Can I just say that it feels good knowing I don’t have to work tomorrow!?! True story. I took the day off for the inspection on the new house! Ah, three day weekend. SHHHH I also have training on Wednesday that we’re conducting off site so that’s another day off. Yeah. 3 day week. Sadly, it is our reading celebration week so I am missing out on the fun!
Speaking of reading week, I am going to be honest with you. I love my friends (I don’t consider you followers, I consider you my friends!) so here’s the deal. (You can throw things at me and not like me anymore…I will be hurt but I will understand.) My class is not celebrating the big fancy reading week across the nation this year. Nor are we celebrating a certain physician who writes books about a feline in a fedora. Nope. Ain’t happening. Here’s why: the above “he who shall not be named” corporation is extremely hostile towards teachers and classrooms. Did you know that if you or your school uses the slogan for this week (the read around the nation theme slogan) that you’re in violation of the “physician’s” copyright? True story. The company was a marketing GENIUS by copyrighting that slogan and the logos. Then they got teachers and schools and companies and celebrities to all jump on the bandwagon. BAM! Hello money! But guess what?! They don’t like teachers. They don’t like teachers using anything even resembling their stuff in our classrooms or creations. They will come after you. Sad sad sad day. I understand protecting their brand and making a profit, but without teachers and students, there would be no brand. So, no feline in a fedora for us. Thoughts?!
Our hallway was chosen to do the Three Little Pigs, so this week our focus is the three little pigs (I am going to continue fairy tales next week…). Our door is decorated. But it will not be seen in public because it did not turn out great. The kids DID awesome but my design was junk. Sad day. The monsters love it though!!!!!!
Instead we are celebrating fairy tales! So…”Once Upon A Time...” here is (although short!) Schedulin Sunday!
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9 comments
We are not celebrating either! I totally agree that they are not teacher supporters! No fun at all!! 🙂 Good luck with the inspection! And I am SUPER jealous about your upcoming week!
I will read a few of “his” books to my students, but I'm not going out of my way this week. One of my best selling products on TpT was a biography about “that man”. It was written in a positive fashion so that older students (3rd-6th graders) could also enjoy the holiday while learning more about him. However, I took it down. Makes me sad that Seuss is so protective when teachers are the ones who keep him alive in the classroom. 🙁
This is OUR week!!!!! MONSTERS here I come! Ready or not — it's Tall Giraffe time. I'm gonna deliver the bacon with my “Piggy Rap.” Your monsters are gonna FLIP!
Debbie Clement
This looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! What a wonderful week in kinder!
How cool that Debbie Clement is coming to your class!!! 🙂 I can't wait to read all about it.
Amy
Happy Teacher Heaven
Thanks so much for sharing your Fab Friends Giveaway!
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Just blogged about this fabulous giveaway 🙂
Elizabeth
Kickin’ it in Kindergarten
I am laughing because I already left one love note, and here I go with another! I am back to stay I love your visual plans too! I just linked up with Deedee's Linky and I feel a bit anxious about sharing my plans for the first time but thanks to all of you, I think I worked up enough courage to finally do it! Thanks for motivating me and I truly enjoy following your blog!
Julie
Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe
How am I so late commenting on here. Damn I am behind. I just adore that pig crafty! I want to do it with my kids for our Farm unit! 🙂
Melissa