Now here is the fun part!! Layer the cookie crumbs and the filling in a fun sand bucket (that of course has been thoroughly washed!!).
Enjoy!! Aloha for now!!
Jessica
Hello all!! It's almost that time - school is ending and summer is beginning. I do not want to give up my class!! These little angels have worked so hard all year and I couldn't be prouder!!
Here is the end of the year video I put together for my kiddos. I wanted them to be able to remember all the wonderful times we had this year and all the great things they have learned.
Enjoy!
Talk to you soon about what else we've been doing to wrap up the year!!
Jessica
Here is the end of the year video I put together for my kiddos. I wanted them to be able to remember all the wonderful times we had this year and all the great things they have learned.
Talk to you soon about what else we've been doing to wrap up the year!!
Jessica
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