Update!!! :)

Hello everyone!!! I know it's been quite a while! Here are a few updates from the last month or so! I have been extremely busy, as I'm sure you all can relate!

This week my students made predictions about what would happen next in our novel. The students really enjoyed this little activity! They had to write a paragraph describing hat would happen next and draw a picture.

One of my fantastic 5th graders received 1st place for an art competition! The contest's theme was "The World Will be a Better Place if...". Amelia chose to do an anti-bullying theme. Isn't it awesome?She even made me a colored copy that I laminated! It will forever hang in my room! Did I mention she's in talented arts?

We've been giving "Cold Read" assessments, or comprehension passages, as required by our parish. I think they are rigorous and a great preparation for the PARRC assessment. However, I think they are extremely difficult and many of my students are struggling. My top students are failing the assessments. I'm not sure how I feel about PARRC, but I fear that these cold reads are taking away the love of reading. It's a good thing that I refuse to just teach from the text book! My students are really enjoying our novel, Number the Stars. Some have even finished the book already at home! They still have to read along with us though until we finish! haha

My 5th graders are also doing a great job with writing for our school newspaper, The Gator Gazette. I'm really enjoying working with them on this! 

We had a great time at our school fall carnival! Have I told y'all that I am blessed to work here? I work with the best faculty and staff who have become my friends, and we have amazing parents!!! I still have days that are stressful, but overall this school makes me so happy!!!

The 5th grade team and a fantastic student!

I had fun dressing up as Katniss form The Hunger Games on Halloween! My students really got a kick out of it too! They know I'm obsessed with it! This is a picture of Ms. Berry and me!! :)

I presented at a mini RTI workshop. I'm really liking the opportunities I am receiving to continue to present and grow in my career. I'm still a newbie at it, but hopefully more experience will come my way! :)

Well that's all folks! I'll try to update again soon! 

Five For Friday: Presenting & Working on New Products

This has been such a busy week!

This week I presented at Camp RTI on our new parish guidebooks for teachers. The Common Core Task Force Committee I'm on created guidebooks that align with our new textbook series, Reading Wonders. 

I've beenvorming very hard on a lot of items that will be sold on my TpT site. Currently I'm working on weekly outlines to go with the Wonders series, a Parent Handbook, and a new Book Study for Who Were the Wright Brothers. I sure hope I get all of this done by the first week of school. I have so much to do. I'm sure you all understand that. A teachers work is never done. lol

I've been working in my classroom some this week as well! I'm done with the decorating part, but I still have the little things to work on in my room. You can see more pics under My Classroom tab. :)

I downloaded these amazing Interactive Notebooks! I am so excited to use these in my classroom!!!! You can find them {HERE}

Last, but definitely not least, today is my hubby's birthday! He's out of town on training for his job, but he'll be back late tonight. I can't wait to see him and celebrate with him!