I know this one is just ending, but...

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I really need a summer vacation!

8-13-14

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I love you guys!

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Your emails asking about what supplies you can send to my class/school have been so nice!  I can't believe how awesome you guys are!

Just so you can see how bad things have gotten I took a picture of the supplies I was given for the year.....

That box on the bottom is file folders.  I'm really thrilled about the stapler because it's the first new one I've been given in ten years.

We haven't been given anything for the kids to use in years.  Those things are either donations or purchased by the teachers.

The most needed items in my grade level are:

Primary pencils, crayons, highlighters, colored pencils, markers, two pocket folders, primary lined
writing paper, glue sticks, construction paper, tissues, index cards and gallon sized baggies.

I've got a Dr. Seuss theme going on in my room this year.  As a matter of fact, I've got some laminating I need to go cut out....

8-11-14

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Thank you, Barbara!

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After reading my post about Redditgifts for teachers, Barbara suggested that I post my school address for anyone that would like to send supplies directly to my class.  Please, be warned that if you do this I will take lots of photos and post them here thanking you over and over again.

As far as what we need/could use.....pretty much EVERYTHING!  I promise nothing will go to waste!

Ms. Brown's Class
Greynolds Park Elementary School
1536 NE 179th Street
North Miami Beach, FL  33162

8-9-14

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Redditgifts for Teachers!

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I know, I know, lately all I do is complain and beg. 

Deal with it!  LOL!

Yesterday I complained.  Today I beg!

The third annual gifts for teachers sign ups have begun at Redditgifts.  This is a one way gift exchange.  You either sign up to receive something for your class or you sign up to send something to a teacher.  It doesn't have to be anything super big or expensive.  As a matter of fact most gifts are worth around $20.

BUT....you wouldn't believe how helpful an extra $20 worth of crayons or glue or pencils or tissues or whatever can be to a teacher.

Every year THOUSANDS of people sign up to give something.  THOUSANDS more sign up to receive something. 

The last time I checked the satistics there were about 3,000 people who had signed up to give and around 5,000 who had signed up to receive.  I'm one of the 5,000 and so are several other teachers that I know.

We've registered and listed the things that we would most like to receive and hope that we get matched with someone.

Would you please consider signing up?  Would you please help out a teacher?

This is a world wide gift exchange and teachers from all countries have registered so it doesn't matter where you live.  You can even ship to someone from another country if you're willing to.

Last year, there were $325,000 worth of supplies sent to teachers through this exchange.  Isn't that wonderful?  Isn't that something you would like to be a part of?