Update

And we finally have butterflies!

Other than having Jimmy the Elf in our classroom this is the next best thing I have done this year!

We will be releasing them on Wednesday.

However the one caterpillar that I had to lay on the bottom of the net, formed into a butterfly, but it formed on its back and its wings didn't form properly... Poor thing can't fly :/ So when we release them we will have to put it on a flower.

I was so excited for my new planner! 

I heard so many good things about Erin Condren's planners, so I had to get one myself.

This year (my first year ever) I began using a lakeshore planner, but then switched to a Microsoft word template. So I will see which I like better next school year. But this planner has so many amazing things inside! And it came nicely wrapped. 

This is a card I made the other day for a teacher friend who will be leaving our school.

I am obsessed with the rose stamp set, The Sweet Life from Paper Trey Ink. 

Caterpillars

Summer fever is in full swing!

And because of this, I have been thinking about changing things up in the classroom.

I had asked a first grade teacher at another catholic school about what she does during this time, as ALL of my kids have ants in their pants. She says she still keeps everything the same, but she orders caterpillars and that seems to get them excited and their behavior calms down a bit. 

So I decided to do the same!

I am so excited to introduce you to my new little pets!

(I feel like that I am as excited [possibly more] as my are kids about these little guys)

There are 5 of them and we named them:

Mrs. Silva (after me)

Mr. Silva (after my hubby [who had 1 more vote than me...])

Rocky (after my doggie)

Spiky (because they look spiky)

I can't remember the last one's name...

It has now been about two weeks since we have had them. They are much bigger than they were originally. And today when I came into the classroom they are all hanging in J shapes which means they soon will be creating their chrysalis! I am worried about the one in the middle though...as you can see it is not on the lid where it needs to be. It is hanging on a web that the caterpillars had created...I hope he doesn't fall!

A couple of days ago, we also created the life cycle of butterflies using pasta.

I found this idea off of the amazing pinterest!

Thats all for now!