No Praying in Schools

We were playing a game the other day, and one of my students put his hands together up above his head, pulled them down (in a praying position), and was muttering something to himself. He REALLY wanted to win the game! So much, that it turned him into a prayin' man!

Countries and Trees

One of my students was sharing about herself since she was Student of the Week, and another student (unless my hearing is bad) asked, "What's your favorite country?" She asked him to repeat himself and he did. And then, she said, "Kind of tree? Probably apple!" And not one of them questioned it or laughed... But I did (inside)!

Back to School

We have been back to school this whole week! It's crazy since most of the other schools around here don't start til Monday. All I can say is that this year is going to be a whole new challenge! Every school has a grade where they just don't know where to put the naughty kids because there are too many to split them completely up! So, they put a "most naughty" in each class and then fill the class with equal or lesser naughties! Let me tell you, this week has been crazy! I have some really good kids... but I have a few really bad kids. So, this school year will either make me retire, or it will build character (as my old man puts it), or BOTH....

Book Reports

Today was book report sharing day! Ben got up to share, and when it came time to answer a question from the class, Karly just asked her question without raising her hand and being called on by him. His response caught me off guard. He answered the question, and then he said, "But really you need to raise your hand and stop talking out because it really annoys me." I just gave him a little reminder that I am the teacher, and he only needs to worry about himself. Haha I think we have a teacher in the making!

Pre-Kindergarten Testing

Last week I helped with Pre-Kindergarten testing. One of the questions on the test was, "What sound does the word cat begin with?" I couldn't believe how many kids answered, "Meow". When they answered that way, I would rephrase the question. I was testing one kid, and he answered, "Meow", so I said, "No, what sound do you hear at the beginning of Cat?" His face wrinkled all up and he let out the sweetest little, "Meow" that he could, trying to be more convincing! And yes, I laughed... a little!

Brainwashed...

So, my students may be a little brainwashed. Most of them think I don't have a boyfriend because I keep that to myself. Boyfriends change from time to time, and I really don't think that my students need to know about my personal life in that way! So, one day Kate came in and said that her mom showed her a picture of me. It must have been my facebook picture because my boyfriend was in it. Kate said, "My mom said she thinks you have a secret boyfriend!" I can't lie, I got a little nervous because I have some smarty pants in my class that like to give me a hard time about that! But then she told me, "I said, 'No mom, that's her brother!'"

Today, I was telling them a story and it included somebody from the office asking if I was dating a D.A.R.E officer, and Kate said, "You aren't even dating anyone!" Glad I have her convinced! I have had so many close encounters with that one! It's not that it's a huge secret, I just don't care to have my kids in my personal business!

GO AWAY!

So, my students are working on book reports, and I have been giving them silent reading time after recess each day. This helps calm them down, and they can have time to read their books for their reports. At this time during the day, they are allowed to sit wherever they want. So today, one of my girls decided she was going to sit right in front of my desk. Well, you know how 3rd graders are... Right now I have 5 kids sitting near my desk. Ha! Wow, they must just love me so much! But I have be careful, because one time, a kid was sitting right in front of my desk, and I stretched my legs out and kicked him! Oops! I totally didn't see him there!