My gifter rocks! I only know his real name, so I'm going to keep him anon here, but he has made 27 first-grade kids and 1 first-grade teacher very very happy! I received not one, not two, but THREE boxes full of classroom goodies.

Box 1...12 boxes of Puffs tissues. (with fall/winter approaching--our most germy time, this is far more exciting than it seems!).

Box 2...4 tubs of Wet Ones, 3 tubs of Clorox wipes, 5 boxes of 64ct Crayola markers (that's right, 64 different marker colors), a box of Pink Pearl erasers, 10 boxes of pencils (the awesome black Mirado ones), and 5 packs of Mr. Sketch markers (my grading has never smelled so good!)

Box 3...3 reams of Astrobrights paper and---drumroll, please---an X-Acto ProX pencil sharpener!!!!

Why am I so excited about a pencil sharpener? Now, my school does not provide electric pencil sharpeners. We do have the old wall-mounted kind. Being a public Title 1 school, we are not allowed to request (or even recommend) that students bring any supplies. That means, if I want them to have a sharpened pencil (or markers or paper or crayons, etc) I have to provide it. This often means sharpening upwards of 30 pencils at a time. With my old pencil sharpener, this took at least five or six minutes and left me with a tired arm--not what I want to do at the end of a long day. With my new fancy sharpener, this takes me less than two minutes. Seriously, like about a minute and a half. (And my school only provides 2 pencils per year per child, but that's a while different story)

I cannot even begin to be able to thank my gifter enough. The unbridled glee of the kids as I opened the boxes--perfect! They oohed and ahhed over everything as I took each item out. They really couldn't believe that someone had just sent us these things. I wish my gifter (and all the gifters!) could see what an impact they have to the classrooms and the kids. We are all so appreciative!! Thank you!!!