Me VS Windows 8

I spent hours HOURS last weekend making my end of the year slideshow. I always use Movie Maker and add tons of memories with pictures. After adding my music it becomes a lasting memory for the kids, their families, but in reality I think it is actually for ME.  

I see the kids as a group. Families see their child! I want it to be perfect so of course there is a lot of moving pictures around, getting the music at just the right point to begin and end.

That wasn't the issue. I was ready to burn a copy on DVD. But...Windows 8 did not contain an option for that on the Movie Maker version. Yes, you could save a copy. But not the finished beautiful tear jerky DVD I craved.

Bummer!

I started O V E R on my old computer workstation. I had to download all my pictures again from both cameras, move my music, etc. 

I am burning a copy now. I only hope it works.

I am regretting the new laptop.

15 days?

How is this possible? We have 15 days left (for teachers and staff) but only 12 for the kids! This year is almost over!

We have finished our testing of TCAP. We tried to have a little inspiration:

Hats off to TCAP!

Shine Brightly!

Now we are having a different type of study. Reading a lot!

I bought this unit from TPT and along with Cara Carroll's unit on Camping, we've been having the most fun! Using flashlights to find our spelling words and reading by flashlights had my kids saying this was the best day ever.  

Aren't these the greatest? With one more year until I probably retire--my heart melts with love for these sweeties.

Link up to tell me about your end of the year feelings!

Earth Day

Earth Day is over--I realize. But with the upcoming TCAP testing that begins tomorrow I decided to use this special day as a theme for some great review of math and language skills.

You can click on the picture to go to the file to see what type of math story problems and sentence editing skills we did. We have really tried to work on showing the strategy that is used to solve various problems. I placed the cards in the center of table groups and the kids chose a card and recorded their thinking on the recording sheet.

For the language arts--editing sentences has been a skill we have worked on in various ways. The morning message has been their favorite. For some reason it is "fun" to think the teacher makes so many mistakes!


Short post tonight as tomorrow begins the testing process. I am confident that we have covered the skills. Now it is the kids' turn to "show what they know"!