Five for Friday

Today is the LAST day of school (with kids!) :D



We started the week of with a bang-when my shelves FELL off the wall!

This is what happens when the builders don't secure your shelves correctly-they almost fall on top of you. 😬😑 #stupidshelves #noonewashurt #cleaningitupafterschool #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #iteachtoo

A photo posted by Smiles & Sunshine (@smilesandsunshineteacher) on Jun 16, 2015 at 1:58pm PDT

They may quite a mess-and fortunately no one was hurt-although it just missed me and a few students! (I was right in front of my computer-the red chair-and it just fell at my feet).

Sooooo, this happened. 😮😫😟 #stupidshelves #noonewashurt #alltheprettystoragegone #newstoragegotbroken 😑 #cleaningitupafterschool #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #iteachtoo

A photo posted by Smiles & Sunshine (@smilesandsunshineteacher) on Jun 16, 2015 at 12:37pm PDT

We also received a new student-the very next day!

So, I got a new student today. It was decided that he (Jack-the kids said) should be in an outdoors classroom. 🐭 😳 #ifreakedjustalittle #andtrappedhimquickly #nothowthedayshouldhavestarted #iteach4th #iteachfourth #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #iteachtoo

A photo posted by Smiles & Sunshine (@smilesandsunshineteacher) on Jun 17, 2015 at 1:21pm PDT

Needless to say, Jack (as my kids named him in the 5 minutes we had him), was quickly relocated outside. Although he did get quickly run over! (I didn't tell the kids that part!)

My student was able to come in for field day! Which was perfect because our field day shirts this year were orange (for leukemia awareness), and we were all also wearing stickers that they designed!

Our field day is only a half day (the morning), so we spent the afternoon watching The Wizard of Oz and eating ice cream. :)

My student wasn't able to do most of the games, but we were all so happy to have them back and be together (mostly-1 was absent (and has been for a little while-the family was even declared missing for a little bit (but were found in another state a day later) because the mom didn't let anyone know they were leaving....it's been an interesting few weeks!) as a class.

Field day also marks the annual wearing of the sneakers-which are older than some of my kids!

Field day. The one and only time I wear sneakers (which, btw, are older than some of my kids! 🙊🙈) #fieldday #teachersmostfavoriteday #icandothis #itsonlyforthemorning #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #iteachtoo #igteacher

A photo posted by Smiles & Sunshine (@smilesandsunshineteacher) on Jun 17, 2015 at 5:24am PDT

We went on a field trip to an old time fort that's been reconstructed to the time before the French and Indian War (1750sish). The kids had such a great time, and it was the perfect way to end our year and our last full day!

Only 3 days of PD, and I'm free! :D

Smiles and Sunshine,
Kaitlyn

Field Day

Friday was field day for us, so we spent most of the day outside (and I have the sunburn to prove it!). I'm usually more of an indoor person (hence the getting sunburned after putting SPF 50 on before going to work), and I'm not the biggest fan of field day person. However, our gym teacher did such a wonderful job with it that I didn't actually mind it! (meaning the teachers didn't really have to do anything and parent volunteers ran everything! :)

Two class went around to the stations together (5th grade was on a field trip to have field day with all the 5th grades in the district before they move up to middle school), with 9 stations. Each class was divided into two teams, so they could either compete with each other, or against the other class that they went around with. We ended the day with grade level tug of wars (which the 5th came back for and which my class lost...). The winning 5th grade team then took on the teachers...that was an easy win for us! Then everyone got a Popsicle and it was time to go home!

In celebration of school ending Amber of Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher is having a TPT and TN sale until Wednesday, and she is also having a giveaway for $25 worth of stuff from her store! Go on over and check it out.

I still have 5 days left of craziness (+ 1 teacher day that we have to come back on Monday for), so lets hope that I make it through!

Smiles and Sunshine,
Kaitlyn