June Currently....on time ;)

I love reading everyone's currently posts! Now that I'm out of school for the summer I can actually stay on top of things and read at the beginning of the month instead of the end.  I can't believe how popular this monthly venture is now, over 300 blog entries already and it's only the 3rd of the month!  WOW!  So here's mine...

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I love the Today show and listening to my youngest daughter sleeping in.  Since we had such a busy week, she should sleep until 10 which gives me a very quiet, enjoyable morning with my coffee and T.V.!!

I had so much fun visiting Boston for the first time this past week.  It's sad that my oldest graduated and this was the 1st time I'd been there! :(  I was simply unable to afford it before now with finishing college myself, starting a new career, and moving to a new town!  I will definitely be going back however because she will be living there! 

Here she is with her diploma from Wellesley College...

She looks exhausted, graduating is exhausting! Especially when you have family to show around,a room to pack up and of course senior partying to do!  Her diploma is written entirely in Latin which we are assuming is an Ivy league thing!! ;)  Mine certainly isn't!  I am so proud of her and can't wait to see what the future holds for her!

 

Of course we had to visit Cheers!  I used to love that show and watched every episode!!  As you can see, my youngest isn't happy but that is pretty usual for her!  We have a growing collection of pictures that show her with unhappy faces that I plan to put together in a photo book when she is 18 and graduating herself!  She gets so mad that we laugh at the pictures but continues to look like that so I figure it is well deserved!  My mini-vacation to Massachusetts was AWESOME!!!

I do believe that in order to recuperate and re-organize, I will simply stay home and in my PJ's all day!  After running around from 6am to midnight for almost a week I am exhausted...pooped...plum worn out!!  Good thing there is nothing I absolutely have to do today!

My goal for this summer...to make at least 10 new products for my TPT store!  I have been offered a 3rd grade position for next year so I will need some new things for my classroom!  I'm not completely sure what will happen as I have applied other places also but I know that I need my TPT as a supplement!  I have to start looking into new curriculum and plan to make things to reflect whatever new position I end up with!

Let's get physical!  Ha!  I just completed (almost) the 30-day squat challenge and my lower half feels much stronger!  Let me just tell you how glad I was that I had done this prior to walking all over Wellesley and Boston!  I was sore but I know it would've been so much worse!  So my next challenge is to work my way up to running a 5K!  I desperately need the cardio and hopefully it will firm up some other areas!!  I love how this app slowly walks you through it 3 days a week for 30 minutes a day!

Having just returned from vacay I can say with experience that my 3 essentials were a GPS,flip-flops and sunscreen!  I have no idea what we would've done without the GPS telling us where we needed to go.  Boston is a big, bustling city and this slow town girl isn't used to driving in all of that!  I got lost with the GPS so...just imagine what could've happened without it! Ha!  If you will be visiting a place that is new to you, I strongly recommend you have one!!  Flip-flops...the most comfortable walking shoes ever!!  Whether you are walking the beach (where I live) or the city, you can't go wrong with a good pair of flops!  Same with sunscreen, city or beach its HOT out there!  Stay covered so that you can enjoy yourself!  A sunburn is no good and if you get one the first day...the rest of your vacay will be a bust!!

Well that's it for my Currently!  I can't wait to see what everyone else is up to this month!

Beachy Blessings,

Sandy

October Currently....a little late!

     I know it's a little late but since it is October 13th I thought I'd link up with Farley's October Currently anyway!  Wow, every time I check it out there are more people involved! This blogging world is growing and growing! =)  So, here's mine...

First thing this morning I heard on the news about Jessica Ridgeway being found....so sad that our children can't even walk up their own streets and stay safe,sending positive thoughts and blessings to her family, I can't even imagine what they are going through! :(

I am loving that we are actually feeling a little bit of Fall weather here in Florida!  Yep that means that our mornings are starting out in the high 60's! Can you believe we get excited about that? ;)

Man do I have a lot of work to do this weekend! Our grading period is over and they all have to be entered by Monday! I'm sure you know that even though we have an inservice day, it will be spent mostly in training!  I also have a video (hate those) to make of myself and a lesson plan to write for my reading endorsement class!  It's almost over though,I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Yay =)

My favorite book this year is called Substitute Creature by Chris Gall

OMGosh...this is so cute!  I don't really have any behavior problems but boy oh boy some of my teacher friends do! This book had my kiddos so enthralled, I highly recommend, especially if you have any "creatures" who like to misbehave!!

So that's it for me....go link up with Farley here and join in the fun!

Farley's Currently

I gotta go get ready for a busy day of softball, grading and cleaning!

Happy Fall Ya'll! =)

Sandy

Currently, an update (with a freebie) and other randomness...

Wow, there are a lot of awesome teacher blogs!  I decided to link up with Farley's July Currently and couldn't believe how many already had!  I love her new "rules", especially the one about looking at and commenting on 3 other blogs! Everyone deserves some love...she is so right!  So without further ado, let me add my little name to the linky list and then you go add yours! =)  

 
and here are my thoughts...

Update to my sight word sheets...I am almost done with my monthly sheets.  After I posted the initial sheet I realized I really needed to increase my expectations in this area.  When I learned what other 2nd graders are doing in this area, I decided to increase the monthly words to 20.  I used the Dolch list and concentrated on grades 1 through 3.  I still like the way students will work at home with parents and how you can test right on the sheet.  I have a pocket page for each student in my data binder that I plan to keep these in.  I'm also going to add a monthly sight word mini wall so students can use these words during the day.  Anyhoo....here are the first 2 sheets for you, I'll add them as I go so keep checking back =)

August Sight Words

September Sight Words





Now on to the random part of this post...

As I pointed out before,I LOVE LOVE LOVE SkippyJon Jones!  I don't know why, but he makes me happy.  I also loved the idea of getting the kiddos engaged in writing by having a class mascot.  Taking SkippyJon home and getting to read to him,play with him,or even take him to the beach will give students something authentic to write about.  I believe it will also build community as they get to compare what each did with SkippyJon.  And to make it even better, Kohls has an ABSOLUTELY unbeatable deal right now!  I got 2 of the books and was surprised to find they are even hardcover! for $5 bucks!  I also got a plush SkippyJon who is much larger than I anticipated, and I got the backpack.  Now my kiddos will be set to take home SkippyJon, one of his books and all the materials they will need to document their adventures contained and safe inside the backpack!

I got all this for $20 bucks + tax!

I am going to make up some sheets to go along with SkippyJon and when I do (looking for good graphics) I will be sure to share them.  I'll also share pics as the kids get going on this next year! Do you realize that "next year" is only 4 weeks away? Yikes....I'd better get out the laminator and get going!! =)

Have a great Monday =)

Sandy