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Sweet Little "Rolo" Candy Pencils...

I am so excited that I have 50 followers now!  I am glad that I started this blog this summer.  I have learned so many new things, and it is fun to be able to look back on the things I made or found on other teachers' fabulous blogs. =)

I wanted to share these Sweet little 'Rolo' Candy Pencils I made for my students on "Back to School Night."  I found the idea on Thrifty and Thriving, by Christy.  It was such a cute idea, and so easy.  

Here are the pictures of my Sweet Candy Pencils:

It was so easy...first I cut small pink pieces of paper and taped them around one end of the candy bar.  I also cut circles to tape on top to cover the end of the candy bar.  Then I glued on a hershey kiss.  
 






 

I folded yellow card stock to make the creases and taped that around the candy bar too.  I cut pieces of foil and taped that around to cover where the yellow and pink paper over lapped.  I wrote the #2 on with a sharpie, and tied on my little "Welcome to Back to School Night."  


 

I am going to have my 4th graders write a letter to their parents and leave it on their desk.  Then I will lay one of the candy pencils on top of their letters, to surprise them when they come to "Back to School Night."  

They are going to LOVE them, and they can eat them.  I think they are almost too cute to eat...I said almost...who can resist chocolate and caramel???  =) 

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It's almost "Back to School" time for me!

Began to set things up in my Classroom today!!!

I finally went to the school to see how my classroom was doing.  :)  The rugs were nice and clean, and things looked okay in there.  I spent a few hours dusting and cleaning, and I am glad I went in early to do that.  

I also hung up my Homeworkopoly Game Board, but forgot my camera at home, so I will post pictures later.  It was the first time I put magnet strips on bulletin board borders, and made part of my white board into an actual bulletin board.  It was time consuming to get it all hung up, but I love it.  

I am excited for this school year to start and to meet my new 4th graders.  I hope all of you have great school years this year too.   

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Substitute Teacher Binder

Wow, it is getting close to school beginning, and I feel like I have so much to do!  I really need to make a new list and prioritize some of my to do's.  :)  

Anyway, I am linking up again with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics, for today's Monday Made It.  

First on my list today was to cut out all of the things I laminated over the weekend at Lakeshore teaching store.  Abby, our Ragdoll cat, loved the Lakeshore bag.  =) 

My "Monday Made It" is my new Substitute Teacher Binder.  I love how cute the pages turned out!  :)  Once I get all of my new information for the school year put inside it, it will be very helpful for any substitute that I might have this next year.

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Fabulous Teacher Toolbox!

I LOVE my Teacher Toolbox! =)

I just finished taping in my last label for my cute Teacher Toolbox.  I was inspired by all of the toolboxes I saw on so many blogs, so I bought mine from Lowes.

I primed it, spray painted it white, glued on a cute ribbon, and made my beachy labels.  I can't wait to set it up in my classroom and fill the drawers.  
 
I am loving my summer vacation, blogging, and getting so many fabulous ideas to use for this fast approaching school year.  

Now I am off to go read some more from my Guided Math book by Laney Sammons.  =)  If you have any advice or ideas on how you implement the strategies in your classroom, feel free to leave me a comment.

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Blog Award!

My husband and I had a fun day walking around Sea World today.  It was nice to come home and be in the AC and work on my blog some more.  I just earned another award, so here it goes...

Here are the rules for the Liebster Blog Award, that I just received from Wendy at 4th & 5th Grade Happiness.  Thank you Wendy!  :)
 

1. Link back to the person who gave it to you.

2. Post the award to your blog.

3. Give the award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers.  (Very hard to find blogs without this awesome award.)

4. Let the other bloggers know they have won. 

For the Liebster Blog Award I nominate:

1.  Write On, Fourth Grade!

2.  Rock and Teach

3.  Classroom Snapshots

4.  Calling Plays in 2nd Grade

5.  From Behind the Lavender Door

Keep enjoying your summer vacations and Blogging!  :)

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My Blog Helper...Abby, the Ragdoll Cat.

My Blog Helper!

Abby, our Ragdoll cat, was craving attention.  She was all over my table that I was working at today.  My husband and I have two Ragdoll cats, which bring a lot of laughter, love, and fun into our lives.  They are so talkative, fluffy, and very loving.  I had to post the picture of her being up on the table, because she rarely gets up there.  I guess I was too involved in my project and blogging.  :) 

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New Teacher Blog Tuesday!!!

I am thrilled that I was Featured on Dana' blog: Fun in 1st Grade.  Thank you Dana.  

I have 26 followers now!  Creating my blog is so much fun.  I am excited to keep sharing ideas, and to make Fabulous Finch Facts as impressive as the other blogs I follow.  :)

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Two Teacher Bloggy Awards!

Wow, after only blogging for almost 2 weeks, I just received my first two Blog Awards, one called "The Versatile Blogger," and the other called "The One Lovely Blog Award."  I was nominated by Antonia at Forkin 4th .  Thank you so much Antonia!    

After being nominated, I searched for bloggers who didn't already have these two awards, so I could nominate them.  It was so much fun to find more inspiring teacher blogs!  :)

Rules for "The Versatile Blogger" Award:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you.
2. Include a link to their site.
3. Include the award image in your post.
4. Give 7 random facts about yourself.
5. Nominate 15 (so hard to find blogs who don't have these awards, I tried :)) other bloggers for the award.
6. When nominating, include a link to their site.
7. Let other bloggers know they've been nominated.
  

Here are the blogs I am nominating for "The Versatile Blogger," and "The One Lovely Blog" Awards are:

Step By Step Into Second Grade
Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes
Joy of Life 2011
2nd Grade Glance
Classroom Craft

 
Rules for "The One Lovely Blog" Award:
1. Follow the person who gave you the award.
2. Link back to the person who gave you the award.
3. Share the love! Pass the award onto 15 (or 5)new bloggers!

And for the completely random 7 facts about myself:

1. I am married to my best friend, and he is so supportive of me and my love of teaching!
2. I have two Ragdoll cats, named Lucas and Abby.
3. My favorite color is blue.
4. While we were in Oregon on vacation, we blew glass and created a beautiful glass float.
5. I love the beach; we were married there and live so close we visit it often.  
6. I am originally from Washington State, but San Diego is my second home now.
7. Pear flavored Jelly Belly jellybeans are my favorite candies.  :)

That was really fun!  Thanks again Antonia for nominating me for these 2 awards.  

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Welcome to "Fabulous Finch Facts!"

Well, here is the start of my blog.  I'm so excited and having a ton of fun! 

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