Tuesday, May 14, 2013

at this exact moment...

Outside my window... completely dark! I think the lack of hot sun has finally started to cool down my little pink house!
The time is... 10:24pm. Going to bed might have been a wiser choice then staying up watching one of my FAVORITE MTV shows!
Today I feel... like I didn't get nearly enough accomplished, or enough students assessed during my day! Hot Dog!
I am thinking... You Can Do It!! I need to get through assessing SO MANY kiddos tomorrow!
At the moment, I am thankful... that I enjoy going to work in the morning, one of the best things in life is loving what you do and who you do it with!
 I am going... to bed as soon as this ah-mazing show is over.
I am wearing... PJ's, shorts and a tank top. This is what one wears when they avoid turning on the AC until the last moment of the night.
I wish... that spring weather lasted longer in Las Vegas, Nevada! One day it's 80 degrees, the next day it is 101 degrees {I'm Melting!}
I am reading... all sorts of random stuff, but I am currently reading a book of my dad's suggestion, Chiefs. Check it out if you are looking for something other then the typical romantic-comedy!
I am working on... deciding on my ELA and Math centers for the next fifteen days of teaching Kindergarten in 2013!
I am hoping... that tomorrow doesn't have too many freakouts in my classroom!
*Fingers Crossed*
I am hearing...  Jenna Hamilton on AWKWARD!
I bet cha didn't know... That I am obsessed with watching entire series of TV shows on Netflix, often in a ridiculously short amount of time become I get hooked like no other!
*Currently: The West Wing* {Charlie and Sam are my favorite!}
One of my favorite... things to do is to cut out lamination. There is something so incredibly enjoyable about it! much more enjoyable then cutting my grass {with scissors}!
My weekend plans include... organizing science experiments and fun activities, so long as these enjoyable assessments get finished!! 
*fingers crossed!*

Happy work out wear Wednesday (in an hour!)


Monday, May 13, 2013

Currently May {It's about time!}

I might or might not be over a week late in posting this... But better late then never, right?!
I'm Linking up with Farley over at Oh' Boy 4th Grade!!


I don't think any of these require any extra explanation... However, if you are like me and have to record all four hours of the Today show in order to watch small portions, I feel your pain! Let me just say, if you don't watch the today show every evening while you are waiting for your nightly shows to come on you are missing out! Willie Geist is my favorite! 

I have so so many crafty things I am hoping to get accomplished but would like to organize it on paper before getting started.. let's just say it's the OCD in me! I love making lists and crossing items off of them! {Not going to lie, sometimes I totally add items to my list that I have already completed so that I can cross things off!} 

Happy Monday! 

16 days to go!!!


Sunday, May 12, 2013

hello world...

my name is Sarah...

A lot, and I mean AAAA LLOOOTTTT has happened since I last posted on this bad boy!

I was teaching at a charter school near my new casa when all *h-e-double hockey sticks* broke loose. In the chaos that went on I decided that for my own personal security and joy I needed to find a place that I would not have to go through the madness that I was at the time. {If you have any specific questions about what went down let me know!}

I was fortunate in having a variety of job opportunities open up for me when I started looking for one, and found myself very lucky to to find a Kindergarten teaching job in an older, more diverse area in Las Vegas. I couldn't be happier! I love my school! I love my staff! I love my Kindergarten team!!

Wow!

The huge age change I have experienced in jumping down from 4th grade to Kindergarten was quite drastic! I am so happy I was able to move down to the primary grades, because that has been my hope for so long!

Yesterday was my official graduation day from New Mexico State University... Crazy to think that I am finally *OFFICIALLY* done with my masters degree! {I felt like I was done in November when I found out that I had passed my culminating exam after traveling all night and taking a three hour nap! But that's another story in and of itself!}

I am so excited that I will soon have that pretty official diploma in my hands!! Come on NMSU get on it!!! I cannot wait to get it framed and hang it in a place of honor in my home office!! yippee! 

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The school year is almost over! Yay!! We have a count down chain going on in my classroom that we get to tear a link off of every day, count and record our new number! It is so exciting that these kiddos are almost done with their first year of school, and that I was able to have a part of it!

Last week, for Teacher Appretiation Week, there was a great sale happening on Teachers Pay Teachers. I was looking for some things to help me get through the last 3.5 weeks of school with the kinderbabies. Oh my goodness! Did I ever find fun things that would not only excite the herd but also stuff that I am soooo looking forward to doing!!

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!
this product was created by Cara Carroll at The First Grade Parade


 This pack is so awesome! I was working on getting the pieces together so that my kiddos will have fun centers to keep them engaged while I am working on getting my CCSS testing completed this week! Hopefully I will be able to snap some pictures of my kinderbabies enjoying these fun activities all week! 

I also bought the following items and cannot wait to dive on in to using some of it before the conclusion of the school year!!!






{and a couple of others, but my computer is starting to act all goofy!}


Thanks to the great ladies who created all of these awesome items!!!