The fifth grade class that serves as “book buddies” for the PCP’s first grade class spent the week in standardized tests. These kids have spent a great deal of time throughout the year helping and encouraging our little ones in their reading, and to show them just how much we adore them (and I kids… Read More
One of my “duties” as room mom for the PCP’s class was to organize a little something for the teacher’s birthday. I took a page from our Kindergarten room mom’s book and simply asked each student to bring in a hand made card and single flower. I collected everything in a basket as the kids… Read More
We just had Teacher Appreciation Week at the PCP’s school. The PTA does most of the leg work and coordinates something special each day. Thursday was “supply day” and each class presented their teacher with a basket of supplies and other items from the teacher’s wish list. A sweet mom in the PCP’s class went… Read More
We kicked off our Valentine’s Day at the wedding of (the letters) Q and U in the PCP’s classroom. It was a darling and elaborate affair that is a much loved tradition in Mrs. B’s first grade class. As the parents arrived, we were completely wowed by the pink and purple tulle explosion that surely… Read More
Like last year, the PCP is giving his teacher a little hot chocolate gift basket for a Valentine’s treat. It’s really easy and affordable to pull together and, let’s face it, who wouldn’t like to get a basket of hot chocolate with all the fixins?!?! The red spoons, cups, napkins, marshmallows and basket are all… Read More
After brainstorming a few ideas, the PCP and I mutually agreed that a Tic Tac Toe Valentine with m&m x’s and o’s would be both fun and sweet for his classmates. In mini-cello bags (about 3” x 4” from Michael’s), we included a game board printed on white cardstock and a total of eighteen m&m… Read More
When the baby ran across a colorful bag of bouncey balls in Target, it was love at first sight ($4ish for 24). We packaged them up in mini-cello bags with an edited version of our “Have a BALL this Summer” topper and called the Valentine’s for his class complete! I folded the bags down, printed… Read More