This and That...& Big Changes Comin'

I know, I know...I have most definitely neglected this poor little ol' blog of mine! I am telling you, life has never been so busy. Maybe you will forgive me after you see everything that has been going on! 

First of all, I am quickly trying to get our home "show ready" because we recently found out that we will be moving to Atlanta. My husband will be teaching at the Ron Clark Academy next year, and we couldn't be more thrilled for this opportunity. It has been a whirlwind the past week between letters or resignation {:(}, breaking the news to our kids {:(}, finding a place to live {check}, and figuring out what to do with our home here in South Carolina {??????}. Thank goodness for the long weekend because we were able to do some much needed work in our yard and travel to Atlanta to check out several places that we may be calling home very soon. 

I am going to miss my little backyard!

 So...does anyone want to rent a townhouse in SC? ;) 

Even through all of the excitement last week, my classroom life had to continue. I have had several people ask about the different rewards that I used in my Ballon or Bust classroom management system. 

I made a list of several activities that we have been doing. Mainly I tried to center each balloon around the activities that I already had planned for the kids! :) They don't have to know that...do they?!? This way, they think they are working towards these amazing incentives, but it isn't anything that I hadn't planned on doing anyways. ;) 

And here is some balloon fun in action! 

Simply and easy! We worked outside on our memory books while eating PB&J.

Ice Cream Fun!  

We used my Living the Ice Cream Dream unit for some Ice Cream Day fun! 

We traveled to China...

Complete with low tables, music, and the Great Wall of China in our classroom window {Smart Board}.

And then on Friday after MAP testing was complete, we celebrated by watching Mr. Popper's Penguins {a book we read earlier in the year}. 

Movies do not occur very frequently in our room, so this is always a very special surprise.

And this weekend, we even made time for a little color run fun with one of my favorite students.

Now...during the next two weeks, I have to get 60 girls ready for our step show next Tuesday...

 and prepare for field day, awards day, and our annual pancake breakfast. Plus we will be traveling to Atlanta for several RCA events. I think I can...I think I can...

Remembering all of our American Heroes today! So thankful to live in such an amazing place! 

Happy Memorial Day, Y'all!