Pencils Books and Dirty Looks: Five for Friday

Two down, one to go! Today we finished our second trimester! I can't believe there's only 12 weeks left to the school year! What a great way to end the trimester with a three day weekend. We have our records day next Friday, so next week is a three day week with students!
I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to give you Five for Friday!

1. Valentine's Day- This year for Valentine's Day I gave my students a new highlighter with this cute little Valentine

This year our Valentine's Day party had to be kept under 30 minutes. Gone are the days of just having a little bit of fun at school... That's all I have to say.

2. I MADE IT!! This week I made enough in TpT sales to get my first paper check at the end of the quarter!!

3. Today went on a field trip. Each year the local art museum hosts an "Art is..." series. A different country is showcased every year. This year we experienced "Art is... Japan". Students got to make an origami fish, dress in traditional Japanese clothing, do a wood block painting, make a theater mask and learn about Japanese food and toys. They had a blast and were very well behaved!

4. Anchor charts... Here are a few anchor charts that I've made this week. The first one is an anchor chart for using an effective lead when writing. The second is a test prep anchor chart for short response questions. We are working really hard on learning to restate the question in your answer to make sure you're writing a complete sentence.

5. Tonight was the Valentine's Day dance at the middle school that my daughters attend. Here's a picture of them before the dance. I didn't get their picture together because my oldest daughter had to go and get ready with her friends. She did take a quick (sassy) self portrait before she left. My youngest daughter let me do her hair. She wan't thrilled with wearing a dress so insisted on wearing leggings! Oh the difference two years can make!!