Save the date! Spring Open House

 

Let's celebrate!!!  I'm joining in with other sellers from TPT and having a sale!  Load up your carts and enjoy fresh new ideas for the spring!

Happy shopping!

Jammie

First Grade Giving Back PBL

Yesterday was an absolutely amazing day!  I had the privilege of participating in the culmination of a First Grade project that started back in September on International Dot Day.  Our First Graders learned about the importance of making their mark on the world.  They brainstormed with high school students to identify some ways they could make a difference in the world.  They narrowed it down to our area and found a local organization that helps homeless teens.  First graders planned a way to raise money that involved our entire school district.  They wrote letters to all campus principals asking for campus participation and then created posters to advertise.  For two weeks, students who chose to participate brought pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars in order to participate in fun activities.  Each day had a designated coin.  Some activities included:  wear pajamas, bring a stuffed animal, crazy hair day, etc.  Classes created videos to promote their project across the district.  Check out the link below:

At the conclusion of their money collection, first grade students collected $3,618.00!!!

Teachers went shopping over Thanksgiving break and purchased items that were needed for the shelter.  This week students worked to wrap the gifts and yesterday all of First Grade visited the shelter and presented their gifts.  It was a day full of meaning and hope......not only for the kids who live at the shelter but for our students, parents and teachers.  One of the shelter teens shared with our kids how amazing it was that kids so young had made such a huge impact.  I know it was a day no one will forget.  

Our students shared their gifts and how they had collected the money.  Teens from the shelter took our students on a tour of the shelter and told them a little about how they live and what life is like at the shelter.  They ate lunch together and our firsties sang a few songs.  Check out their final performance!

I'm so proud to say I'm a Pirate and I work with teachers who truly make a difference!

Jammie

Cyber Monday Sale on TPT

I'm participating in the Cyber Monday Sale on TPT!  I'm having Internet issues at home so I wasn't able to flash a cute banner for the sale.  BUT I'm offering 20% off and with the code CYBER you can get another 8%!  I just posted some Christmas games I made last year for my Intervention students.  Kids LOVE games and I LOVE making learning fun!  I hope to have a few more of my Christmas games ready for the sale but I'm not sure I'll make it for Monday.

Happy Shopping!

Jammie

Halloween Fun!!!

Today was a wild, crazy fun day for our students and teachers!  Our students participated in a Pumpkin decorating contest and all had the opportunity to dress up.  We celebrated Red Ribbon Week with a parade with our Elementary campus.  It was so much fun seeing former students.  Check out the Halloween costumes!  This is me and our Reading Interventionist, Ms. Bippert.  The kids LOVED it!

Of course, I have to include a picture of my little girl and I before she headed off to the Elementary.  I LOVE having her close and sharing these moments!

Last, I have to include a picture of my sweet thing.....sent to me courtesy of Dad.  He's been anxiously awaiting this day!!  I can't wait to enjoy some trick or treating with them tonight!

 

I will post pumpkin pictures soon.....tomorrow I hope.  :)

Happy Halloween!

Red Ribbon Week Door Contest

Like most other schools around the United States, we celebrated Red Ribbon Week with many crazy dress up day!  The kids always love getting silly!  Our campus held a door decorating contest and I was so excited to see the amazing creations by our teachers!  I'll admit creativity is sometimes hard for me......I turn to Pinterest quite a bit.  But the Primary teachers came up with some fabulous ideas!!!!  Check them out!

I completely know I'm biased but don't you just love the creativity?  See you next time!

Jammie

Embracing Leader in Me

Whew!  I know it's been a long while since I've posted.  Since the end of school last year I've moved into a new position.  It's been exciting but also a little overwhelming to say the least.  The amount of training I've had makes my head spin!  But the learning I've had and the amazing people I've met......one of them being Reagan Tunstall over at Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits....has been fantastic!  

I'm still at my same school but I'm now the Collaborative Learning Leader.  I know....it's a mouthful!  But it really means I'm responsible for professional development on my campus and some other duties too.  Our campus is knee deep in writing SLOs and learning about our new teacher evaluation system.  I was completely responsible for a 3 hour training on the Danielson Framework during Inservice week.  Talk about intimidating!  Not only have I learned about the Danielson Framework and writing SLOs but I've had the daunting task of presenting that to our campus as well.  We've been pioneering through the unknown but now that we are near the end of the beginning (Does that make sense?) the stinking thinking is fading away.  

Our campus has been sticking our toes in the Leader in Me program for the last year but we've decided to dive into the deep end this year!  I'm a member of our campus Lighthouse Team and we set some plans into motion this year.  We asked all our teachers to make all their hallway bulletin boards leader oriented and they did not disappoint!  We are planning to immerse our kids in the idea of becoming leaders.  Take a look at some of our fabulous boards!

I've got more great boards to share but I'm going to save some for a later post!  We've also asked our teachers to post Teacher Bios outside their doors.  We saw this on a visit last January to some other Lighthouse Schools in San Antonio.  I've actually loved having the bios posted because it's a great way to get to know the people you work with.  I mean.....really....how well do you know everyone?  I can tell you lots of great things about the amazing people I work with but not so much about them personally.  As a parent myself, it helps knowing a little bit about the person we leave our child with.  It definitely helps make a connection.  We gave our teacher little direction and check out the fabulous products they came up with!

I know this has been sort of a long post but I'm so excited our the great things going on at our campus this year!  I'll share more of the things we're doing with Leader in Me very soon!  Until next time.....enjoy your weekend!

Jammie