Back to school SALE!

Hi friends!

A quick post to let you know about the Back to School Sale TPT is holding this weekend. Starting tomorrow (August 12th) everything in my store will be 20% off! But wait! If you enter this code at checkout: BTS12, you will get an additionnal 10% off! This means up to 28% in savings! The sale will last until Monday August 13th. Enjoy! :)

Check out Blog Hoppin' for a list of stores joining this sale!

Until next time,

Currently and a fun BTS activity [and FREEBIE!]

Hi everyone!

It's time for a new currently! (ok well it was time a week ago but I'm late.... so sorry!)

So here we go for August:

1. Watching the Olympics... it's pretty much all we've been doing since they started! But I love it! I love the fact that everyone is watching the same thing at the same time and rooting for their country! Right now it's boxing... not my favorite but still! 

2. I can't wait to go back to school! Every summer, when August rolls around I'm ready to go back! I know I know... hello weirdo! I mean I love summer and I really LOVE not having to wake up early in the morning, being able to spend entire days by the pool not worrying about a thing, spending the day in my pjs! Yes, I love all those things but now, I've had enough :) And I love the first weeks of school! I love decorating my classroom, meeting my new students, getting to know them, explaining procedures, rules, activities...etc.... So I'm excited to go do all of that!

3. I started my summer off thinking I would accomplish SO many things! Wow have I been lazy! I really need to pick up the pace!!

4. Back to school shopping (for clothes!) is so much fun! I love started the year with a few fresh tops, pants, dresses and shoes! It makes me love bts even more! I've purchased a few items over the summer that I haven't worn because I'm keeping them for school. I've had to refrain from wearing them which was very difficult. But if I wear them now, then they don't feel new anymore once I start wearing them in September... so I've been good :)

5. I am in need of a fresh pedi! For me that means it's a week old. I re-do my pedi and choose a new nail polish every week. Sometimes I'll go get it done but I get tired of the color so fast that I'd just rather do it myself! I'm thinking I'll go with a coral polish next :)

6. I need TONS of laminating sheets! So many things I want to laminate! Also, my adorable lunch box past away last year and I ended the year using plastic grocery bags...not so fashionable! I want to go shopping for a new one and hope to find one as cute as the one I had! And last, I need bins and baskets to decorate and organize my classroom. 

Head on over to Oh'Boy 4th Grade to link up!

Next, I wanted to share a fun back to school activity that I just love doing with my kids! I try to do it on the first day of school but if you do it during the first week it would still be fine :)

I call it: The Time Capsule!!

Students fill out their time capsule with the favorites of the moment (color, food, movie, etc.) Then, I pick up all of the sheets and hide them somewhere in the classroom where they won't find them. On the very last day, I take out the Time Capsules (which sometimes they didn't even remember they'd done them!). I give them the same sheet as in September (a new blank one) and they fill it out again. Then, I give them the one they wrote in September and they can compare their favorites! Students love it! They laugh when they see what they'd written and how they favorites have changed! You would think not much would change in 10 months but oh boy! It does!

If you would like to do this activity, which is pretty quick and simple, here is your Time Capsule FREEBIE!

Click on the image to download it with Google Docs.

Ok well time for breakfast!

Until next time,

Monday Made It!... for the first time!

Hello friends!

Are you all enjoying the Olympics? I know I am! Our TV is on as soon as we wake up and we close it right before going to bed. I love watching the Olympics!! I find myself loving sports I've never watched before :) My favorite is by far gymnastics but I haven't seen any yet! I'm so sad :(  Have you seen gymnastics? I've seen mucho swimming and diving competitions but the wonders of gymnastics have yet to show up on my screen. Oh well! I'll be patient!

I'm very excited to announce that I am linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for a Monday Made It! My very first! And hopefully not my last..!

We had a really old bookcase just sitting there in our basement, doing nothing.

We weren't using it and I wanted a small bookcase for my classroom.  So we my boyfriend cut it in half.

Then we my boyfriend added some dividers to create cubby holes.

Finally, I (yes I!) painted it blue. OK well I did one coat and my boyfriend did the other one....but still! 

And voilà! Ok so the quality of the picture is non-existent.... but you still get the idea! I'm so excited to put it in my classroom and fill it with..... with...... ok I don't know what I'll be filling it up with but it will be cute! Maybe some bins/tubs? I saw really cute ones at Wal-Mart yesterday. They were 5 bucks for 2. I think I'll go back and get them!

Also, anyone knows about the Scholar's Choice website? They have LOTS of stuff for your classroom. I buy most of mine there. If you are a member, which is only $10, you get special member discounts and on August 1st you get an additional 20% off! I am in no way affiliated with the site, I just wanted to let you know! Check it out! It's worth it! I'm buying a bunch of stuff on Wednesay and I'm really excited to show it to you once I receive it! 

Well that's it for now my friends!

Until next time,

P.S. Gymnastics are starting right this second! YAY!!!! :) See... pays to be patient ;)

Tell me more, tell me more!

Hello again my friends!

So I'm breaking the bloggy rule of two posts in one day.... but I'm allowed! It's my birthday! :)
My wonderful boyfriend is preparing an amazing birthday supper and I'm not allowed to help... I can't even go in the kitchen! I'm so excited to see what he cooks :) Therefore I've got some free time!

I've been wanting to join this linky for a while now. I love getting to know my fellow bloggers! Here is your chance to get to know me a little better!

1. Nail Polish

I am obsessed with nail polish. Very much obsessed! I cannot go to the drugstore without walking out of there with a new bottle. I love them all! Neons, darks, lights, reds, pinks, blues, browns....any color can look good depending on what you are wearing! I change mine a few times a week. And what a fun obsession.... nail polish is a lot less expensive than shoes! :)
This is one of my favorite go-to shade. The name is My Chihuahua Bites by O.P.I.

2. My kitty

This is my adorable little kitty! Well, he's one now so he's a bit bigger but I just love this picture so much this is the one I wanted to show you! He is the sweetest cat ever. He follows us around the house! If I'm putting my makeup on, he's sitting on the bathroom counter, if we're cooking supper, he's laying on the floor in the kitchen, when we are sleeping, he sleeps on my boyfriend's bedside table. He's not like all the other independent cats. This little man needs affection and I'm more than happy to provide! :)

Funny thing, I never really liked cats. I was always more about dogs. But then I fell in love! Please, have you seen that little face? ;)

3. Fears

Two things terrify me in life: heights and small spaces.

Heights. I am really afraid of heights. Can't-go-in-the-ladder-while-apple-picking kinda scared! As soon as I get a little higher than I'd like, my knees start trembling and I want to cry. Seriously, it's not good! For some reason, I am still able to go on rides. I get really scared but as I am not the one in control and there's nothing I can do once the roller coaster has started, it's not as bad as when I'm going up a ladder for example.

However, one ride I will NEVER go on (you have my word on that) is this one:

The X-Scream in Las Vegas! We're talking 1,149 feet above ground! Say what!!!??? My dad did this ride when he went to Vegas and was terrified! And my dad is not easily scared. No thank you for me! Has anyone ever been on this ride?

Small Spaces. I am also very claustrophobic. I do not like being trapped in small places. This summer I went on vacation and I had to take the plane. Planes are not my favorite. I mean hello! They combine my two worst fears! But I still manage to take the plane every year because going on vacation is so much worth it! But this summer I was stuck in the first row! Boy did I not enjoy that! Being in the first row makes you feel like you are in a tiny plane! :( I had to control myself and my fear because I was surrounded by little kids who were having the time of their lives and it made me feel ridiculous to be scared. But let me tell you next plane trip, I am requesting at least row 15!

4. Sports

I am not good at sports. And that is ALL sports. I've tried a few as a child. I really thought I would fall in love with one of them. All of my friends were doing sports! I tried baseball, tennis, swimming and gymnastics. Ok so I did do gymnastics for a few years but I was not loving it as much as I would've liked and I was no Nadia Comaneci! I do go snowboarding every year but then again, I'm not the cool snowboarder you see doing all the cool jumps! And I play tennis with my boyfriend. Well, play is a big word.... but still.... I try!

As a child I was so sad because I did not like sports and was not good at them. But now that I'm older, I'm OK with it! And I've realized it's not actually true that everyone is good at sports! I've met a lot of friends who are just like me! And also... isn't shopping a sport? ;)

5. TV Shows

I love watching TV Shows! But I love watching them on DVD so that I don't have to wait an entire week before I can watch an other episode. 

As a teenager, my life revolved around Dawson's Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Ah the roller coaster of the Dawson/ Joey/Pacey love triangle! I could not get over these shows! (and unfortunately could not watch them on DVD) I have watched all of the seasons and have loved these shows from beginning to end.

Now, I would say my favorite ones are Friends (which I still watch over and over again), How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, Vampire Diaries (hello Damon!) and Criminal Minds.

I love watching shows! They make my life feel less dramatic in many many ways! And also, I always end up feeling like I actually know the characters!

6. Sophie Kinsella

I love reading her books! She is sooooo funny! Her books always put me in a good mood and are so much fun to read! My favorite one is The Undomestic Goddess. Could they please make it into a movie? :)

Well there you have it! Enough random things about me! I've told you more, now, if you haven't done it yet, it's your turn!

Until next time,

It's my BIRTHDAY and I'm having a SALE!

Hello my friends!

Today is my birthday!!!! YAY! In order for you to celebrate with me... I'm having a sale in my TPT store!

So head on over to my store to get 20% off everything :)

I was thinking of joining the Tell me more linky but I'm super hungry and I really need to go eat breakfast... so I might do it later during the day, once I have some coffee and cereal in my body!

Until next time,

Classroom Organization and 2 Giveaways (including a flash one so hurry up! :)

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all enjoying your summer! I know for some of you, summer (or at least summer vacation) is already over! So happy back to school!! :)

I'm very excited to announce that I recently learned that..... TARGET is coming to Canada!!!! Oh my gosh!!!! Joy!!! No Target is no fun :( Not only can I never participate in any Target gift card giveaways but I can never actually shop there! I hear about all the great deals and fun teacher stuff and there's nothing I can do about it! But these days are soon over! Yay!! Hopefully I have a few Canadian readers so we can be happy together!!! :)

Back to school is coming our way pretty soon! I'm going back end of August but I haven't done much to prepare yet... As you know, I'm keeping my owl theme (love!). I've decided to create some labels to organize my classroom. I want everything to be labeled and in their own specific place. I'm pretty much organized (but I do need to buy a few cute bins or boxes) but having my supplies labeled will be easier.... and let's face it... SO much prettier!!! Here the labels I came up with (141 of them!):

and I also made word wall letters to match:

Both products are available in my TPT Store. But! I'm feeling generous today (I mean, come on, I did learn so great news recently ;) so I will be giving away both products to one lucky reader!!! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me if you have a theme for your classroom and if so, what it is! I'd love to have an idea of what your classroom looks like! :) I will use random number generator to choose a winner tonight!

The winner is Emily! Congrats! Look for an email from me :)

If you do purchase the labels and feel there are some labels that are missing, please let me know and I will gladly add them!

Also, my bloggy buddy Sara over at Miss V's Busy Bees is having an amazing 200 follower giveaway! 

You have a chance to win my Rockin' Back to School Pack!!

So head on over to enter!! Good Luck!

Finally, I have a little question for you. Does anyone know how to add the reply to comments button on my blog? Not the one to reply by email but the one where you can actually reply directly on the blog.I know a few blogs have it but I can't seem to figure out where I have to go to add it! So if anyone can help, thanks a bunch!

Until next time,

Rockin' Back to School, an Award and a Fun Linky!

Hello bloggy friends!!!

Oh how I have missed you all! I was on vacation last week and have been running around all over the place since we've been back! I thought I would have tons of time to blog this summer but time seems to be slipping away and I barely ever have time to blog :( I'm so behind on my blog stalking too!

Anyways, so last week me and my boyfriend went to Cuba! Yay! The beach was soooo beautiful :) We did have a few cloudy days but overall it was a great trip! How could you not have fun when you're by the beach? Please! :) Going to the beach really made me feel like I was on vacation. No alarm and no school is great, but the beach really just takes it the extra mile :)

On an other topic, I have finally finished my back to school pack, Rockin' Back to School!

Here is a little preview:

I am really proud of it! I love it! It's a bunch of fun activities you can do with your kiddos during the first few weeks of school. I've added it to my store so you can go and grab yourself a copy. Let me know what you think!

Also, I have been awarded the Liebster Blog Award by 3 great bloggers! Yay! Thank you so much ladies!

Sara over at Miss V's Busy Bees

Jaime over at Bright Concepts 4 Teachers
and
Emily over at 2nd Grade Mon-''Stars''

This award highlights blogs that have under 200 followers.
Here are the rules for it:
1. Copy and paste this award on your blog.

2. Thank the giver and link back to them.

3. Reveal 5 other bloggers and let them know by commenting on their blog.

I love this award! New bloggers are in need of love and this award does just that! :)

So here are the 5 blogs I am awarding the Liebster Blog Award to:

1. Welcome to KinderKiddies!

2. The Resourceful Apple

3. The First Grade Princess



4. Primarily Speaking

5. First Grade - California Style

Congrats ladies!! Keep up the good work :)
Make sure to check out these blogs and share the love!

And finally, check out this great linky I've found!

Aren't we all looking for classroom decor inspiration this time of year? I know I am! I'm keeping my owl theme for a second year in a row (which I never do but I just love owls too much to move on!).  I really want to find as many ideas as I can so that my classroom will look amazing! (at least I'll work very very hard in order to get it to look that way ;) I'm going to go look though this linky for inspiration! If you find some cute owl ideas, feel free to share!! :)

Now, time for some blog stalking! And also I want to work on some classroom owl themed things. I'll be working extra hard to be able to share them with you ASAP :)

Until next time,