We've been so busy crossing off items on our summer bucket list, it's left little time to blog! [ I hope to get better!]
July/August summer highlights
+ finally enjoyed our May date (better late than never right?) at MetroRock for a 2 hour ropes challenge course
+ celebrated Leah's birthday at KO Pies
+ attended a send-off barbeque in Northborough
+ saw trailer races and monster trucks at the Seekonk Motor Speedway
+ tried some new cupcakes ideas in Cupcake Club at camp
+ celebrated our second wedding anniversary with a Pinterest-inspired picture-in-a-picture-in-a-picture (Isn't he a hunk!?)
+ took advantage of Massachusetts's tax-free weekend and bought bikes! We LOVE them.
+ celebrated the engagement of one of our favorite couples
+ officially opened my TeachersPayTeachers store for business--four purchases! Hey, you have to start somewhere right?
Check out my newest product-- Currency in the Classroom--Bakery Bucks ($1, $5, $10, and $20 denominations) to use as a class incentive program. In my class of third graders, students earn money for homework completed on time, when they are "caught being kind," as secret walkers in the hallway (I secretly choose two students before we leave to go to the cafeteria, computer lab etc.. If they remain quiet and respectful in line while we walk to our destination, their names are revealed upon reaching our destination. If they were disruptive, their name is never revealed.) Classroom currency also serves as a great incentive for times you may be out of the room and a substitute is present. Pencil cases found at the dollar store serve as individual banks. At the end of the month, students have the opportunity to spend their earnings at a class auction where they may bid on items such as school supplies, homework passes, a day at the teacher's desk passes, etc. Click on the first picture to purchase! Interested in a different theme? Let me know, and I would love to customize a set for you!
