Thursday, December 18, 2014

What! Am I the worst Blogger ever?

So, tonight was our winter program which came out a million times better than this mornings run thru where, 1st grade powerpoint failed, my imovie would not work on the cafetorium PC, the lights on the back of the stage fell on top of my students as they danced, a 1st grader punched  another on the stage while decorating the Christmas tree as part of their performance. What!

But tonight my little Frozen people did a fantastic job they looked quite amazing in the suits, and gowns. We even had Elsa and Anna and Olaf( he was a crowd pleaser). I uploaded my Frozen imovie to youtube and launched it from their without a hitch.

Here is the link if your want to do a fun sing along in your classrooms.

http://youtu.be/sgueVu4mSa8

Anywho tomorrow we  continue our frozen theme with a few games that I will posts photos of.

1. Snowball race- straws cotton balls and cups  Who can fill the cup with cotton balls by sucking through a straw.

2. Freeze dance- We are playing freeze dance and winners get Candy Canes

3. Candy Cane  Dissolving Experiment -  Here is the link with more info on this fun Christmas Science.
http://lemonlimeadventures.com/dissolving-candy-cane-christmas-science-for-kids/

4. How to draw Olaf-  We are going to sit in front of our Smart board and learn how to draw Olaf.
http://artforkidshub.com/how-to-draw-olaf-frozen/


And I must not forget it is the last day for our Elf friend so guess what she hacked our Class Dojo.
Here is the link from Tatooed Teacher on how to change Avatars. She also reset all our points for the upcoming New Year. The kids will be excited to see this it is a great way to close the Elf on the Shelf.

http://mrslambsclass.blogspot.com/2013/12/changing-class-dojo-avatars.html

The Grand Finale and best part of my night before the last day of winter break was when my old student from another school Angelina showed up at my classroom door with her little cousin and she said" Do you remember me?" I said no tell me your name. She said" Angelina" and it hit me like a lightening bolt I remembered her with her cute little bob, no braces and sweet smile. She was so excited and did not believe I remembered her. Then her mom and aunt walked over and I remembered them as well. She is in middle school now and quite a lovely young lady. I was in the midst of sending my current students off with their parents so I stepped away to dismiss a student. Angelina did not leave she was just standing outside my door.  Then, her mom came over and said"She wants a picture with you. Is that Okay?" I said of course but you are going to make me feel old though. She was very thrilled to have a photo with this old lady. It was great to see one of my little people grow up and become  an amazing young lady. In this hectic time when I just want to give up this experience reminded me to continue and do the little extras, book exchanges, winter shows, family projects, Frozen themed parties because they do remember and it does matter.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
My News Years Resolution is be a more consistent blogger!