Happy Birthday!

Every Friday the teachers of Riverside stop everything so they can get together and eat breakfast and celebrate birthdays... When I say stop everything... I mean nothing gets done for the 45 minutes before school except eating, laughing, and story telling. We even try to avoid scheduling meetings for Friday before school. This week we had a chance to celebrate Deb and Jos. I made cards for each of them... here they are! I hope they both had a great weekend celebrating their b-days! 

We can't wait to meet you Lily Loftin!

Mary, Sara, Sarah and I (the old 4th grade team at RSE) met to celebrate the almost arrival of Sarah's baby. Little Lily Loftin will be coming very soon. We met at Brio at Easton for a wonderful dinner. We each bought Lily a new book to start her off reading from the get go! Here is the card I created to honor the occasion. 

2 more down!

Congratulations Megan and Christy... you completed your PRAXIS 3 evaluations. I am confident that you both did a great job. These are the cards I create to encourage the girls. I am a big fan of the light blue card with the floral background. I used a couple blue gemstones for some added bling!

From the Archives... via Mary's house

I didn't realize how much I loved the owl stamps until  started keeping track of the cards I make. 

I made this card for my dear friends and "teammate" Mary last year. When I told her about my blog she told me she framed this card. She brought it to me for me to snap a photo to add to my page. So here it is... 

This one is for Kami, another teacher friend taking PRAXIS 3 tomorrow. Good Luck I know you are going to ROCK-IT!

The PRAXIS is the big evaluation for first year teachers. Once they are evaluated they are then dubbed by the state ready to teach... Thankfully I graduated and started teaching one year before they started the PRAXIS. 

I am in love with owls at the moment. I keep seeing them everywhere. I can't help using them in the cards I make. 

This one is for Mara a new teacher I am mentoring... Good Luck with PRAXIS 3! I know you can do it!

Happy Birthday!

This is a sign created for Friday Birthday Treats at Riverside Elementary School (RSE). Every Friday we celebrate teacher and staff birthdays with a delicious breakfast. We are well known in our district for our food.

If you want to know how I made it just ask. I'd be glad to share my process.