Conferences, etc. {and some freebies!}

We made it through the first round of conferences.  It was a long, long week - but we made it!  We had conferences two nights this week and then again on Friday afternoon.  Yes, Friday afternoon!  I don't know who thought up that nonsense - but I was one sad, sad teacher who didn't get to wake up a wee bit later {because of course Fridays aren't hair washin' days}and sport her jeans and tennies.

Aside from that, conferences went really, really well!  I have such a nice group of kiddos this year and their parents are just as nice. I don't mind one bit that the apples didn't fall far from those trees.  It was nice to have a number of conferences where I could say "Yup, your kiddo is awesome...and I could end this conference here and now".  

I always open up my conferences with asking the parents if they have any burning questions or something they'd like me to address before I go into my spiel.  Sometimes they do and sometimes their questions require me to do a little "research". I don't want to forget - so I jot them down {because Lord knows, I can forget something mere seconds after you've asked}.  

I also have my parents write a love note to their kiddos and then I do a "special delivery" the next day.  

You can pick these up {here}...

Feels good to have those under my belt...

I'm tired, though.  All that smilin', thinkin' and talkin' just plain tires me out.  My laundry is ALL out of control and my house...let's just say it's Halloween Ready with all the dang cobwebs.  Who wants to spend their weekend taking care of that business?  Not me!  It's times like this that I REALLY wish I had a cleaning lady.  

I am so happy for bloggy friends who have my back...I already know what I'm going to do next week thanks to Leigh over at The Applicious Teacher...have you seen her new "Not So Spooky" Halloween pack?  

I am just in love with the how-to's and the adorable pumpkin craft!!!!  If you are looking for some fun learning next week...you should go check it out!

Alrighty...time to watch some Vampire Diaries...my guilty pleasure!

Happy weekend!!!!

Life Without My Computer...

...STINKS!  My gosh - hubby is out shopping for one right now though.  Here's hoping he gets something good.  While I'm excited for a better computer - I knew my baby inside and out and could do stuff FAST!

Cheryl, over at Crayons & Curls is having a cute little giveaway ~ head on over there to check it out for  stickers, stamps and more! 

My conferences are just around the corner - I have a conference sheet that you may find useful.  Feel free to copy the idea and make it your own if this particular one doesn't fit your needs.  My friend BARB {remember her?} and her team made a similar one and so freely shared it with me - it was similar to the one my team used - I meshed the two together to meet my needs.  Don't you just love people who share?!?!?

Well, it took me about two hours to complete this little nothing blog post - and hubby is home - our new little slice of heaven named PC {yes, he went with the PC for various reasons I won't go into here} will arrive in t-minus two days...the Geeks are working hard {$$$} to save everything on the other computer and will move it all over to the new one.  OY.

Click here to download the conference sheet. 

I took pictures this week of our first Learning Stations (centers) and couldn't wait to share them with you.  At this rate - I'd be lucky to have this post complete by the end of the day if I did that and it's WAY to gorgeous outside!  Guess you'll just have to wait on pins and needles...

Have a happy week leading up to Halloween...hold on tight, it's sure to be wiiiiild and crrrrrrazy!