Spring Break!

I love spring break. It comes at a time where you're just beginning to count down the days until summer. Fourth quarter also follows spring break... which means summer is almost here! So far my break has been filled with a lot of relaxing, reading, and regrettably, candy crush saga. 

I did  get a little work in yesterday by finishing up progress reports and remapping my fourth quarter. I had that "oh crap" moment when I realized there are only eight weeks of school left and we still have TONS to cover! Does anyone else have that feeling looming above them?

To kick off break and a special someone's birthday, we visited Newport on the Levee. We had so much fun! Newport Aquarium is really great. The whole time we were there I just kept thinking, "This would be such a COOL place for a field trip!" 

While I am excited to be on break, I am also excited to get back to school. Fourth quarter at school is my FAVE! Our school has a celebration each year that is all about reading. It is a week long party to celebrate all things reading! This year our theme is the Civil War. I can't wait to see what our librarian has cooked up for us.

Another reason I am so excited is my kiddos will receive their First Holy Communion! We have been preparing all year for this. They are full of excitement and it is so much fun to see them ready to receive such a special gift!

I dug out a picture of me the day of my First Holy Communion to share with them when we get back. Check out those bangs..

To those of you on break..ENJOY! To those of you who are back in the saddle at school... summer is just around the corner!!! 

Caldecott Time!

All of our Caldecott books were delivered today! Over 100 of them. The Caldecott is awarded annually to the most distinguished American picture books for children. The kids are chomping at the bit to get at 'em. Really... they were just begging to dig through them this afternoon. It was so hard to tell them that they had to wait. 

We are blessed to have an incredible librarian. Seriously-I can't sing her praises enough. She lights a  fire in our little ones. I know I am biased, but our students love to read more than any others I have ever met. This time she has them fired up over Caldecott books! We are going to pour over these past winners and honorees all afternoon tomorrow. Students will pick their favorite book, their favorite picture from that book, and then recreate it a "distinguished" way.

Next week we will have a "mock Caldecott". We will spend a good chunk of time looking at all of the books that were nominated this year and then vote on our favorite! 

The 2013 Caldecott winner will be announced in a few weeks. You can visit the website to checkout which books are nominated!