Monday, November 16, 2009

A conversation with a second grader...It went something like this...

Jack: "Misses........."
 
Me : "Did you just call me Mrs.?!"
 
Jared: "You need to get one. Do you have to look around the world or something?"
 
Me: "What? I need to get one what? What are you talking about?"
 
Jared: "A husband, you need to get one. Do you have to go look around the world for one or something?"
 
Me: "I need a husband? What, am I not good enough by myself?"
 
Jared: "There's just a feeling inside me that you need to have a husband."
 
Me: (laughing hysterically) "Well, I am waiting for God to bring me just the right man to marry."
 
Jared: "Oh good, can I come to the wedding? I love the kissing part!"






 
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What did you say?!

Being around kids all day I hear many, and say some, odd things. Most of them are just hilarious. I wish I could remember all the funny things my kids say; especially my five second grade boys! They are probably the silliest. Here are a few things that have been heard or said by me this week. Some are not direct quotes but they should be pretty close.
 
"You can't fire me from princess-ism." (6th grade girl)
 
"We're just all up and about and doing math!" (2nd grade boy)
 
"You all need to sit down and do your work; there is too much up-ness going on in here." (um, yeah, that would be me)
 
"These boys want to play with us, and I'm fine with that, but nobody wants to be the bad guy!" (2nd grade boy)
 


 
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Friday, November 6, 2009

Studentisms

"This is the goodest day of my life!" (a second grade boy noticed the tv/vcr in the classroom)
 
"What is happening?!" (a second grade boy was not paying attention and got a little confused when I called on him to answer a question)
 
"My brain told me to say it!" (a second grade boy got tired of waiting for a classmate to answer the question, the answer just popped out!)
 
"Use it as an air stinkener" (5th grade boy; you know, opposite of air freshener!)
 
"That was the best play ever!" (k5 girl about the high schoolers' skit in chapel)
 
 
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Best Lunch Ever

So trivial, but... today I had the best lunch ever! I had pork barbeque from mom, homemade mashed potatoes that Amanda and I made, and homemade applesauce from Aunt Sue. For dessert I ate some dark chocolate m&m's that my awesome mom brought to me as a special treat! Now that's one amazing, gluten free meal!!





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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

What I'm All About

Today one of my students made me a colorful paper that said "What You're All About." The list said "games, fun, reading, creative, writing, doing it good, do your best, think." I was so excited! If that is what my students - at least one of them - is getting out of my class then praise the Lord! I know that I am far from being a perfect teacher or the best teacher these students will have, but maybe I am doing some things right after all! I thank the Lord for those few words of encouragement today from that student.





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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

"Ears like a hawk" and other stories

The kids tried to sneak up on me several times today, but for some reason they never could startle me. Each time I was sitting at my desk working on the computer so my back was to the door. They tried to firgure out how I could "sense" them and not be spooked. Could I see their reflections in the monitor screen?! Abbie told them to just stop trying to scare me because I have "ears like a hawk."


I handed my second grade boys a math page and told them to put their name on the paper. Being in a silly mood I started telling them "You can be Joseph and you can be Thomas, etc." They got all "what, what's going on?! what?!" on me and thought it was the craziest, coolest thing that I was letting them write a different name on their paper. Then they asked if they could write last names, too. Ok, I say. Now instead of Jack, Jared, Wyatt, Joshua, and Ryan I have Edward Restaurant, Jr., Thomas Maid, Franklin Treesap, Gary Maple, and Joseph Humbly. Please note that I didn't pick the last names, they did!

 
We had elementary chapel today. Yay! A group of high school students, along with a couple teachers and Pastor Mark, run the chapel time for us. Today we sang a Noah's Ark song to the tune of The Ants Go Marching. As we sang - it was a long song - the high school students and teachers acted out the story! It was such a cool idea! Some of the teens dressed up in animal costumes, they had spray bottles for rain, and thunder sound affects. Bad guys and Noah were dressed as such, and they had posters of clouds, sun, and rainbow. After the lesson the kids were able to color a Noah's ark picture. So awesome! I love getting some of the high school students involved with teaching the younger ones.


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Monday, October 19, 2009

Writing Bugs

Found a site with some fun writing pages called Writing Bugs. Lots of fun writing ideas, and I love the "Bug in Your Ear" at the bottom of the page. More than just writing prompts, the Writing Bugs also give some good tips for pre-writing and writing.





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