Seriously, I’m going to be filthy rich off of the book I
write with these quotes someday… thanks kids!!
In our journals today the kids were supposed to write about
a place in the world that they would like to visit…
“I would like to go to paradise because paradise is a
Beautiful plase. it is a sunny plase and a beach plase cool. And it is always
sunny at the beach because of the sun. So you might not want to look at the
sun.” (So… where exactly is paradise and can I go too? I promise not to look
at the sun!)
“If I could visit any place in the world it would be China
because its funny how they talk. And its weird that there not that tall. And
what are all the holladays? What do anamails look like? Why is the money
diffrent than ours?” (My favorite writer, the ranter. Good questions!)
“I’d like visit pennsylvaia soon. I’d like to see if Jack
and Anny are rele. I wan to see if the magick tree house is rele. I want to see
if I can take trip with them.” (The Magic Tree House series is a big deal in
second grade. You’d be surprised how many kids wrote about visiting
Pennsylvania.)
“I would like to visit new Yorke Citie becasu it is fun. New
yourck cities is wird. I would play and play there. I would look arawd the playse.”
(I just love the spelling and how
this boy tries so hard. He always gives a valiant effort.)
Today was also service day for our Catholic school system.
As our service, my class spent about an hour making Halloween cards and
decorations for a local nursing home. Here’s the aftermath (in lieu of many arts and crafts decorations).
“boo! Did that make you feel better?” (The kids don’t quite
understand the concept of a nursing home. A few of them wrote “get well soon.”)
“Have a monsober Halloween.” (He told me it was like in the
commercial, Monstober? Monster + October? I don’t know!)
And my personal favorite…
“Happy
Halloween! It’s ok if your old.” (This kid had drawn a picture (a very artistic
picture- seriously it was good!) of headstones in a cemetery and wanted to know
how to spell graveyard. I just about lost it laughing. Instead my rockstar
teacher and I suggested he finish the card with, “God loves you I’m told.” That
way it’s a poem? Haha)
Today on lunch duty…
Kindergartener 1, “Hey! There’s another one of you around
here!”
Me, “What do you mean?”
Kindergartener 1, “There’s another girl with your face. You
have the same face…”
Me, “Oh… another student?”
Kindergartener 2, “She means Mrs. Frayyeeelick!”
That teacher is the 1st grade teacher and
although we both have brown hair, we don’t look much alike. So I laughed and
winked at Kindergartener 1… and she winked right back. I can’t make this stuff
up people!!
“Can I marry chicken?” Uhhhhm, no.
In science today, we made a KWL (what we Know, Want to know, and Learned) chart. The topic plants. Here's what the kids want to know.
“Do plants ever get stomachaches?“ (No comment, just
laughter at this question. So cute and innocent. Great thinking :))
“Do plants, like flowers really move when they grow? Because
actually I have never seen a flower move.” (Valid, I’ve never seen it either!)
Summary from the teacher lady: day 3.
I am so behind today that I don’t even have time for a
summary! I’ve got math and science lessons to plan for tomorrow, track practice
to get to, and a Praxis II test (one of the tests I’m required to pass before I
can become a licensed teacher) to study for!! I realized last night that I have
6 days to study for my test and 115 pages to review. Cool. If you don’t hear
much from me in the next few days, that’s why.
Until later (hopefully tomorrow)…
Peace, love, and headaches,
Jayna
Ps- TOMORROW I’M FINALLY TELLING THE KIDS ABOUT OUR NEVADA
PEN PALS AND I’M SO EXCITED. THAT IS ALL.
