And the Countdown Begins!

Well we have begun the countdown toward the end of the year... only 12 days left!  WOW!

I have started a fun motivator for the students where there are balloons hung all over the classroom, similar to the one found here.  Each of the balloons are numbered and at the end of each day (good behavior willing) we pop a balloon and see what reward is hidden inside for the following day.  The kids are LOVING this and so am I!  I will try to share what the rewards are as they come up so everyone is able to follow along.

Yesterday they got a "sweet treat" where there were candies left on their desk in the morning and today the balloon revealed NO HOMEWORK for Friday!  This is for spelling in our class only.  However, I made sure the students remembered that there WILL be a spelling test on Friday, but I will not be collecting their homework formally since the balloon gave them no homework!

The kids are almost obsessed with the rewards they get every day and behavior is definitely at it's best to make sure they get the mystery reward!  And hey, that's all I can ask for as a teacher at the end of the year!  :)

Half of the book order came in today so those books headed home with students and the other part should be here by the end of the week so keep an eye out for those.  And just a reminder, Field day is June 15th, so dress in comfortable shoes and get ready for fun!