Go Away Big Green Monster!

What fun we had with Go Away Big Green Monster.  Our "monster cakes" turned out so cute and the kiddos had so much fun making them. There is a cute link on uTube follows with an adorable song...Go Away Big Green Monster.  We really got into singing it! Go Away

I then used Smilebox to put pictures of the kiddos frosting, singing and creating.  I immediately sent it to the parents so they feel a part of the day!  If you don't have Smilebox it is so worth the investment.  I love it.  So easy to post on your Websites too!

Monday Grandparent's Day Luncheon

Well the Grandparents lunch was a huge success.  I have 23 students in my classroom and I had 50 grandparents, 2 parents and 3 preschool children attend the event which was in my tiny classroom.
As you can imagine it was a tad crowded but exciting.
They were greeted with our "hugs and kisses" as well as their grandchild.  I took their picture and then they took a minute to look around the classroom.

We had fun looking at all of the changes that have taken place since they were in school.  ( I must say some of those grandparents looked awful young.  I am not getting old am I? LOL)
Next I gave prizes for:
The grandparent who came the farthest. (Italy)
The grandparent with the most children. (11)
The grandparent with the most grandchildren. (28)
The most "mature" grandparent. (92) WOW!!
We then took a look at my website and they were asked to sign a release so that I could post a "smilebox" of the event on our calendar.
My Website
The day ended with my favorite song I Thing You're Wonderful from Teaching Peace.
Listen to the Song
And from my heart it is true...My goal with the students is to have them feel special and wonderful each and every day they are in my classroom!

Five Green and Speckled Frogs with a freebie!!

These Cupcake Toppers are included in the "freebie" as well as the song and  frogs for singing with.

This is a portion of the packet.  Many activities related to word work and writing.

So excited for this week.  We kick off our unit on "life".  From frog to tadpole will be our first stop at looking at how things change.  I have a packet on TPT and at Teacher's Notebook with Five Green and Speckled Frogs as well as a "freebie".  Check them out and look for pictures to come!  Hope you all had a great weekend.