At the end of fourth grade, Whit’s teacher invited each student in the class to write a note to the rest of the kids. He carried them home in a paper bag and they sat in my office in a “to do something with” pile all summer. When I started preparing for the new school… Read More
Now that the back to school frenzy has normalized into more of a routine I’ve had time to piece together and load the video of the kids “Rolling into School” first day snack. You can view the video here: The Roll a Topic game free printable is in this post. HERE And, you can see… Read More
In addition to our pancake breakfast, our other first day of school standing tradition is a special snack to welcome them home. I started this on John’s first day of Kindergarten and it never got old. You will see that I seamlessly transitioned our breakfast set-up right into snack time. The theme for this year’s… Read More
Summer flew by and it is already back to school time for my boys. While the night before was comprised of a steak dinner rather than sweet story books about school and sprinkling of confetti around their bedrooms, we did kick off the morning in the same manner we have for the last nine years… Read More
After nine years, I’m going out of elementary school with a bang! Haha! I’ve volunteered for the hospitality committee, room mom and front office substitute, and I’m hoping to score a job on the Fifth Grade Finale team. Whew! As for the hospitality committee, our first event of the year was a luncheon to welcome… Read More
With my boys headed back to school, the last week of July always has me plotting for a wonderful kick off. Since John started Kindergarten NINE years ago, I have welcomed them home on the first day with a special snack. Inspired by my “theme” of “Rolling into School” for 2019, I made up a… Read More
Happy August, y’all! I’m sure you know what that means for us in Atlanta: Back to School time. I’ve traded out my summer sea creatures for school busses and apples. No matter how old the boys get, the big yellow bus is the embodiment of school to me. I know many out there that think… Read More