It's TCAP time in TN! (2,609)!!! *The kiddos reached their new goal!*

It's TCAP time @ school so we've been doing LOTS of AOKs w/ our test partners-Mr. Vickers class.  

I gave Mrs.  Joiner some baby coupons for baby Barrett.  :)

Mady let me wear her hat for "Pump it Up Spirit Week" to get everyone pumped up about testing.  :)

I got an AWESOME Easter gift from my Secret Pal on the PERFECT day.  I got a Reese's Easter egg,   chips & a D. Coke on Field Trip day!  It made my day!  :)

I gave Mrs. Crawford some owl stationary.  

We made a Get Well card for Taygen's family they have all had the stomach bug very badly.  :P  We made another Get Well card for Maddox's neighbors.  

We made a Congratulations card for Ioana's brother, David he won an Art contest!  :)

I picked up Mrs. Hickerson & Mrs. Solomon's Color Me Rad T-Shirts for them.  :)

I let Mrs. Crawford borrow my Hooray for Diffendorfer Day book for testing week.

We made a banner, encouragement notes, mini waters & gold fish for our TCap partners in Mr. Vicker's class.  

Ms.  Moody planned a WONDERFUL field trip for us.  My mother washed & folded my kid's field trip shirts for me.  :)  I typed a reminder for the field trip & shared it with Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Hall.

Mrs. Smith & I helped each other make copies this week.  

I recorded my kids performing a song in class with Mrs. Brown.  :)

We had wonderful volunteers this week including three for our field trip.  :)

Our PTSA provided snacks for the WHOLE school for TCAP/SAT 10 weeks-AWESOME!  :)

We did our regular recycling for K & 1st grade.

Current Total =2, 609

Hoppy Easter! (2,425)!

We got to go out for GNO w/ our best buddies & we got to give CB lots of clothes/games that Mady had outgrown.  :)

We sent 2 BD cards.  We sent 3 Get Well cards.  

I gave my secret pal an Easter present & card plus one clue about who I was.  ;)  

We sent Pop-Pop & Gram-Gram an Easter card.  :)

I gave Miss Joiner a coupon.  :)

Shayla S. has brought me candy 3 mornings this week.  :)

Two girls made Mady bracelets and 2 love notes.  :)

We sent Miss Ellyn an Easter card w/ 6 Easter pictures.  Mady made her a pic too.  :)

We sent Mr. & Mrs. Lane a 60th wedding anniversary card-60 years is very impressive!  :)

My kiddos started my BD weekend off amazingly w/ a gift card/chocolates from Makayla & beautiful flowers from Dylan & his Mom.  :)  I also got some sweet love notes from Aaliyah.  

I also got some chocolate & a very cute basket from Mrs. Smith.  :)

Mrs. DePew & Sebastian gave me some extra copies they accidentally made so I didn't have to spend time making them.  :)

I loaned Mrs. Harkleroad clip boards for her kid's Easter egg hunt.  :)

We had 2 sweet volunteers this week.  :)

We recycled this week for K & 1st grade.  :)

Current Total =2,425

LOTS of AOKs!!! (2,368!)

This is a busy, busy, busy time of year for us but we are still doing LOTS of AOKS!  :)

I loaned Mrs. McCain some state flash cards for her end of the year "Read Across America" party.  Ps.  I want to be in Mrs. McCain's class!  ;)

Mr. Holloway's father had a heart attack last Friday.  We sent him a Get Well card & the class did as well.  I am pleased to report that he is feeling MUCH better!  :)

Shayla S. brought a mini Hershey bar in for me on Monday-it made my day!  :)  I got one love note this week.  :)

Mrs. Crawford hasn't been feeling well so we made her a Get Well card.  :)

Mrs. Sebastian gave Mady two dental health packs which included princess toothbrushes-she was ECSTATIC!  They will come in handy for our vacation!  :)

Mrs. Smith donated some dried out dry erase markers to our collection-we're going to be donating a lot at a place that recycles them into different forms of energy over the summer on our trip.  :)  She gave me a really cool story map that the kids LOVED & a neat center for next week.  :)

I dismissed her kids for her so she could take her son to the Dr.  :)

We sent my sil's Mom a card & the kids made her one as well.  She recently had to spend some time in the hospital.  :P

Mady picked a tulip & made some flower art for me-I LOVE her sweet, sweet spirit!  :)

Mrs. Hall typed a chaperone's letter & shared it with me-that made my load lighter & I love it!  :)

The kiddos also decided to make 4 Get Well cards on their own for friends they have that are feeling under the weather.  :)

My Mom & Mady planted a flower garden for me.  :)

We tied in Science with Mother's Day & planted some plants that will HOPEFULLY be ready for our Moms on Mother's Day.  :)

We had 6 volunteers this week including our AWESOME room Mom-Mrs. Gardner-who got our silent auction basket ready for Spring Fling this weekend.  :)

Finally, we did our regular recycling for K & 1st grade.  :)

Current Total =2,368!

Working Hard! (2,278)!

We were busy this week!  :)  Mady donated 6 suckers to a "good home".  :)

I sent a Congrats card & little present to a friend that just found out she's expecting.  :)  I sent another card to a friend that is expecting.  :)  I gave my Mom a Thank-you card for being awesome.  :)  I made our end of the gifts for our volunteers-a batch of Thank-you cards.  :)

Mrs. DePew brought me an empty baby wipe container to put snacks in for Mady on our summer trip.  :)

Makayla's mom sent in a big pack of glue for us-we REALLY needed it-we were completely out!  :)

We sent 5 Get Well Soon cards and 1 BD card this week.  I got 4 love notes this week.  :)

We collected 6,623 Pop Tabs for the Ronald McDonald house which equates to $66.23 which = AWESOME!  :)

Jackson brought in a wonderful smelling snack one day this week.  I told him I would have to get some for Mady b/c they smelled SO GOOD!  The next day he brought one in for her-he's the SWEETEST boy!  :)

I gave Mrs. DePew some flip-flop stickers b/c I know she LOVES flip flops!  :)

Mrs. Williams sent Mady some Go Fish cards & we've already had the BEST time with them!  :)

Mrs. Smith sent Mady some caramel, apple popcorn.  :)

Mady gave me 2 green bracelets b/c she knows that's my fav. color.  :)

I gave Mrs. Joiner a baby coupon.  :)

We had 3 wonderful volunteers this week.  

Finally, we did our regular recycle today (before the skies opened up!)  ;)

Current Total= 2,278