Good Quotes

My babies say some pretty hilarious things. 

Sometimes I don't think the things they say are funny until they pop up in my head later on in the day. 

Sometimes I think they're so funny I have to hide my face so they won't see me laughing at them. 

Without further ado, here are some of the gems from the past few weeks. 

You know Barack O'Romney? He's running for president. 

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Student: I know why we gotta have a Constitution. Cuz if we didn't, people would be able to blow up buildings and rob banks like it aint NOTHIN!

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I write letters to my students from characters in stories we've read. We do a math problem with the letter. Last week, we got one from the wolf in The Boy Who Cried Wolf. He was wondering how many sheep he had eaten that day if he ate 3 for lunch and 4 for dinner. 

The next day, I got a letter from a little boy. It was telling the wolf not to eat any more sheep. 

He said, "Give this to the wolf. But tell him not to eat me, though."

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This was the same boy who said, "NAH, Ms. Stanton wouldn't lie to us!" when the other students asked me if I was the one who wrote the letter.

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A girl wrote a love letter to a boy asking him to come to the 

"bole aling" for her birthday. 

He said, "Ms. Stanton. I know which bowling alley she's talking about."

Oh, which one?

"The other one."

Oh. 

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It Has Very, Very Come Down to This!

We have been in school for some time now and I am still feeling overwhelmed at all the things that are expected of me! From emails to interventions, all seem to need my attention at the same time. My biggest challenge is keeping myself organized and making it seem like I know what I'm doing. Last week I came to the realization that I CAN do this no matter how hard it gets! This is what I was put on this earth to do! The day after my epiphany, I was listening to the radio and the song, "He said" came on. I think it was God's way of reassuring me that He won't give me more than I can take. He might let me bend but not break. So anytime I'm having a rough day, I remember those lyrics and it helps me get through it.

On to a lighter subject, today was full of interesting situations. First, I had a student bring me an envelope and said that it was a letter to me apologizing for her talking Friday. I thought that it was a nice gesture and put the envelope on my desk. Later that day I opened the " letter" to find a picture of a cat, a rock, and a small piece of metal with a bible verse on it. I asked her about the piece of metal and she told me it was a bookmark because she knew I needed one because I always use sticky notes to mark my pages..... How very thoughtful! Then I decided that my students would benefit from the minute hand numbers that you see on pinterest these days so I out some up while the students were working. They were all so impressed when i got done! One of my students said " let's give Ms. Hill a round of applause!" haha it was so funny... It's the simple things that make them happy.

 Tonight was open house and all 4 of my 21 students showed up with their guardian.... I was very happy as I left though because I got compliments on how organized my room was and how happy a parent was that I was a first year teacher. She said she liked first year teachers because they are energetic and know about the latest things in education. Even though I would have liked a bigger turn out, I still had a good time talking with the parents and seeing the students show them around their room.

-Nicole

Learning Together....AWWWWW.

One of the major things I am learning during this beginning of the school year period is that first grade is teaching ME as much as it is teaching my youngins! I'm constantly adjusting things to better meet their needs and mine and I can really see things falling into place and working. Woohoo!

So, since we have been working a lot with the number 5 (discovering pentagons, finding different ways to break 5 apart, making different ways to show 5, etc.), I will share 5 things I have learned so far in first grade. 

1) Using paper isn't as easy as it looks. Do you remember learning that you couldn't just write diagonally down the middle of a paper and call it acceptable? Neither do I. But it turns out we learned that. Or at least my friends did this week!

2) My firsties really do care about me! I told them once that I like the mountains, and they draw mountains in  all their pictures. Every day someone asks me if I want a bite of their lunch because they feel bad that I bring the same thing for like 3 days in a row. The day after I had a doctor's appointment, one asked if I had to get any shots. Actually, he said, "How many shots did ya have to get yesterday?" It was pretty dang cute because no one had said anything about shots. For the record, I didn't have to get any. :) They show concern for me and they give me AWESOME hugs and they really brighten my day!

3) My line is not ever going to be 100% perfect... And that is okay. I'm coming to terms with the fact that having 19/20 of my kids NOT pretending to ice-skate down the hall is quite an accomplishment. After all, they're 6. School is barely 2 weeks in. And ice-skating is way more fun than walking. 

4) Talking to parents can explain A LOT. I've discovered all kinds of things about my kiddos by trying to establish a good relationship with parents. From allergies to parent problems and everything in between... It helps me help them SO much. I used to be really scared of parents, but I'm seeing that they are a huge resource!!!

5) No matter how crazy the world gets, kids are still kids. And kids are funny and weird. A quote to finish us off? "Ms. Stanton, can I have my treat?"

"What's your treat?"

"I wanna smell your hair!"

:)