Assessment Anyone??

Can I just say I have one of the most creative colleagues ever!!  You guys remember Jayme right?  She made the cute farm games at the beginning of the school year!! Well, she has done it again and I couldn't wait to share these great Beginning, Middle and End of Year Comprehensive Assessments she has created for us.  We are using these as our "common assessment" piece we are required by our county to have.  They are adorable and I hope you can use them!! :)  Jayme is working on her blog NOW so soon she will have a place to call home and you will have another great place to find adorable resources!!  I will be sure to let you all know when it is up and running!! :)

BOY Reading    MOY Reading    EOY Reading

BOY Math   MOY Math   EOY Math

Can't wait to hear what you think!! :)

THANK YOU JAYME!!

Leap Day Sale

Leap in to Leap year with a Leap Day SALE!!  Use promo code L2P9Y on Teachers Pay Teachers along with the 20% sale I am having to save a ton on your favorite products!! :)  You can get to my store by clicking on the link on the right side of my blog!!  :)  Happy Shopping!!!

Daytime Sky

Here is a project we have recently completed about the Daytime Sky!  The kids had a blast creating a picture/collage about what can be seen in the daytime sky.  Here are a few snapshots and the rubric we used.  :)

I "lic" your kite too!! :) 

Love this student commentary!! :)

Click above for your copy. :)

Look!!

"LOOK Mrs. Nichols!!! Look!!! Look!!!!" 

This is all I hear from my kids today as we are lining up after recess!!! I always get a little scared when they all start screaming something!! LOL Well I look to where they were pointing too and I just got the biggest smile on my face when I see this....

And then I hear "It's an X Mrs. Nichols!  An X!!!" YEAH!!!!! It's these moments where you stop and remember why you jump through all the hoops and stay up late laminating, cutting and planning!! The sugar on top was the fact that they also started making the X sound!!  Woohoo!! Score one for the teacher!!!  I also had another woo hoo moment this week!!! A little busy body met with our EIP teacher today and when she came back to group she was so excited to share something with me!! She had a Scott Foresman tear- out reader in her hand and was just chomping at the bit to read to me!  It's these moments too, that you have to stop and make time for, because these precious moments don't come around every day - I knew it was gonna delay our next group, but some things are just more important!! As she read to me, all I could remember was the little girl who came to me knowing  little to none of her letter sounds and could hardly speak English!!! Hearing her read was just one of those glimmers that you don't get to hear or see everyday and makes it aaaaaaaaaLLLLLL  worth it!!!!! 

Have a great weekend!! 

I'm still here

Hey my friends!!  I just wanted to let you guys know that I am still here...  things have been super crazy busy at school -  I am imagining all of you nodding your heads in agreement... :) and hubby has transitioned out of education and into the business world/medical field (YEAH!!) so there is a lot of change going on in the Nichols' house these days!  Change can be a good thing and I keep repeating that to myself when I begin to get frustrated!! We met at our school and got married the next year and have been there ever since...TOGETHER...so I really don't know what it's like not to teach with him, but this opportunity is something that we believe is a gift from God so we are stepping out...well he is stepping out and taking this risk hoping it will be beneficial for our family....holding breathe...Sadly blogging is the last thing I think about when I finally sit down for the evening.  We have been doing so much great stuff that I want to share too!!  I will try and do better in the coming weeks...just stick with me... I'll be back soooooooon!!!

Count by 10's Freebie!!

Here is an activity that we will be using this week to get ready for that big big day we celebrate every January!  The 100th Day!!  I hope you can use it too!

Click the picture above to get your own copy.

Time flies...

Has it really been over 2 weeks since I have posted anything????  Holy smokes!!!  Where has the time gone???  Well, I can tell you... getting ready for Christmas, Christmas, cleaning up after Christmas, school craziness starting again... shall I go on??? LOL Well, I just wanted to jump on and say "Hey" and that I am still alive but trying to keep my head above water has proven to be a bit harder this year... that is a whole blog post of it's own!!!  I miss all of you and will be back to regular posts very soon!!! :)