It's FRIDAY on a Monday Made It!!!



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I am so proud of myself!!! I only got ONE finger burn from using the glue gun! I finally finished my Monday Made it! from last week, AND got a quick one done for this week....plus I made a Facebook Fan Page for my blog too...WOW!
I guess I feel I had to because I'm leaving on Vacation again this Friday..so I might make this my Monday Made it post AND my Fabulous Friday Finds too, since I did find some cute stuff while in vacation in North Carolina last Friday!!!
Last Monday I mentioned the Teacher Survival Kits from http://triplenap.blogspot.com/2010/08/teacher-survival-kits.html
Well I made my own BEE themed of course

Aren't they cute!!!

Then I tackled the To Do lists for my desk...I always lose the sticky notes and this is cute and highly visual for me!

I got the idea off of Pinterest from : http://crayonsandlessonplans.blogspot.com/

Again I BEE them out! ( Made a black framed one too, for my computer area...nice)

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Now to show you the cute stuff I dragged back from Carolina Pottery...for Birthday celebrations

Don't you just love it..I got in in YELLOW of course!

At Target I picked up a few things, I plan on using the STAR student chair decor once a week for the first 18 weeks, the little pocket charts are color coded for my different vocabulary words and those cute "All About Me" sheets are for open house, to keep the kids busy with homework! LOVE TARGET!

Since my next vacation is being taken on a plane, I won't be able to shop so much...unless I ship it home...hmmmm

~Natalie

Fridays are Fabulous!

Fun in 4B 

Yeah another Friday!!!

Except that I should be saving my money for vacation, but no worries I got good deals!

Recently The Christmas Tree Shops opened up a store within 50 miles of me. The closest one before this one was approximately 500 miles or so away. So 50 miles is a little more convenient. Also near this fabulous store is a Lakeshore Learning. So my teaching buddy suggested we go visit them on Wednesday.

We went to Lakeshore first...yeah 20% off, plus 70% off clearance...here's my good finds:

Can you see the price tag on those circles calendar pieces? $0.99...and the cute bag was a text then FREE!!!...I also picked up....

This cute Vocabulary display (I'm going to use it for more than just one word)

And of course some BEE related goodies....I left Lakeshore and only spent $21...I also picked up two BEE themed character education books too, I just didn't take pictures of them! (Maybe I should mention what my teaching buddy spent, but if her hubby sees this blog, she'd kill me!)

Our next stop to shop was  The Christmas Tree Shops...no it's not a Christmas store, per say, it's a seasonal menagerie and cheap prices. I've been on a Pinterest kick these past few weeks and I have found the cutest ways to de-clutter your desk. Use a cookbook stand for your lesson plan binder, so it's off the desk and gives you some room...

Can you see the price? Yep only $4.99...then I found these:

Only $1.99 each, I am going to make the dry erase "to do" boards, that are all over Pinterest right now..yellow and black for my BEE Theme! Maybe that will be my Monday Made it???...so many things to get done before I leave next Tuesday...look what I found at Target's dollar spot too...

Too cute to resist!

Well have fun shopping this week-end, I think I am done...need to start making things now!

~Natalie

Friday, Friday, gotta get Down on Friday...

I don't have pictures to post, however last night while I was at Wal*Mart I discovered that they are getting the floor ready for SCHOOL SUPPLIES...I did scoop up $0.50 composition notebooks and $2.50 packs of 4 Expo Markers...I didn't grab any of the $1.50 packs of glue sticks or the $0.25 crayons because believe it or not I don't need them this year!! I was disappointed that they didn't have the $0.10 folders out yet. I did grab some $0.88 binder clips in a set (pictures to come later) they are labeled "TODAY", "FILE", "ASAP", "LOOK THROUGH", and two others that I can't remember what they say?? I bought a set for me, my new intern and my super cool neighbor!

Thanks Fun in 4B

Next time I will upload my pictures before I post...I can aways edit them in later today!

Getting my SHOP on!

WOW! I have been a busy bee this summer! Besides ordering some cute Bee themed items last night (Thanks Christina Bainbridge for the 15% off hook-up) I have been downloading so many good , fun files.

I found some really cute BEE decorations for my plant and light effects.

I picked up some cute file folders and friendship quotes, plus buckets to make into my sharp/not sharp pencil holders (I chose red for stop and green for go, not color themed to the room, but maybe it will help), plus Bath and Body Works had a 50% off on hand sanitizer magnetic holders...yeah for BEES!!!

Did I mention, I went to the Dollar Tree? I've been looking for odds and ends for my pool adventures this summer, when I stumbled upon these little cuties. I'm not sure exactly how I am going to use them in the classroom, but I am sure it will be to hold some sort of manipulatives, either in my Word Work area or Math Centers???

So cute, I couldn't resist just one!!

My last purchase (so far) was a new Communication Area,the old one, was one the last teacher 'left behind' when she vacated the room-it was not so nice. So I bought two units, on sale at Target (yes, I say Tar-jhay)!

I am so excited about this new school year! I am going to the Christmas Tree Shoppe and Lakeshore next Wednesday, I'll let you know how I make out!