Spooky ABC Order

Here is another activity I use around Halloween to give the little ones yet another opportunity to practice their alphabetizing skills. Hopefully the spooky words will motivate them to really pay attention to the spelling of each word. At least it's worth a try right?
Spooky Halloween Words ABC

Conferences Already?

Don't look now, but conferences are right around the corner for a lot of us. I developed a survey that I send out to my parents so it makes scheduling their child's conference much easier. I have found that it greatly reduces the amount of conferences that need to be rescheduled, therefore decreasing my frustration level. I also find it handy when I am trying to coordinate sibling conferences so one follows another. Give it a try and see what you think. Just in case you don't have a typed up schedule for your conferences, I have also attached one of those to save you some time. Both of the documents below can be updated with your information in a snap! Enjoy!

Conference Scheduling Questionnaire
Conference Scheduling Form 10-2011 Post

I May Need Professional Help!

Okay, I was finding every excuse I could the other day to avoid writing my plans for the next week, when I decided to check out Vistaprint. Oh sure, I thought, how time consuming it be??? Well, 3:00am rolled around and there I was ordering "holiday homework coupons" for my kids. Yep, I got 100 for free. By the time my order was complete, I had racked up well over $100 in products. The best part is every item was free, and I only had to pay $29.48 in shipping. I bet you are thinking what in the world did she find to buy? Well, I attached a list and some pictures of my goodies. I'll be honest, part of the fun was designing the projects, the other part was the "Free Factor". Feel free to take a peek ... maybe my creations will get your creative juices flowing!

140 Classroom Library book Labels

1 Rubber Stamp

1 Pen

1 Huge Magnet for my Whiteboard

1 Hat

1 Pad of Sticky Notes

1 Banner

100 Post Cards

10 Note Cards & Envelopes

50 Oversize Post Cards

Disclaimer: Beware! Once you order from them, they will send you amazing emails for more free offers. And there in lays the point at which the professional help has to step in. I wonder if I should start a support group for Vistaprint users? Just in case you want to take a walk on the wild side, Vistaprint's web address is below:

www.vistaprint.com