Friday, August 2, 2013

August Currently

So AUGUST is here and it is so bitter sweet....

The Bitter: Summer is almost over.

The Sweet: My birthday, great Back to School sales and THE BEYONCE CONCERT!



So... let me start with this month's Currently! This is a super creative and hugely popular Linky hosted each month by Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade.   (So popular that last night when I checked it was up to 173 links.... now it is up to 323) I love these  so I know my sudents will! I am definitely purchasing this set she has in her TPT  store for my students this year!

So here it is:
Listening: i am listening to one of my favorite TV shows, Girlfriends, it is more like the background fuzz while I work. 

Loving: I am LOVING that I finally put together my boutique rack this morning. My other one collapsed a week ago so I had to replace it (with a much sturdier one). I finally got around to putting it together and I am very pleased with my snap and click handy work : ) You know you can never go into Target and get what you need, right? Well of course you can't, LOL! When I was there checking out the dollar items I lucked up and found some pocket charts! So I bought 10! This will be perfect to use with my word study activity center this year : ) 

Thinking: I need to get out of the house and get to the nail salon so I can have a funky manicure for the BEYONCE concert! But...it is important that I finish this post because last month I had my Currently all ready to go, saidI would post it later and well....now it is August! #priorities, lol! 

Wanting: To get into my new classroom! I am switching schools this year and I am dying to see what my new space is going to look like... I need a new rug, some curtains, a few colorful flower pots (that reminds me, I need to get to Michael's today) and shelving. I need to see how this can all fit into my new classroom home : ) 


Needing: To finish my blog post on differentiating instruction! I am a week behind my personal blogging schedule and this weekend is super packed but I will get it done very soon.

B2S Must Haves: I must must must have Sharpie/Paper Mate Flair pens to start the year. Grading papers, taking notes, and creating file folders is not the same without my flairs!! I also must have THE PERFECT NOTEBOOK! My perfect notebook is like my brain throughout the school year. It is where I plan, brainstorm, jot down notes, etc. It has to be perfect, meaning-- cute! And yes, I write with my flairs in my perfect notebook! I also need a good teacher bag for the year. This usually comes to me by accident, like a giveaway at a conference, a sale that I happened to catch, or a gift from a colleague or something. This bag is the bag that I carry back and forth everyday to work, it sometimes sits by the door in the same place I sat it after work, it gets battered and abused but it is my work bag- my third arm- my old trusty, from September to June.  Any suggestions on where I can snag a good one?

There are several more items that I must have when the school year starts and I plan to put this in a blog post in the next few weeks (so much to blog about, so little time).

One last thing I want to share are my new Dry Erase Pockets that came today! I LOVE THEM! This will also be an important tool used during my word study time! Do you use these? If so, how?

I've been working on "work-like" items and posts these last few weeks so it was refreshing to post something fun! Are you linking up? If so, you better hurry. Slots fill QUICK!


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6 comments:

  1. You're going to see Beyonce?!!! I'm so jealous! The concert here in DC was a couple days ago but the tickets sold out in like 3 minutes :( I hope you have a BLAST!

    -Caitlyn
    Fourth Grade Lemonade

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  2. Hi! Coming over from Farley's Currently series! We have two back to school must haves in common...Flair pens and a good teacher bag! :)

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  3. Love the pocket charts! Was that at the $1 spot at Target? I've spent $30 there in the past two days!

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  4. What a great name for a blog! I found you through Farley's Currently! LOVE Target $1 bins!

    Alison
    Teaching Maths with Meaning

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  5. Those Target pocket charts are a great find! I have a ton of them.

    Shannon
    The Teaching Twosome

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  6. I'm so jealous about the Beyonce concert too! I'm trying to hunt down the perfect back to school bag too but have had no luck so far. If you find something let me know. Thanks for the water bottle tip:)
    My Second Grade Journal

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