12 in '12 Linky Party

12. Favorite movie you watched:

I don't get to go to many movies with my busy schedule. But my daughter and I went to see Wreck It Ralph and I loved it!

11. Favorite TV series: I am obsessed with watching Scandal! The acting is good and the story lines keep me guessing and interested through the whole show. If you haven't seen it a must watch next season.

10. Favorite restaurant: The Cheesecake Factory, the menu is super long and the food is EXCELLENT!! Not to mention the Red Velvet Cheesecake, YUM-O!!!!

9. Favorite new thing you tried: I would say teaching art this year. I really love the freedom of it and getting to express my creative side at work every day.

8. Favorite gift you got: A new, stainless steel microwave since my died on Thanksgiving.

7. Favorite thing you pinned:I have gone pin crazy this year, so this was extremely hard to pick just one. But I truly enjoyed Tara's Made it Monday posts this summer. It kept me inspired this summer. So below is my favorite pin:

6. Favorite blog post: That is one of my Monday Made it post. I was so proud of completing those projects : )

5. Best accomplishment: Sticking with online classes to get a specialist degree. I struggled at the beginning, but I have got the hang of it now.

4. Favorite picture:

3. Favorite memory: Taking my daughter to the aquarium this summer. She absolutely LOVED it !

2. Goal for 2013: To be more organized

1. One Little Word: FOCUS

A Holly Bloggy Christmas

I am announcing who I had in the Teacher Blogger Gift Exchange.
 My gifts went to Katie from the blog Hardingadventures. 

The theme this year was My Favorite Things, so here is what I got her...

A Starbucks gift card, to go buy her favorite drink.

Scentos holiday pack of markers, My kids love using them because they smell so good!

A bright colored scarf, because this is a must have for me this winter. Scarves add a little color to any boring outfit.

My favorite Christmas book, The Best Worst Christmas Pageant Ever. My 2nd grade teacher read it to us and I have loved it ever since.

I also sent a Bath and Body Works candle that smells so good!! I love to light them and make my room smell good.

A glass mug and top to take her drink of choice to go. I  forgot to take a picture of the mug: (

So those are a few of My Favorite Things, I hope she loves them as much as me

I received a cute gift from Randee all put into a thirty-one make up pouch. I loved everything she gave me. Here it is:

Merry Christmas Ya'll!

5 For Five and Winter Art

So this week I accomplished 3 and a half out of 5 things

I highlighted the ones I completed

1.  Drink more water and work out at least 2 times this week

2. Get the house cleaned for company coming in town, before the night before: )

3.  Send out Christmas cards 

4.  Complete 2 crafts with my daughter this week

5.  Don't procrastinate !!!!

This week here is my list of 5 for Five:

1.  Complete 2 crafts with my daughter this week

2.  Eat at home more often

3.  Organize my classroom closet before leaving for break

4.  Get all the gifts wrapped this week

5.  Complete a R.A.K. (Random Act of Kindness) everyday this week

Go and Link up with Jessica and Jenn 

Here are a few art lessons I completed this week:

2nd grade made the Christmas Carolers,  I found this lesson idea on the blog Lines, Dots, and Doodles.

5th Grade completed their One point Perspective lesson, inspired from two blogs Deep Space Sparkle and Elementary Art Fun

4th Grade worked on the Winter Cardinals from Deep Space Sparkle. I love this blog!

Silence for Sandy Hook

My prayers and thoughts are with the families who lost their loved ones.

5 for Five Update

Last week's 5 for Five goals are listed below...
(I only accomplished 2 out of 5  last week.)1.  Drink more water and work out at least 2 times this week

2.  Put up my Christmas decorations

3.  Complete at least 1 Christmas craft on my long, long list

4.  Get to work early or on time all this week. 

5.  Don't procrastinate on upcoming  deadlines 

This week's 5 for Five are listed below:

1.  Drink more water and work out at least 2 times this week

2. Get the house cleaned for company coming in town, before the night before: )

3.  Send out Christmas cards 

4.  Complete 2 crafts with my daughter this week

5.  Don't procrastinate !!!!

I was awarded the Leibster Award from Jessica from the Learning metamorphosis. Thanks so much, I truly appreciate it, be looking for the answers to the questions in a post later this week.

5 for Five - Week 4 and Currently - December

The goals I accomplished are highlighted below... ( 3 out of 5 this week)

1.  Work on backdrop for the winter musical.

2.  Drink more water and work out at least 2 times this week.

3.  Get to work early or on time all this week. ( I was early 3 days last week, on time 1 day, and late 1 day)

4.  Read for leisure

5.  Read with my daughter 3 times this week

This week's 5 for Five are below...
1.  Drink more water and work out at least 2 times this week

2.  Put up my Christmas decorations

3.  Complete at least 1 Christmas craft on my long, long list

4.  Get to work early or on time all this week. 

5.  Don't procrastinate on upcoming  deadlines 

As always I'll let you know next week how many of my new goals I accomplished.
Try this for yourself and link up with Jessica and Jenn.

It's already time for the December Currently, so here it goes

Loving - Scentos markers in holiday scents (chocolate, peppermint, and cherry I think)

Wanting - Some new, cool, and colorful glasses

Needing - A new microwave

Owls and Snowmen

My students completed owl artwork before we went for Thanksgiving break. Here are a few of the ones K, 1st, and 2nd grade completed. I found all of these ideas on blogs and pinned them to use.
Here is the "Fall Owls" project that 2nd grade completed. I got this project from the blog The Elementary Artroom.

This is the version that my first graders completed that I call "Owls at Night".

This week we have been creating snowmen. I just LOVE snowmen!!!! We begin by reading Snowman at Night and talking about the shapes. Then we started creating our snowmen. Each grade had a different snowman to create and they loved it! The Kindergarteners created the a snowman that looks up.  I found it on the blog ourartlately and I think they turned out pretty cute!

The first graders created snowman head collages. I found this good idea on the blog, The Elementary Artroom and I had my first graders try it. Here are the fabulous results :

The 2nd graders have been creating collage winter landscapes. I will post pics of those next week.

These are a few of my lovely Pin inspired projects. Thanks a lot to the wonderful creators and I hope I did them justice.