Happy New Year, ya’ll! I think this a first—our First Friday Giveaway falling on New Year’s Day. Pretty great way to start the new year, don’t ya think? (And just in case you’re wondering, I did not get up at the crack of dawn this morning to write this blog. I love ya’ll, I do. But maybe not that much! I’m actually writing this blog on December 30!)
Okay, about that giveaway! Yeppers, this adorable penguin with a belly filled with classroom supplies is looking for a home. And he’s bringing with him a brand-new copy of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley. Soooo, if you’d like to welcome these two penguin items into your classroom, here’s what you need to do.
Leave a comment right here on the blog that shares one goal you have for 2016. (Notice I didn’t call this a resolution. For some reason, I like the sound of goal better!) But don’t wait too long! To be entered to win, your comment must be posted before midnight EST Sunday, January 10, 2016.
Best wishes for a healthy and happy new year!
Diane
PS: Feel free to tell us your favorite hiccup remedy, too!
Congratulations to Angela (commenter number 54), the winner of this month’s giveaway!
One goal I have is to get and STAY organized this year!
Our goal for 2016 is to stay positive, organized and have fun with the children
One of my goals for 2016 is to continue to read professional research articles in order to stay current in curriculum and testing.
My goal for 2016 is to make it a great year for myself and the kiddos. And of course to lose that last 10 lbs. Happy New Year to all
My goal for 2016 is to add more play into my kindergarten classroom.
My goal is for all my students to do awesome on their state assessments! 🙂
I have several goals. School-wise, it’s probably to be more organized so I can spend more time living and less time prepping for school. It seems like that is all I do when awake.
My goal is to be more creative, and come up with a lot of new interactive activities. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
ErinLoves2Run at gmail dot com
My goal is to stop soda completely. Doing so will definitely cause weightloss and will help me drink more water.
My goal is for all my students to have fun while learning at school and to continue to love school.
My goal is to give of my time to help struggling students in the upper grades to become more successful — and do it in fun/creative ways so that they will enjoy learning.
My goal for 2016 is to make my teaching to be more creative and to make learning fun!
(Oh yeah…to get organized lol (last years continued!)
PS a spoon full of sugar under the tongue ( sounds like a song!!!!)
My goal is to have a great attitude. I previously had help getting my children off to school in the morning but I no longer have that blessing. So the three of us need to work together to get out the door bright and early so mom is not late for work.
My goal is to make sure I copy only what is needed. Help the environment by reducing my use of paper.
My home goal is to be more present with my toddler. 🙂 He’s growing and changing so fast!
My school goal is to stay more organized! I want to implement more color coding in my classroom for my students, too.
Best hiccup remedy? Drinking water through a wash cloth!
My goal for this year is to be better organized so I can have more of a balance between work and home.
One of my goals is to go home at least one night a week without any school work. Family time!
My goal for 2016 is to keep preparation of activities for the week simple.
One of my goals for the new year is to leave by 4:30 at least once a week.
One goal that I have is to always be present with my students! This means no checking emails, answering the phone, chatting with a colleague, etc. while my students are in the classroom. I am there to be with them!
My goal is to purge and organize my classroom so I can find things more easily when I need them!
One goal I have to is give my children more time to read. I believe they will become better readers when they are allowed to read what they want to read and read it for enjoyment. Grab a pillow and a book!
One goal I have for 2016 is to be true to myself.
My goal is to leave work at school, at least once a week. I’d love to have more time for my family.
To continue to find ways to help students with classroom disruption issues
A goal I have for this year is to implement Daily 5 into my schedule. I’m a first year teacher and I’ve never seen the implementation of centers, and didn’t really see it in action when I Student Taught, so I hope I can do it effectively and efficiently.
Thanks! 🙂
To add more fun to my Science center.
My goal, as a librarian, is to have more activities for students after I read a book to them. I want them to comprehend what they just heard. I’m always looking for ideas.
My goal is to instill a love of books into my preschool kids that will last the rest of their lives!
My goal is to provide support to the teachers with whom I work, to help make their year go just a little smoother and easier. If I can lift up the teachers a little every day, then I believe they will do right by our scholars. Everyone needs a little pick me up, especially teachers who have an ever increasing workload, tougher expectations, and scholars who present challenges of every kind. A little kindness goes a looooong way toward making our jobs less stressful!
My goal is to file and delete emails daily to keep my inbox to one page.
My 2016 classroom goal is to bring in more inquiry learning opportunities for my PreK kids.
My goal for 2016 is to impliment more parent outreach days monthly! Parents love having the opportunity to visit their childs 4K classroom!
Goal for 2016 – more organized
My goal is to be more engaged when at home with my kiddos.
My goal for 2016 is to declutter. I have started by organizing my crafts by activity which really helps me to just grab a specific bag of supplies on my way out the door.
Goal for 2016 is to encourage someone each day with a compliment, note, surprise etc.
My goal is to be ok with mot having everything done all the time and to leave work at work when necessary.
My goal for 2016 is to stop sweating the small stuff and really concentrate on the important pieces of the puzzles!
I bought a ukulele years ago. In going to learn how to play a song and have a preschool luau in the summer
2016, the year of me. It may sound silly, but in order to take care of the other people in my life I need to do a better job of taking care of myself first.
I really want to read more this year….professionally and for fun!
I made a bucket list for 2016. My big goal for my classroom is to start a blog and class website.
My 2016 goal is to get what I can done and leave the rest without beating myself up!
I want to better utilize organizational tools to help me stay organized. I do pretty well, but I want to especially remember to de-clutter as the year goes by so that I’m not doing all that at year’s end.
Best hiccup remedy for at home: a spoonful of honey. Works every time!
My goal is to find time to take care of myself physically and emotionally and spiritually.
My goal this year is to have more fun!
My goal for 2016 is to continue coming up with fun hands on learning ideas for my homeschool preschool so kids want to keep learning.
One goal I have is to be a larger than life encourager of reading, finding additional strategies to build lifelong readers and help reluctant readers find books that will spark that interest.
My goal is to be more organized in the classroom this year.
My goal for my classroom is it laugh more. We get so bogged down with assessments and lessons, that I need to just let things happen as they happen and enjoy my kids!
Best hiccup remedy?? take several small sips of water before exhaling.
My goal for 2016 is to find more engaging, challenging, and personalized learning opportunities for every one of my students using technology.
My goal is to be more proactive using GLAD strategies with my ELL Students. 🙂
A major goal for me this year is to stay organized!
My goal is to make sure all of my preschoolers are kindergarten ready by the time they leave me. Also that I have them leave my classroom with a love of learning that stays with them for a long time.
One goal I have is to wake up earlier during the week. I would love to be lesssr stressed getting me and my girls ready for school and be able to have more time for prep (and coffee!) once I get to school.
My goal is to lose 40 pounds. The best way I have found to get rid of hiccups is to pucker your lips together to make a very small opening. Then suck in air until you can’t do it any longer. Then slowly blow the air out still keeping your lips puckered into that small opening. Works EVERY time!
My goal is to use less papers and more hands on activities for my first graders.
My goal is to incorporate more fun into my classroom?
My goal is to branch out with more classroom activities and revamp my daily schedule.
My goal is to not think about the changes that will be taking place at the end of the school year, and to stay focused on the here and now.
My goal for 2016 is to stay positive and to do more family nights at our center.
To become debt free!!
My goal for this year is to foster a love for reading across all grade levels at my school.
To become better at conferencing with my students (in Math, Reading and Writing)
To stay better organized in my classroom
My goal this year is to make every book we read an experience the kids will never forget.
Be Positive and project positive energy to others!
A goal I have for this year is to focus more on “me”…workout more and take care of myself!!! So after teaching all day, I am going to get my workouts in before dinner!
To focus on the positive when things get me down!
My goal is to stay organized so I can find things easily!
My goal for 2016 is to incorporate more movement into my lessons for my kiddos and to always try to find the positive in every situation.
Clear the clutter!
My 2016 is to stay more organized! I would love to win! This book looks adorable!
My goal is to be up to date on assessments and portfolios. And make my portfolios pop!!!!
My goal is to stop stressing about covering everything and spend a little more time listening to my first graders.
More organized, please!
My goal for 2016 is to get my desk drawers cleaned out and organized!
My goal is to continue to be a positive teacher and make learning fun by getting each and every student involved in the learning process by using lots of hands on activities!
My goal for this year is to eat more fruits and veggies!!
My goal is to make learning fun and positive for my students with lots of hands on activities!
One goal for this year it to be IN more pictures with my family than behind the lens!! 🙂
My goal is to stay ahead this year! So far, so good!
My goal for 2016 is to make learning a fun experience, read a lot of books, and spend more time with my family.
P.s My favorite hiccup remedy is a spoonful of sugar!
My goal is to reset my Daily 5 Centers to be more manageable for my 27 k/1 students and myself.
My goal is to get at least one reluctant reader excited about a book & actually finish it.
My goal is to be more organized this year, both at home and at school.
2016 Goal too created a love for reading
My goal is to have more patience with my own kiddos after long/trying days at school.
My goal for school is to have more hands on fun activities, play time learning, and learning to be kind to one another and doing acts of kindness.
My at home goal is to have more balance between work and family time.
I’m known as the eccentric penguin teacher! I adore sharing my love for penguins with my kinder kiddos! My goal for 2016 is to finally write that children’s book that I’ve been keeping in my head!! The main character? …A penguin, of course!!
My goal for 2016 is to be more organized. My hiccup remedy is letting a teaspoon of sugar dissolve on your tongue. Works every time.
My 2016 goal is to be more organized so I don’t have to stay so late at school every day!
My goal for 2016 is to level my classroom library and organize my teacher read aloud books.
Goal is act like it is the first day of spring every day throughout the winter. 🙂
My goal is to give my students active breaks regularly and always make time for play! Children learn through play.-let them be little 🙂
I want to read more books for pleasure!
Goals for 2016: Bring less work home and spend more time cooking!
Goal is stay stay on track, organized, and remember to always have a good time with the kids.
My goal is to keep my classroom more organized!
i am going to strive to be better organized.
My goal for 2016 is for my students to be the best they can be in all that they do!!
Simplify, simplify, simplify …..
My goal is to help my kids gain more confidence in their abilities!
Rene