Fourth grade jungle music program decorations

After working all last week on Teacher Appreciation and Fun Run, this week started off with more decorations. This time it is for the final musical of the year, the 4th grade "Welcome to the Jungle" program. 

I love this little monkey I created. He is so adorable!

Three of us worked this morning on some set decorations, and finished up just in time for lunch.

This took a budget of $0, three hours, and lots of butcher paper! I think it turned out super cute. 

There will be a hut on the stage, created by our music teacher. Other than that...this stage is finished. Well, almost finished. The bales of hay from the last program must be removed, but we aren't responsible for that. So our portion is finished!

Football Centerpiece sneak peek...

Today I got started on some centerpieces for Jansen's birthday party in a few weeks. 

His theme is Houston Texans Football and he is having it at the rec center. We have rented a room to eat and open presents, and then we are able to all go to the indoor pool to enjoy some swim time. 

I am in the process of making the table decorations so I thought I would share a sneak peek of the progress on the centerpieces for the tables. 

I am creating some personalized picks to put in buckets with artificial grass, so here is what I came up with.

His last name and his age on a jersey created in photoshop.

A football with the Texans logo on it.

And a foam finger with his name on it in Varsity lettering. 

Glue to skewers and that is all I am showing for right now. I am glad to be back crafting!

Teacher Appreciation Day #5 and school Fun Run

That's it folks. Put a fork in me. I am done....for the week, at least. 

This was the final day of Teacher Appreciation and it was also the day of the Fun Run. 

We arrived early to begin decorating the teacher lounge with all of the goodies that the PTO moms made. Might I say, they did a totally amazing job! I am very impressed with all their hard work. It really does take a village. 

Here is how the decorations turned out...

We had our parents donate baked goods, and these parents pulled through with some delicious options....

We also hung up a photo booth for our teachers to have fun with....

The PTO moms had fun with it too...

And I get to have the crown because Friday was my birthday! The big 33. Wow. 

The moms got me a kindergarten crown, my friend Lupe brought me flowers, and my friend Crystal got me a Donnie Wahlberg doll. Taking me back to the great 1989!

In between decorating, the kids went in grade groups to participate in the Fun Run to raise money for a track at our school. It was so cute to see all those adorable kids running their hearts out. 

Jansen is not a runner. In fact, he is kind of a stubborn and lazy kid. I have to be honest. He is the sweetest, most kind hearted and loving kid...who loves to play, but when he doesn't want to do something, buddy...he isn't doing it. He is not a fan of a lot of physical activities (we have to get really creative) and he will just dig his heels in. He gets that from me. I didn't think he was going to run one lap, but he ended up running 4...with me running the last two with him. Proud of him for trying it. 

Caleb was into it. He was challenged by his teacher to run over 30 laps, so he and his friend, Macy teamed up to run 36 laps! They did an amazing job. I was able to run 4 laps with them. Just as they were crossing the finish line....the sky turned jet black and opened up to pour down on us. 

We all ran inside to finish up Teacher Appreciation...soaked and sweaty!

It was a great way to spend my birthday. 

Teacher Appreciation Day #4

Ok, I am losing steam. Good thing tomorrow is Friday!!!

A mom brought some cupcakes in today for the teachers, so she put up a little display....

Friday is the big Ice Cream Sundae Day!!! And Fun Run. And my birthday. And the end of the week!!!

Teacher Appreciation Day #3

We are at the mid-point of Teacher Appreciation Week!

We gave our 4 teachers Sonic cards to be used at Happy Hour and both of my boys wrote something special in a card for them. 

For the teachers as a whole, the ladies set up a chip bar...

So cute!!!

Tomorrow will be taken over by our fabulous Librarian. She always likes to set up something every year and it is amazing. 

Friday is the big day. It's my birthday. It's the day of the Ice Cream Sundae Bar. It's the day of the Fun Run. What a full week!!!!

Teacher Appreciation Day #2

Tuesday morning, I worked the Mother's Day Shop at our school. It was really cute, I must admit. The shop had little cases filled with various items that were labeled with Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, and several little trinkets for the kids themselves. 

Jansen came home with a really long list of things, and when he arrived to shop, I asked my friend Crystal if she would help him, you know...in case he picked something out for me for Mother's Day. I wanted to act surprised. So while I was checking the kids out at the register, Jansen came up with an arm full of purchases. I rang him up....and this kid spent $35 and bought his brother a flashlight (because he told him he knows he was scared of the dark and it was LED so it didn't need batteries lol), his Dad a #1 Dad baseball, his Pops a #1 Grandpa golfball and tee set, himself a camping latern/radio combo, and a couple of plush toys. Did he buy his mother or even his Nana anything at the MOTHER'S DAY SHOP??? Nope. Oh that kid. 

Anyway, today one of the moms set up a little area in the workroom for the teachers....

Just a little something to say we care! So cute. :)

Class results

We take a brief break from Teacher Appreciation Week to report on my final and final grade for this semester of college....

I took my final yesterday and while I don't know what my scored on it, my final grade was posted. I GOT AN "A"!!!!!!

Yay! And even better than that?! My professor is going to write me a recommendation for nursing school next Spring. Happy dance of joy! She has a lot of pull for the program so that is very positive and encouraging. 

I feel a great amount of relief. Now I can focus on the last few weeks of my boys' school. These are my last few weeks of the PTO Presidency. These are Caleb's last few weeks in elementary school. I am ready to enjoy the crazy madness of the end of the school year. Can't wait to have my boys home until I go back to school July 11th. 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh