8 hours and 50 minutes...

The clock is ticking!...8 hours and 50 minutes until I'm back at school.  I just wanted to share a few last minute things.

Each year, at the beginning of school, my 2 teacher besties and I trade gifts!  FUN! FUN!  

So this year I checked out Etsy and found this cool shop...RobertsDesigns.  She sews and makes lanyards, key chains, etc.  I got my friends each a lanyard with their names stitched on!  Cute,right?  (Hopefully, they don't read this post before I give them their gifts...awkward.)

I also made them little pennant-like banners that say R-E-A-D to hang somewhere in their rooms.  This is what their gifts look like!

I am ALSO excited because this year I have TWO new co-teachers!  Our county is small, so I have never worked with TWO other teachers!  I found these little cuties at Pier1!  It's lipgloss!  TEE-HEE!

AND last but not least, I am getting a college intern for the first time as well!  I wanted to get him/her (hopefully HER because I purchased pink things) something that would be helpful, useful, and hopefully a little inspiring.  I was thinking something like a little welcome teaching kit.  I decided to get an organization bin that papers could fit in instead of a little caddy.  That way I can put papers I want graded or other things INSIDE of the bin to stay organized!  I got the essentials...markers, stapler, CUTE scissors, felt pens, a pencil pouch, a mini hole-punch, post-its and of course, candy).  

I also included this adorable brown notebook, but spruced it up a bit.  I'm hoping my intern will see lots of things she likes this year and will want a place it write them down!  Everyone loves a good teacher hack!

There you have it!  A few little gifts that will hopefully bring a smile to my friends' faces as we get the year started!