School is out for SUMMER!!

We wrapped up our year with a trip to the bowling alley! I had forgotten how much fun bowling can be! The kids had a blast! The lady in the pink shirt is Mrs. Charlotte, one of our teacher's aides.....she is sooo much fun to hang out with! The kids love her and I do too!

Portland Elementary Sixth Grade Graduation!

Well, tonight was the big night! All 26 sixth graders walked across the stage to receive their diplomas and go on to Junior High! This is my big responsibility for the year as the sixth grade homeroom teacher, so I was glad everything went well and a special thanks goes out to my hubby for helping me tonight!!=)

P.S. The little one in the cake picture is ,Reid, our first grade teacher's son! He was our special helper!

Sixth Grade Graduation Trip to Ferndale

Last week ,I bravely took my 26 Sixth graders on an overnight trip to celebrate their graduation from Portland Elementary! We went to the State 4-H center outside of Little Rock and they had a really great time!It is so pretty there and the staff are wonderful! They get to meet all the other sixth graders from other schools in our district that they will go to Junior High with next year! I think knowing some familiar faces makes Junior High seem a little less intimidating! Here are some pics of the trip!

Too Much Fun!

Well, Mrs. Kathy and Mr. Butch ( Dino's parents) bought a Wii! At first, I was really skeptical, but it turned out to be alot of fun! Below are some pics of Dino,Mr. Butch and Hunter( Lori's hubby) rocking out on Guitar Hero!

P.S. I laughed when people said it is a workout, but I woke up Sunday with sore arms!

Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

I have to share the really cute card my Mom sent me for Mother's Day! The girl on the card just looks so sassy!! I hope everyone has a great Mother's Day Weekend!

P.S. We have a new ticker on the blog!!=)

New Arrivals!

Isabelle Gates and Preston Palczynski arrived in April! Preston was born on April 11th and Isabelle was born on April 27th! We are excited for Katie and Caleb and Karl and Heather!! We are looking forward to spoiling them both!