Monday, May 14, 2012

Mother's Day Cards

Touch your mothers heart with these short and sweet sentimental poems on Mothers Day. You can also quote these unique lines on that special Mother's Day card and gift that you got for her. Your mother will surely appreciate the heartfelt emotions and treasure them forever.



Friday, May 11, 2012

Gallery Tilal’s Smart Phone Photography Exhibition,Q8



WHEN : September 23, 2012 @ 9:15 pm – September 27, 2012 @ 10:15 pm


WHERE : Gallery Tilal (Shuwaikh, Jahra Road, Al-Tilal Complex)


Editing & enhancement applications available on smart phones may be used on your photos. Applicants may submit a maximum of three photos. Only 60 photos will be chosen to be exhibited at Gallery Tilal. Photo size for printing will be provided upon photo approval. Please note that this is NOT a competition.


VIA : grapevinekuwait

Running records: A Great Idea!

So, I thought it would be fun to share a brilliant idea from this year. And while I started out doing really good on this, I let it slip as the year went on.  However, I plan on implementing it ALL next year! This worked wonderfully when I did use it and wanted to share it with you all. All you need are:
Address labels (this size works great), a clipboard, pen, and index cards.
Stick the labels on a clip board like this. And while you're walking around observing students, make notes. Write ANYTHING! Ex: Ashley is struggling with letter sounds. Continue to reinforce letters: H, M, and Y/Grant is reading well. May want to bump him up a level. Continue to reinforce tracking print. Try a different pointer?! 

You get the picture - right!? 
Anyways...at the end of the day....or end of the week, match the labels to student cards (I use the LARGE index cards) and stick your notes on there. The label method works so well and keeps me from rummaging through 20+ cards to make notes on every child in my class. As you can see, I mix mine. Sometimes I write on the cards, other times I use the labels. It's just a fast and easy way for you to keep running records on your students. AND - BONUS! Are you ready? Come Parent/Teacher conference time...all you have to do is pull out the notecards and share your observations. Viola! Just a note: I typically use 4 cards for our 4 nine weeks. I stick the labels on the front AND back. 

Thoughts? What was your brilliant idea for the year? I'd love to hear! Do you have a grand idea for keeping notes on your students?!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Mother's Day SALE!

Hey friends! I'm spending some time tonight getting Mother's Day stuff ready - stuffing our breakfast bags and stapling my students' books. With that said, I wanted to share a few pages of those with you. They are TOO cute! :)

 I made them guess at how old they thought their Mom was! ha ha I'm sure his Mom will LOVE this.


My Mom loves money! ha ha Who doesn't? Hilarious!

All of these printables can be found in my Mother's Day {Mini Unit}. You can check that out below. Included are lots of fun goodies from an emergent keepsake reader to printables and a handprint page! Mom's will love it - trust me.
In order to push these out the door....for a limited time only, this 20 page {Mini Unit} will be 20% off! Hop over to my TpT store and pick it up for the little's in your class. Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mother's out there. 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Graduation kinders

Oh my word. Look how stinking cute these turned out! Students painted their paper plate this morning and added details (eyes, cheeks, mouth, hair, and grad caps) this afternoon. I hung them in the hall under letters that say "Class of 2024." I cannot wait for parents to see!
Here are a few more.
I love this little guy! I swear - these look just like my kiddos. It's funny!
I drew up the grad cap and ran it off on black paper. Then, we hot glued the yarn tassels. The blackline for it is below. I hope you enjoy! :)
Just click on the image to grab the pattern from Google docs.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Chai Dhaha At Sadu House,Q8



We are delighted to share with you the latest venture at Sadu House. Sadu House has started showcasing Kuwait's culinary talents at their weekly Chai Dhaha. The idea is to give these local talents a place to share their foods with the public. This week they will be hosting Breakfast and Brunch!


VIA grapevinekuwait