ISchool Initiative and Some Classroom Pictures!

Hoot, Hoot, Hooray! You're in 2nd Grade!! 

Our district took on a wonderful initiative called Seven Ignites. It is a one-to-one technology initiative where every student will receive their own personal computing device, an Apple iPad for grades 3-5 and a MacBook Air laptop for grades 6-12. I am so excited for this year because my classroom will now be 1:1! It is so amazing to have this opportunity to help prepare kids for their futures! 

So, at this year's district "welcome back" seminar, we had Travis Allen as our speaker.

For those of you who don't know who that is... Google him!! He is amazing! He is the president and CEO of the ISchool Initative. The company's goal is to revolutionize education through technology. And get this... He is only 23 YEARS OLD!! 

I have been working super hard this week in my classroom making it perfect for my new babies! 

Homework club is awesome! Kids have to return fully completed homework to me every morning. If they do, they get a sticker for their card. At the end of the month, (depending on the month) they have to have 12/16 stickers on their chart to be a part of our Homework Party. This is the first year I am doing this, so I am really excited about it!! 

And obviously, I have my Writing Board that I got from the wonderful Teri at A Cupcake for the Teacher. You can grab yours HERE. My writing process is a little bit blurry, but you can grab it from HERE for FREE from The Teacher Wears Prada. 

Come see me tomorrow, I will be sharing some of my back to school activities and plans! 

Sale!!!

Only 11 hours left in the Back to School Sale at TPT! Head over to check out the sweet deals!! Don't forget to enter code BTS14 for extra savings!! 

Back to School Scavenger Hunt and a Freebie!

I created a little scavenger hunt game for my kiddos on the first day of school. I am pretty excited about it, because I love scavenger hunts and so do the kids! It has ten different cards that list an attribute that the kids have to find in another classmate. It's a great ice breaker! Check it out HERE and get it for $2! Plus, you get the end of unit freebie... All About Me posters!

But since I love to share, I have a copy of my All About Me posters. All I ask is that you follow my blog if you download :) Click on either image below to download your free copy! 

I have to give a huge shout out to TeachesThirdinGeorgia. She makes some awesome fonts that I used in this packet! Anyway, I'm off to visit my parents for the weekend with the little man (and do some tax-free shopping). Have a great Friday! 

The Desk Fairy.... with some style!

Every summer, I make a stash of goodie bags for my classroom so that I'm prepared. My kids favorite one is The Desk Fairy. Do they actually believe in the Desk Fairy? Probably not... But it's fun! I love to see them get excited about a little treat on their desk. We aren't supposed to give candy anymore, but the Dollar Tree always has the best goodie bag items! 

$12 to make 24 little baggies. 

I usually give maybe 2 a week (if I can find 2 desks!!!), so I end up making a few more around Christmas or Spring Break.

Waaaaaa-Laaaa!!

On another note.. I have been using an old Scholastic Book Box for my treasure chest. And by old, I mean, from the lady who taught before me and left it behind. So since my little handsome man...

is just now getting out of Pull-Ups, I have confiscated his Pirate Pull-Up Treasure Chest to use as my new box! 

It's not that big, but it's super cute and I didn't have to go out and buy one (or worse... COVER ONE!). 

I'm off to work on the rest of my goodie bags plus a million other things! This is the fun part of the year right :)

Freebie!!

Before going out to catch some rays by the pool with my little man, I thought I'd drop a freebie for ya'll. 

Chevron Name Plates in 6 different colors. Print what you want/need! 

Click on the image below to grab it for free! TODAY ONLY!

Have a beautiful day :) 

Back to School :(

Did ya'll know that I am now.... Chelsey Andrews?! Yep. I got married back in April finally! So, I changed my name last week and now let's see how hard it is for people to catch on, hehehe.

I sneezed in the middle of putting the ring on my husband's finger. Made for a great picture! 

I can't believe it is back to school time already! Yikes! I have been slowly getting back into school mode... And by that I mean, I am buying glue sticks and composition notebooks!! AND PENCILS! I think my 16 children went through at least 50 pencils a week. Where do they go? What are they doing with them?!

Anyway.....

My book baskets took a serious beating last year. My kids read so much, not that I am complaining, but seriously. All my basket tags were gone within like 2 months. So, I found some new ones that are so bright and adorable.. Made by Jamie Paino at Sparkle in Second.

Get them HERE  for FREE! 

I'm working on a back to school pack for my new second graders! I'm really excited about it. I actually bought new clip art, which I haven't done in quite some time! If you use Scrappin' Doodles, you need to head over there! They have Back to School Susie clipart on sale for $2 and Back to School Tommy, too! It's a deal you can't afford to miss. 

Sweet dreams bloggers! 

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