100 Follower Giveaway!!!

It is time for my 100 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY!!!!!  I am so excited to be offering you the chance to win some fabulous prizes.  The best thing about this giveaway is that it starts on MY BIRTHDAY!!!  So as a birthday treat for everyone...I am putting my TpT store on sale until Sunday!  

I have elevan fabulous bloggers who have so generously donated to my giveaway.  Please visit each one of them because they are awesome!  

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Please enter and visit these awesome bloggers!  I cannot wait to pick a winner next week and be able to bless someone with all of these prizes!

Rosie

Show Us Some Blogloving! Giveaway to Bloglovin followers!

Hi fabulous followers!!

You have probably heard by now that Google Reader is going away on July 1st.  Well, Google Reader may be going away, but I don't want YOU to go away, so I hope that you will consider following my blog through bloglovin! I know that change is hard...so we thought I might sweeten it up for you a little bit!

I are doing a giveaway for all of my fabulous followers that take the leap and switch over to bloglovin.  You may have already switched over!  In that case, this will be an easy entry!

If you have not yet switched or are not following my blog through bloglovin, then there are a few easy steps to follow.  You can go to our sidebar (that's the column on the right over there that shows our followers) and you can click the button that says Follow this Blog with bloglovin.  Or, you can go into the Rafflecopter below and click the link in the first entry, and that will take you to our blog on bloglovin.

You will need to set up an account with bloglovin so that you can follow me.  Please be sure to leave your bloglovin username in the Rafflecopter entry.

If you want to go ahead and move all of the blogs you follow from Google over, you can go to this link and it will take you through the super easy steps.  BUT, please go to me bloglovin link and make sure that you are following me through bloglovin.  To be sure, make sure that the blue button at the top of our bloglovin page has been clicked (it should be gray with the word following- if it's blue, please click it to follow!)

So, if you follow me by bloglovin, please enter my giveaway!!  I will be picking 2 WINNERS and each winner will get their choice of 2 UNITS FROM MY TpT STORE!  :O)

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Good luck!

Rosie

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Tried it Tueday

Hello Blogging Buddies!  I hope you all have had a fantastic day.  I enjoyed relaxing and working on some projects in the comfort of my own home.  I am linking up with Fourth Grade Flipper for her Tried it Tuesday!  

Well, today I took the plunge and started a facebook page for my blog!  I used the fabulous directions from Collaboration Cuties to get started and set everything up.  It was a lot easier to do then I thought.  I am hoping to provide updates, have flash freebies and facebook only giveaways.  Only time will tell how well it will take off.  I would love it if you would LIKE me on facebook! Click the image below to LIKE me!

Rosie's Rambles Facebook page

Well, that is all for tonight!  I am working on my fabulous 100 follower giveaway that goes live on Thursday.  There is still time to donate just CLICK HERE.  Have a great night!

Rosie

Must Have Mondays- Travel Edition

Today was the first day I did not have to wake up super early and go to school.  I did not miss my hour and a half drive on a Monday morning.  I actually slept until 9 am, which I do not do, even on the week-ends!  I didn't leave my bed until about 11 am when I needed to change some laundry for my mom.  It was super nice and relaxing.  I am hoping to do more of throughout the week!

I am still looking for people to donate to my 100 follower giveaway.  If you would like to donate CLICK HERE.

Today I am linking up with Sabra from Teaching with a Touch of Twang for her must have Monday. 

Today's edition for me travel items!  I took a quick trip to Florida this week-end to support my brother at a Reintegration Yellow Ribbon workshop.  I flew out Friday evening and came home last night.  It was a quick trip, but a good one for my brother and his fellow soldiers.  It was also nice to meet some of his buddies that my class wrote to while they were deployed.  I love to travel and a few of my travel must haves are:

A backpack

Head phones

Rolling suitcase with four wheels

My ipad or computer

These are four of the things I always have with me when I travel!  What traveling adventures are you headed on this summer?

Rosie

Five For Friday...a day late (again!)

Happy Saturday!  I am enjoying a quick trip to sunny Florida this week-end to support my brother and his service in the United States Army Reserve. This has been a long week of saying good-bye to my students, enjoying end of the year activities and packing up my room.  I feel like Monday was weeks ago!  I am once again linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for their ever fabulous Five for Friday!

1. Extra Field Trip- Our school had a contest earlier in the year where the students sold lines in a program for a fundraiser.  To get the students to sell more they offered classes prizes for how many they sold.  Well my class won the contest by selling 180 Boosters.  We received every prize that was given, including the Grand Prize of an extra field trip.  My class went to a local park for lunch and to play.  It was hot, but the students had a fantastic time.  

I told Jorge, he looked like he was in jail!

Swings were a big hit...I even played on them!

2. End of the Year Yard Sale-  This was our 'Y' day in our end of the year count down.  The students took the extra tickets they earned and placed them in cups that were by certain prizes.  We then drew a ticket for the winner of each prize.  Some of the favorite prizes were: a little football, a Chick-Fil-A water bottle, books, Yankee Stadium picture and newspaper and a small purse.

The tables of prizes.

Deciding how many tickets to put in a cup.

3. End of the Year Celebration- On our last day of school, we had a party where I gave the students gifts, played some fun games and ate wonderful food.  I decided to do some minute to win it games...they had a blast!  I also let them clean their desk with shaving cream, which they loved too!

We tried to get a cookie from our forehead to our mouth without using our hands!  I definitely got cookie crumbs in my eye!

Fifth graders loved playing with shaving cream!  Our principal walked in when were cleaning our desks.  I was grateful it did not come up in my evaluation!

They blew me away this year!

 

Signing beach balls because we had a BALL this year!

Playing another game where we had to fan tissue paper fish with plates into a basket.

4. 100 Followers- I hit 100 followers this week.  I am planning a fantastic giveaway and I am still looking for donations.  If you would like to donate click HERE to fill out the form.  I am hoping to go live on Thursday!

5. My Class- It has been a rough year, but I made it through.  I was sad to see my students go, but I told them they will always be special in my heart because they were my first 5th grade class!  We had our ups and down, but I think it was a great year!

The Girls

The Boys (minus one)

Group Hug

Attempt to take a group picture...not so successful!

Well, I am off to enjoy the rest of my week-end in Florida.  I am excited to get back to regular blogging and making some items for TpT.  Have a great rest of your week-end!

Rosie

I reached 100 Followers!!! Now I need help!

Hello everyone!  This blog is going to be short and sweet because it is late and I have to get up early to take my mom and brother to the airport for an early flight!

I REACHED 100 FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe it, I am in shock and overwhelmed that so many people are interested in what I have to say.  The friends I have made through my blog have become so special to me.  I love learning from others and using their great ideas in my classroom! 

Now, I need your help.  I want to throw a fantastic giveaway.  If you are interested, I would love your donations.  I promise to highlight you on my blog and shout your name from the rooftops so everyone knows about you!  If you are willing to donate, please fill out the form below.  I am hoping to go live next Thursday on my birthday!

Thank you all again for helping me reach 100 followers!

Rosie

Summer is here and a Giveaway!

I made it to the end of the year!!!!  I cannot believe this school year is over.  It has been a long hard year and at times I did not think I was going to make it, but I did!  I had a great last day with my students we did many fun activities during our half day.

We tried to get the cookie in our mouth without using our hands!

We blew bubbles because they "blew" me away this year!

We cleaned our desk with shaving cream!

We signed beach balls because "we had a ball this year!"

We played a fun fish game with plates and tissue paper fish!

I am sad to see my students go, but excited to see what next year brings!  This year was not perfect by any means and I look forward to changing a few things for next year!

Guess what...I am almost at 100 followers!  I cannot believe it and I am so thrilled to get to plan a fabulous 100 follower giveawa, but I need your help.  If you are willing to donate to my giveaway, please fill out the form below and I will be in contact with you next week!  This giveaway also coincides with my birthday, which makes it all the more fabulous!

There is another fabulous giveaway going on...head over and check out Joanne's 300 Follower Giveaway at Head Over Heals for Teaching.  She is an fantastic friend and I am excited to be apart of her giveaway!

That is all for tonight...I promise once my room is packed up I will be back to my blogging self!  Life has been crazy!

Rosie