tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6449844278463029902024-02-19T04:18:41.642-08:00Heard It Through the GradevineMs Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-86267030407125528852014-08-02T14:45:00.003-07:002014-08-02T14:45:40.555-07:00Awesome Back to School Giveaway!!!<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Today is the last day to enter the collaborative giveaway of $1000 worth of gift cards! Have you entered yet?</span><br />
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It's back to school shopping season!! <span style="line-height: 1.4;">My favorite part has to buying inexpensive school supplies for my classroom and my students!!!</span><br />
I love looking at the latest deals at Staples, Office Depot and Office Max AND I always look forward to the Teacher Appreciation Days that each of these stores host at the end of summer. To make things easier on the rest of you I have included links below to the websites for the Staples, Office Max and Office Depot Teacher Appreciation events!<br />
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<b><u>Office Max Teacher Appreciation Days</u></b> MaxPerks Members Receive 25% off your entire purchase including sale items, a FREE reusable tote bag, and a higher purchase limit of up to 20 items on limited items. Click <a href="http://www.officemax.com/home/custom.jsp?id=m6510080&cm_sp=btskto5-_-save25perc-_-teacherapp">here</a> to enter your zip code and find out when the next Teacher Appreciation Event is happening at your local Office Max store!!!<br />
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<b><u>Staples Teacher Appreciation Day</u></b> Don’t miss these great perks at your local event. Teachers will receive a FREE thank you gift bag (for first 100 teachers) with a bonus coupon to use at the event and a sneak peek at must-have new items for your classroom. Click <a href="http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/back-to-school/resources-for-teachers/teacher-appreciation-day.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to select your location to find the date of an event in your area!!<br />
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<b><u>Office Depot Star Teacher Appreciation Week and Breakfast</u></b> Star Teachers will receive 20% off all regular prices qualifying in-store purchases during their event week. On the Saturday of the event week, Teachers will receive a free continental breakfast and giveaways. Click <a href="http://www.officedepotrewards.com/loyalty/promotionView.do?code=tab0613" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration: none;">here</a> to find your event date!!<br />
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Ms Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-13873151820244888622013-07-28T19:10:00.000-07:002013-07-28T19:10:49.401-07:00Fifth Grade Common Core Workbook<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Do you teach 4th grade and are looking for some help to get ready for the Common Core? Look no further than Have Fun Teaching's <a href="http://corecommonstandards.com/core-curriculum/fourth-grade-common-core-workbook/"><span style="color: #6699cc;">Fourth Grade Common Core A</span>ctivities</a>! This book is a must have for all Fourth Grade teachers!!</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> It </span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">is filled with Fourth Grade Common Core Worksheets, Fourth Grade Common Core Activities, and Fourth Grade Common Core Posters! This workbook has everything you need!</span></span><br />
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Ms Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-26193562004054302672013-02-04T16:03:00.004-08:002013-02-04T16:03:58.387-08:00Third Grade Common Core Workbook<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Do you teach 3rd grade...or 2nd grade...or 4th grade for that matter? Then you need to check out Have Fun Teaching's <a href="http://corecommonstandards.com/core-curriculum/third-grade-common-core-workbook/">Third Grade Common Core Workbook</a>! This Is a must have for all Third Grade teachers!! It offers activities and worksheets that focus on the Common Core Standards. </span></div>
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Ms Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-69199231029634037802012-08-04T22:24:00.001-07:002012-08-08T09:06:41.597-07:00Acceptance Speech for my Blogger Awards and August CurrentlyFirst of all I would like to say a huge "Thank You!" to Holly at <a href="http://fourthgradeflipper.blogspot.com/">Fourth Grade Flipper</a> for giving me two...count them..one...<b>TWO</b>...blogger awards!
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<b>Thank you Holly at <a href="http://fourthgradeflipper.blogspot.com/">Fourth Grade Flipper!</a></b>
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I love to make my own jewelry!<br />
I was born in Southern California and I moved back 6 years ago!<br />
I love to read!<br />
My favorite food is cheesecake!<br />
My husband and I met in college and will have been together 15 years in December.<br />
I am the oldest of 5 children.<br />
My favorite color is purple!
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<li>Stephanie at <a href="http://teachingdugout.blogspot.com/">Fifth Grade Dugout</a> </li>
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This award is named for the German word "Liebster," which translates to "beloved" or "favourite", and is given to "new, up and coming blogger."
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<b>1. </b> Link back to the person who gave it to you
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<b>Thank you again to Holly at <a href="http://fourthgradeflipper.blogspot.com/">Fourth Grade Flipper!!!</a></b>
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See the beautiful award above!
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<b>3. </b> Give the award to at least 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers<br />
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<li>Sally at <a href="http://missnguyensclass.blogspot.com/">Miss Nguyen's Class</a></li>
<li>Meridith at <a href="http://frogsandfirstgraders.blogspot.com/">Frogs and First Graders</a></li>
<li>Amber at <a href="http://sssteaching.blogspot.com/">Sparkles, Smiles and Student Teaching</a></li>
<li>Stephanie at <a href="http://teachingdugout.blogspot.com/">Fifth Grade Dugout</a></li>
<li>Amanda at <a href="http://surviving-the-first-year.blogspot.com/">Surviving the First Year</a></li>
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<b>4. </b> Leave a comment on the 5 blogs to let them know that they have been offered this award.
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Now to linking up with Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">O'Boy 4th Grade</a> for the August Currently!
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I can't believe it's August already!!!!! Woohoo!
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Now off to bed for me...<br />
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<br />Ms Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-83116539858298442502012-07-25T13:12:00.002-07:002012-07-25T13:48:18.641-07:00Teacher Appreciation Events at Staples, Office Max and Office Depot<p>I can't believe it's almost that time of year again...Back to School shopping season!! Ever since I was a little girl I loved the smell of new clothes purchased for the new school year, hanging in the closet, waiting for first day of school. I can still picture a pair of black stretch jeans (probably with...gasp...stirrups) splattered with neon paint waiting for that special day! Not only were new clothes exciting but so was going shopping for new school supplies. Picking out cute folders, a new Trapper Keeper, crayons, pencils, markers, glue, etc.</p>
<p>Now as a teacher, I still love back to school shopping. I even buy a couple of new outfits that I keep hung up in my closet until the first week of school. My favorite part has to buying inexpensive school supplies for my classroom and my students!!!</P>
<p>I love looking at the latest deals at Staples, Office Depot and Office Max AND I always look forward to the Teacher Appreciation Days that each of these stores host at the end of summer. To make things easier on the rest of you I have included links below to the websites for the Staples, Office Max and Office Depot Teacher Appreciation events!</p>
<p>Check them out!!!</P>
<p><b><u>Office Max Teacher Appreciation Days</b></u>
MaxPerks Members Receive 25% off your entire purchase including sale items, a FREE reusable tote bag, and a higher purchase limit of up to 20 items on limited items.
Click <a href="http://www.officemax.com/home/custom.jsp?id=m6510080&cm_sp=btsteacher-_-generic-_-teacherappreciation">here</a> to enter your zip code and find out when the next Teacher Appreciation Event is happening at your local Office Max store!!!</p>
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<p><b><u>Staples Teacher Appreciation Day</b></u>
Don’t miss these great perks at your local event.
Teachers will receive a FREE thank you gift bag (for first 100 teachers) with a bonus coupon to use at the event and a sneak peek at must-have new items for your classroom.
Click <a href="http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/tad/index.html">here</a> to select your location to find the date of an event in your area!!</p>
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<p><b><u>Office Depot Star Teacher Appreciation Week and Breakfast</b></u>
Star Teachers will receive 20% off all regular prices qualifying in-store purchases during their event week. On the Saturday of the event week, Teachers will receive a free continental breakfast and giveaways.
Click <a href="http://www.mystarteacher.com/loyalty/promotionView.do?code=tab2012&cm_re=ST-_-Flash-_-STTAB2012">here</a> to find your event date!!</p>
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<p>Happy Shopping!!</p>
<p>Sidra</p>Ms Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-66263634193768757702012-07-12T21:45:00.002-07:002012-07-12T21:45:56.418-07:00Another A-MAZING Giveaway!!!One of my favorite things about having a blog and <strike>stalking</strike> visiting other blogs is the giveaways! I can't wait until I get to host my very first giveaway! Until then...check out the awesome giveaway that Lacey at <a href="http://wildaboutteaching10.blogspot.com/">Wild About Teaching</a> is hosting to celebrate reaching 500 followers!!!
Check out the giveaway by clicking <a href="http://wildaboutteaching10.blogspot.com/2012/07/500-follower-giveaway.html">here</a>
OMG...there are so many goodies donated by other bloggers that you have up to 91 entries to earn...so I better get busy! *fingers crossed"* Hope I win! :)
Until next vine~
Ms. SidraMs Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-26486832610581286542012-07-11T22:28:00.003-07:002012-07-11T22:28:44.076-07:00Check out this HUGE Giveaway!!<a href="http://teachingsuperpower.blogspot.com/">I Teach. What's your super power?</a> is hosting a giveaway for reaching 150 followers. She is giving away a bunch of goodies from some amazing bloggers. Check out the giveaway by clicking the button below and make sure to say Ms. Sidra sent you!
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Ms. SidraMs Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-42617432237080795062012-07-11T21:28:00.001-07:002012-07-11T21:30:23.961-07:00Currently July Linky PartyWoW! I can't believe it's July...and come to think of it...it's almost half over! Yikes! I stopped in to Target yesterday and they already have school supplies out AND fun school goodies in the Dollar Spot. I'm excited for the school year but I'm not ready yet!!! I also started checking out dates for my local Staples, Office Depot and Office Max Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts...I always love collecting all the goodies they hand out and picking up some "oh so cheap" supplies for the classroom.
I’m also linking up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2012/07/currently-waiting-rule-of-three.html">Oh Boy 4th Grade's</a> “currently” linky party! Here is what I’ve been up to currently...
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Ok...back to working on some fun new items for my TPT store. You know you're a teacher and you love your job when you spend your summer planning for the next school year and making fun activities for the kiddos! TEACHERS RULE!!!
See you next vine...
Ms. SidraMs Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-9594040537755495632012-07-09T23:32:00.003-07:002012-07-09T23:36:32.531-07:00My TPT Store is officially open!WOW! It's been a long time since I first created my Teachers Pay Teachers store while on extended bedrest waiting for my amazing son Jaden to arrive. Today was the day that I added my first two items to my store. First, I saw an amazing quote floating around Pinterest Land and when I clicked on the link I was directed to a not so friendly website. Total Bummer! Being the creative thinker I am, I decided to use the quote and create my own poster for display in my classroom. Once I put it together, it was the first first FREE item for me to add to my store front. Please click the image below to go to my TPT store to download the free poster.
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<center><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Poster-Choosing-Words-Carefully">Choose Words Carefully Poster</a></center>
Once I managed to get the free poster uploaded I got right to work uploading my first "REAL" item...Hundreds Chart Missing Number Activity Sheets. I used these in my Lower Elementary Montessori classroom with my 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders and I've used them with my 2nd and 3rd grade Classical Education Students. These activity sheets help students practice ordering numbers 1-100 as well as practice skip counting by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, AND 10s. WHEW!! That's a lot! I love these activities and I know some teachers out there will too! Please check out my Hundreds Chart Activity Sheets below!
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<p>x~x~Until the next vine~x~x
<p>Ms. SidraMs Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-84245389760948788772012-06-28T10:22:00.000-07:002012-06-28T10:22:38.347-07:00AWE-some Giveaway at One Extra DegreeOne of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://oneextradegree.blogspot.com">One Extra Degree</a>, is giving away a <a href="http://www.learningresources.com/product/luna--8482-+interactive+projection+camera.do?search=basic&keyword=4400&sortby=bestSellers&page=1&">Learning Resources' Luna Interactive Projection Camera.</a> This projection camera looks A-MAZING!!!
<a href="http://oneextradegree.blogspot.com/2012/06/ooo-la-la-luna-another-giveaway.html">Click here</a> to enter!
Ms. SidraMs Sidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977878446834301843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644984427846302990.post-26824749162032129952012-06-07T18:05:00.001-07:002012-06-07T21:51:38.857-07:00Welcome Summer!<font face="caligraffitti">
I am officially on summer break and it's never felt better! The funny thing is I'm already working on ideas and activities for next year. I guess that's how you can tell when you love being a teacher! :) So far I've made Birthday Balloons for my class next year and I've already started working on my lesson planner as well. I <3 Pinterest!
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Thanks to Christie at "<a href="http://flipflopteacher.blogspot.com/">Teaching in Flip Flops</a>" for the WONDERFUL idea for the Birthday Balloons! Check out the link to her balloons <a href="http://flipflopteacher.blogspot.com/2011/07/birthday-balloons.html">here</a>. I wanted stay classic for my own balloons so I stuck with some simple bright colors. You can click here to download the free file from my Teachers Pay Teachers store.
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I am also so proud to show off my end of year gifts to my students! I found out about this amazing website called <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.wordle.net">WORDLE</a> where you can enter in any text you want (poems, stories, etc.) and Wordle will rearrange all the words into a "word cloud". You can customize the font, colors and text direction. I did this with each student's first name, last name, favorite color, favorite book, favorite movie, favorite hobby, favorite school subject, and some adjectives to describe each individual student. I saved the image, printed it as a 4x6 and put it in a frame from the Dollar Tree. (I will post pictures later tonight.) They came out SO CUTE and the kids LOVED them! They couldn't believe I knew all their favorite things. :)
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I'm looking forward to a wonderful summer full of fun and new project ideas!!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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