Merry Christmas to Me!

I awoke to a surprise in my inbox: I have been awarded the Liebster Award from Team Johnson.

The goal of this award is to spotlight up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers.

The rules are:

{1} Copy and paste the award on your blog.

{2} Thank the giver and link back to them.

{3} Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blogs.

Here are my top 5 picks...

1. "toad-ally" awesome in kindergarten by Mrs. Gant

2. Mrs. Waddingham

3. Fantastic First

4. KinderZoo

5. Mrs. Kimbrell's Kindergarten Kids

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Thanks, WalMart!

I would just like to give a shout out to WalMart and their Teacher Rewards program. Two managers from the school's nearest WalMart visited our school this morning during our staff meeting. Not only did they bring EVERY baked good for breakfast including fruit platters, but they also brought TEN $100 classroom giftcards... AND I WON ONE! So, thanks WalMart for buying my kinders some extra-special things for our room!

Day 3

Full-day kindergarten makes such a difference. The children have had so much more time to adjust to the routine. My aide is fantastic! I have also noticed that most of the children have had exposure to pre-k material, so they have done great on the assignments thus far. I'm so pleased and grateful!

The Perks

I LOVE homemade gifts and this year I had some VERY talented mommies. I included the Scentsy warmer, since the kindergartner who gave me the warmer told me, "When I was a tiny baby, I made those handprints since I knew one day you'd be my teacher." (That fabulous warmer comes with the handprints on it :)