I know I forgot last week, and I felt so bad when I remembered!  I never forget...and now all of a sudden I am forgetting so many things.  But I am going to make up for it with this post.  This week was tons of fun.  One of the days we read an article about taking care of our earth, then we went out and picked up trash from the courtyard.  I was amazed at how much trash there was.  But I think we picked it all up!  At least for now.  But it was a nice break for all of us.  We might have to go outside every morning and pick up trash.  :)  

One of the things that I forgot to do this month, was make our March calendar.  We have had SO much going on this month, with 2 short weeks, and spring break...I completely forgot about it.  Thanks to one of the students reminding me, I made sure to find time to do it before St. Patrick's Day.  The girls made slits in the paper for their pencils so they can mark off the days as they go by.  They are so creative.

We also made this bulletin board that turned out extremely cute, if I do say so myself.  I don't like how the pot of gold turned out...but I didn't want to redo it.  Plus, I figured nobody really cared THAT much.  It's still cute.

I think next year, I am going to turn this one big bulletin board in to two smaller bulletin boards.  It is in such a bad place with the TV in the middle and wires hanging down...I think that's what I'll do.  But for now, it is a good place to hang some of their art work.  I have always said I love seeing the different things they do because their personalities really show through their art and writing.  I just love it!

So we made these leprechauns.  They had to make the face, and the girls decided that there needed to be girl leprechauns.  I agreed.  And what leprechaun doesn't need a teddy bear?

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Friday, and had a good time with it.  It was a pretty crazy day and we had a TON to do, so we didn't do much to celebrate it, but they got rainbow cupcakes and they all got to make pretty sweet hats.

If you would like to know how to make the rainbow cupcakes, click on this link:
 http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/taste-a-rainbow-cupcakes-842128/

Remember that we don't have school on Monday.  If you bring your child, it would be really boring.  :)  Also, parent/teacher conferences are on Tuesday and Thursday.  I am looking forward to seeing all of you there!
Thank you parents for all that you do!  I would never be able to do what I do without all of you.  I am a very lucky teacher to have all of you as the parents of my students, so thank you!  Have a WONDERFUL weekend.  :)

Dr.Seuss has got to be one of my favorite days of the school year!

There are so many fun things to do with Dr.Seuss and ALL of his amazing books.

Some people don't like Dr.Seuss...but I have to say I love him.

Every single book I have read, I have loved.

Earlier in the week, we read There's a Woket in my Pocket.

Then, the students made their own pockets and had to make up a funny character that is in their pocket.

Have I ever mentioned how much I don't like where this bulletin board is?

Oh well...maybe I'll change it for next year.

To start off Dr.Seuss Day, we made Cat in the Hat hats!

I think they turned out pretty darn cute.

I hate pictures of me...but the kids sure have cute smiles!

 And who doesn't love silly faces?

 For math, we did the same thing that we did for valentines day, just with gold fish this time.

I gave them a little baggie of colored gold fish, they had to make tally marks as they counted each color and make a graph on the back for the different colors.

This was my favorite part of the day.

If they wanted to bring their favorite Dr.Seuss book, they could tell us about the book and why it was their favorite book by Dr.Seuss.  If they wanted to read it to us, I gave them the microphone and they read it!

They are sure confident readers.  When I was their age, I think I would have been terrified to read out loud.

I was terrified to read out loud in high school.  I am still sometimes scared to read out loud with a big group.

They are such a wonderful group of kids.  Such great examples and such confidence.  I have seen that confidence grow throughout the year and watching them read fairly difficult books put a huge smile on my face.  Not only did they read the books, they read them with EXPRESSION!  I am one lucky teacher.  :)

It was a fun day!  We all had a TON of fun, and we have learned a LOT this week!

This wasn't the only thing we did this week.

We also learned about compound words!

I taught them the compound boogie (on youtube), and we listened to it every day.

Songs are always a fun way to learn a new concept.  

I can't sing at all...but they don't judge me and I love that.

I have had an amazing week thanks to a wonderful class and amazing parents!  :)

Thank you parents for all that you do!