Mice everywhere!-One of the other K teachers found a dead mouse in her closet this week and saw a live one run across her floor on Friday morning. Friday after school, all of the teachers were coming back inside from releasing the kids-our lovely secretary put on a hat that had been sitting on her desk for about 3 days. When she took it off, one of the teachers said "Hey! You have a piece of fuzz in your hair." When she reached to take it out, the "fuzz" (A dead mouse!!) rolled out of her hair, down her body onto the floor. Guess that's what we get for working in an old school?! We could not stop laughing.
*We weren't allowed to take our kids to the pumpkin patch. I was so sad-my husband and I went a bought 20 medium sized pumpkins and one large pumpkin. During our reading time, I pulled out the big pumpkin and the kids guessed what was inside (Most of them had never carved/owned a pumpkin before)-We cut it open and I let each kid feel, see, and smell the inside (We're working on using our senses.) Later that afternoon, for our special Friday activity, I pulled out the smaller pumpkins, layed them out and let them each pick one out to paint. They were so excited. During the activity I heard-"I am SO happy!" "I love this day!" "This is so fun".
*My husband had a test yesterday....which happens 1 time a month. This means last weekend we had NO time together and this weekend we get to be normal people. For 2 days, he doesn't have to study or listen to lectures. Last night we went to dinner and a movie. It was SO fun. Just going grocery shopping together is such a treat! In some ways, it's not so bad because it helps us not take anything for granted! I was asking my 40 year old co-teachers for suggestions about what movies to see because they have more of a life than I do right now. :)
*I heard this song on the radio when I was driving home from my job at a daycare last April. It's cheesy but literally changed my life. After hearing this song, when I got home, I told my husband I was modivated again to find a job in the inner city. http://youtu.be/LR0lPDcwh-E. We heard it last night on the way home from our movie: rolled down the windows, cranked up the heater and screamed the lyrics.
*The thing that annoys me most? Commercials and signs to save the starving pets in our city. I think we should start first with all of the children who go hungry and who are homeless before we can think about the cats and dogs!
*I have decided that anyone who has a full time job, kids, and still cleans their house and cooks is my hero! I can't imagine doing all of this plus having kids! And let's be honest...most nights I don't even cook. ;)
*"Ms....I. am. a. robot. Watch.me.run. I.am.a.robot." :)
*After library checkout, I give the kids a few minutes to look through their books and "read" them. I heard several of my students playing "teacher"....saying and doing the things I do. So cute. "The title is the name of the book. Good job friends."
*"Ms...I just love that dress. You are so cute."
*My student who falls out of his chair about 5 times a day, throws up when he cries (which is a lot), covered the whole paper in scribbles when asked to try to write his name the first few days of school, knew 0 of his letters, chopped up our "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom" tree into tiny pieces when learning how to use scissors the first week of school, was tested last week and now knows 20 of his letters and their sounds, he is interacting better with his peers and was our star student this week. You should have seen his face. It's amazing to see how much children can succeed when given a structured atmosphere. Did I mention that he's 5 and the oldest of 6 kids?
*I can't sleep past 8am on a Saturday, drink hot tea every morning and we're going to a wine tasting with friends tonight. That makes me an adult right? :) Ha.
*"To love another person is to see the face of God". I feel like I'm seeing the Lord's face every single day these days.
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I don't mean to monopolize your comments section, but I love reading these! I feel like I am re-living my first few years of teaching. It was Head Start in rural upstate New York. After two years teaching I became director of the program and also ran a home-based ( Parents as Teachers type) program funded by the Appalachia Regional Commission. My kids were rural, not urban, like yours; they had absolutely no educational background. Many had lots of love at home, but they lacked basic medical care, and educational opportunities. I was newly married at that time and so much of the world was opening up to me. One thing you have that I lacked was religious faith. I wasn't graced with that until much later. Looking back on my life, I now know that this will make all the difference in what you do with what you are experiencing, enjoying and learning. Keep writing. Your children are charming!
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