Bursting With Excitement: Monday Made It

Today I start teaching summer school.  I'm actually pretty jazzed about it.  Not only is it a little extra cash right around the time we close on our house, it's also being a held at the very same elementary school I attended as a little girl. :)  Plus it's for incoming fourth graders, win win.  After a year in second, I need to get used to big kids again! 

I'm also super excited because it's Monday Made It! :) 

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Since back to school is quickly approaching, I started getting my typical back to school activities ready.  I always like to have a little something on my students' desk at open house.  I typically do a little goodie bag with a sweet little poem.  I got the original idea from Mrs. Van Dyke when I first started teaching.  As much as I love them, they're a lot of work and the items inside melted last year.  Oh the joys of teaching at a non air conditioned school. ;) 

I'm trying to keep some of my back to school activities simple this year.  Hello new grade level and closing on a house on the very first day of school. Even though I want to keep things simple, I still want to have a little somethin', somethin' for my kiddos for open house/first day of school.  So when I saw this on Pinterest, I fell in love! :)

Source: via Lisa on Pinterest

I tried tracking down the original source, but I couldn't find it. :( I'd like to see more of that Mrs. Potter's ideas.  Okay, correction I just found out Mrs. Potter is one of my sweet, sweet Facebook followers! :)

Over the weekend, I made my bag topper for my Starburst bags.  I plan on using 3" x 4" bags from Wilton.  You can find the bags I plan on using {here}. Here is what my topper I designed looks like. I just swapped out happiness with excitement accidentally, but it still works! :)

I have created an edible Powerpoint for you to use so that you can type in your name and your student's names.  The fonts I used are Hello Firstie from Hello Literacy and MTF Jumpin Jack from Miss Tiina if you want to make sure the fonts match. 

If you want to create your own "Bursting With Excitement" bag topper for your own students this year, you can download the Powerpoint Template for free at my Teachers Pay Teachers store.  Just click on the cheerleader below to head on over! 

Thanks, Tara again for hosting this fun party! I haven't made my goodie bags yet, but I'll be sure to post a picture when I do! :)