Five for Friday

Hey Everyone,

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for some Five for Friday Fun!

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End of the Year Student Gifts

Hi Friends,

Today, I want to share some cute ideas I've come across for End of the Year Student Gifts!

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End of the Year Ideas

Hello Friends,

Today, in Second Grade we are talking about the End of the Year!

I decided to compile a list of a few ideas I saw online that look really fun and engaging!

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Summer Shenanigans!

Hey Everyone,

I'm back from a little summer hiatus. It's good to detach and recharge a little. 

It's allllllsoooooo great to blog and connect with all of you!

I wanted to share one of my best parts of Summer!

My trip to Vegas and California (with some of my favourite people of course)!

First, we flew from Montreal to Las Vegas for the second annual Teachers Pay Teachers Conference. It was great catching up with friends and learning new ways to make blogging, creating, and sharing better and more fun! 

Our annual Photo Booth session didn't get off to the best start! 

Leslie from First Grade Frenzy and I had difficulties managing our time in there!

This is by far MY favorite memento! It showcases our crazy, "all over the place," silly selves quite well. We did redeem ourselves with some great shots like the ones below.

You may recognize Valerie from All students Can Shine, Vera from The Tutu Teacher, Jillian from the Starr Spangled Planner, Melissa from First Grade Smiles, Aimee from Primarily Speaking, and Jaime from Bright Concepts for Teachers. Leslie from First Grade Frenzy, Deirdre from a Burst to First, and Molly from Lucky to be in First are in there too! Such awesome ladies and bloggers!!!!

When in Vegas, one MUST have a date and party with one's bestie/sister. And that my friends is what we did! Great dinner at Tao followed by some dancing!

After Vegas, I headed to California with my friends Valerie from All Students Can Shine and Reshma. We had so much fun in San Fransisco, Moneterey, Carmel, and Napa Valley!

Here are a few photos from San Fran!!!

We did all the tourist spots!! Hehehe!

Below you have a photo of Valerie and I expressing our sadness at the fact that the sea lions decided to leave Fisherman's Wharf during our visit. 

They were busy mating. 

We rented a yellow drop top Camaro and went to town! We drove to Monterey, Carmel, and Napa Valley. I must admit I am a true Cali Girl (not sure what I'm doing in Canada - where Winter is 6 months long)! I loved every minute of this trip!!!!!

The Beringer Winery did not disappoint! What a great experience!

Valerie started a wonderful tradition of posing for ridiculous snapshots of her and a map. We did this all over California. People stared, we giggled. It was great. She so graciously allowed me to make a guest appearance in some of the photos. I took it VERRRRRYYYY seriously.

The sillier the girl trip the better I say. 

We had a blast. It was a trip of a lifetime with some special friends. 

Leslie, Valerie, and Reshma are some of my favourite people. 

I couldn't think of a better group of girls to spend my vacation with!

Of course, our trip had to end on a bit of a sour note. We had a connecting flight and unfortunately our first flight was delayed resulting in missing the second flight. We had to sleep in the airport (not the first time I might add). It was not sooooooo bad though! It's the company that you keep that matters and I had some great company!

After a great trip and some rest I am ready to tackle a new school year! 

Can't wait to see what this year will bring us!!! 

How was your summer?!?!?!

Until next time...

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Camping at School

Hello Everyone,

As promised, here is a quick little post about our Camping at School adventures!

Yep! It turns out we have enough crazy teachers (and parent volunteers) to gather together to actually SLEEP at school OVERNIGHT with our second graders. 

And... Yep! I'm one of them! 

In fact, it was all my idea!

The evening started off with the kiddies returning to school and having a little pasta dinner. We have some of the best parents and they volunteered to cook for everyone!

After we ate, we split the students in 4 groups of 12 and completed 4 stations!

The first station was all about S'mores!

The second station was all about art!

The fourth center was all about playing outside and the fifth centre was all about indoor games.

Memory, Read/Write the Room, Bingo

Finally, we gathered in the gym for some camp songs 

and then headed outside for some flashlight fun!

A great time was had by all and a great deal of sleep was missed by most! 

Prior to this event, we completed some camping units in class.

   

   

   

Click on the pictures to check them out!

Until next time...

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In the Woods...

Hi Everyone,

Today, in Second Grade we finished our camping unit by learning all about forest animals.

It was great fun and we learned so much!

(like how the great-horned owl is one of the only animals who can prey on skunks because it has a terrible sense of smell and the musk doesn't affect it!!!!)

First, we read a story about Randy Raccoon and his animal friends. We talked about the meaning and made some connections to the story. 

Then, we wrote a class story about forest animals and forest fun!

We also made some crafts!

Finally, we read the animal facts cards on the Smartboard and then completed some facts sheets. 

It was great fun! I've learned that my students really respond well to non-fiction and plan to use it more next year! It's so much fun and I always learn new things too (seriously!)!

After we got our reading response, reading comprehension, stories, crafts, and facts sheets completed, we had some time for a little fun! 

(all the other aforementioned activities proved to be fun too hehe)

We played forest animal bingo, read/write the room, memory...

This was one fun pack to share with my kiddies!

Stop by soon to read all about how we camped at school too!

You can grab this pack right HERE!

It's also part of a camping bundle! Check it out right HERE!

Until next time...

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