Well, here we are again with another snow day!!  According to the weatherman, tomorrow might not be much better.  CLDS has not made an official call about Wednesday, but it's not looking too good. So, when we do return to school this week, I will modify all student class work to allow for the snow days and the 100th Day of School on Thursday, AND our class Valentine's Celebration on Friday.  We will figure out a way to work it all out!! 
Stay warm and enjoy these added days off!!

Snowman Pics!!

Well, the first snow pictures are in!!  As I receive your pictures I will add to this post.  I love seeing how much fun everyone is having in the snow!  Try to make a small snowman, if you can.  At least you can say you made one before all the snow/ice melts!!  Stay Warm!

Snow Pictures!!

So, since we have lots of snow (or lots for Jacksonville) I'm posting pictures of the snow around my house.  As you take pictures of your child's snowman/snowwoman, send them to me and we will add them here.  Might as well make some fun out of all of this.  In fact, we can make this into a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math) project.  We already covered the Science portion in a lesson on weather Monday.  The Technology part comes into play with your pictures.  The building of the snowman is Engineering and Art.  You can measure the height and width of the snowman for the math portion.  So, send in those pictures and we will have some fun with this!  Stay warm!! 

Snow Closure!

I'm sure you've all heard by now, but school is officially closed Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will have a 3 hour delay on Thursday, if they do not officially call school.  The weather Thursday is not looking too good, so that may impact road conditions.  Hopefully, after this we can catch up on all the missed days, which equal missed lessons.  Terra Nova's are creeping up on us (5 weeks til) and we have lots to learn between now and then. 


If your kiddo gets a chance to build a snowman, take a picture and email it to me!  We can post them here.  After all, we hardly ever get snow in NC, so this is a fun way to celebrate it! 


Take care and stay warm!

Bundle Up!

Just as I was getting excited to see my kiddos tomorrow, a 2 hour delay was called.  Somehow, this crazy weather snuck up on me.  I guess I was enjoying two days of perfect weather.  Anyway, we will start 2 hours late tomorrow and with smiles on.  Bundle up, it's going to be cooooooollllllldddddd!!


Don't forget Thursday is picture make up day for students who missed fall pictures or new students.  Class photos will be later!  PTO sent home a list of dates of events.  I will be sure to add those to our classroom calendar and post here!

School Pictures!

It's that time to bring your smiles!!  Make up pictures from the fall and pictures for new students will be on January 23rd.  On February 19th we will have class photos and then Spring Pictures will be in March.  As I receive more information, I will forward on to you. 

Last day of Winter Break!

So, today is the official last day of Winter Break.  I can't say that I'm sad about it.  I am ready to get back to work and to a normal routine.  This staying up late and sleeping in stuff is not for me.  It's thrown me completely off.  Besides, I miss  my kiddos and can't wait to hear about their exciting break.  I'm sure Santa was good to us all!  Enjoy your weekend!

Ta Da!!! Our room is officially put back together

After many days, tired feet, and achy finger tips, I am finally done putting the room back together!!  I have never had to put a room together so quickly, so this just about threw me off my game.  I usually come in a few days over the summer and take my time.  Not this time!  A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Ayers for helping me yesterday, I could not have done this without her.  She knew just when to take over.  Apparently, I get a "lost/confused" look on my face and she read it well!  LOL

Today, I introduced the kiddos to all of the amazing materials we received.  We had  a few minutes this morning to play around with some of the math and reading items.  I actually had time to build my first Lego structure with a few of the students.  We had a blast!!

So, without further delay, here's the final pictures!  

The Elves have arrived!

Yesterday, Santa's elves arrived to deliver and begin unpacking our new classroom materials and furniture.  I popped into the room, after school, and this is what I saw.

So exciting!!  The elves spent a large part of the day off loading the 18 wheeler (sleigh), so they were not able to finish unpacking everything yesterday.  Because of this, today I am with the students and then tomorrow I will be in the room unpacking all the "presents".  Friday, I will be back in our temporary classroom with the students, due to substitute shortage.  On Monday, I will have a substitute, so that I can finish putting our classroom back together.  Tuesday, the students will return to our regular classroom (D108).  I am sure they are going to be as excited about the new things as I am.  I cannot wait to see their faces when they see it all!  Stay tuned for updated photos, once the classroom is completely put back together!!

Santa Came Early!

Santa came early for 3rd Grade Teachers this year!!  We have been blessed with all new furniture and reading comprehension materials. Santa is sending his elves to help put everything together.  The elves won't be here until December 10th, so in the meantime, I am packing up the classroom.  The photos below show what our beautiful room looks like right now.  On Tuesday, the elves arrive to deliver and put everything together.  Wednesday and Thursday, I will be back in the room unwrapping all the fantastic reading presents Santa is leaving me.  I will also be putting the room back together so that on Friday, December 13th the kiddos can come back to our room.  It's been a huge change for all of us, but the kiddos are doing a great job in our temporary room.  I'm so proud of them.  Thank you, Santa, for caring about what 3rd graders learn and for giving us the materials to make things even more exciting to learn with.