Deep breath in and.....

After being gone for 3 days, a first grade friend greeted me this morning and literally said in one breath: 

Hi Mrs. Y - I'm back they buried my grandma in a coffin because she stopped breathing and my mom said I can wear sandals now because it's warmer is it going to rain today and I found a rock shaped like a heart I didn't buy it I found it and I'm havining a sleep over this weekend and am going to wear the nightgown I got for Christmas and I can't wait for summer beacause S. and I are going to have a play date every week when does the bell ring?

I don't know about her, but at 8:45 I felt like I had put in 1/2 a day already.

Fly like an eagle

It's not unusual for an eagle to fly over the playground, but it's not something the kids take for granted either. Today, instead of the usual " Mrs. Y - look!!", I had a boy come up to me and say very seriously "you know, when an eagle circles, a man has died". I'm not sure what look this prompted from me  (though I was thinking "huh?") because he quickly reassured me as he looked out onto the play field, "don't worry. I said man. Not child".

Times like this I do wish recess was longer, since the bell rang and he was gone. Yep - leaving me  just a little unsettled.

They say breakfast is the most important meal

A kindergartner, who is often rambunctious, was being particularly rambunctious this morning before school. When I talked to him about it, he explained this is what happens when he's hungry. Later, the school custodian, who had witnessed the morning's events, was remarking to me about them. I shared with him the student's  "hungry" explanation - to which the custodian quickly said "poor kid is always hungry".

If only it was that easy.

Bangs, bangs

A third grade girl came in looking very cute, but not very happy, with new bangs. I told her I loved them and asked what inspired her to cut her hair. Her answer explained the not very happy part: "an unfortunate comb incident".

I so wanted to tell her that some day she would look back on this and laugh. I so hated when people said that to me.

In focus?

Talking with a first grade girl at recess:

A - "I take a pill now to help me focus"
Me- "How's that workin......"
A - "Look! I'm wearing galoshes (love that word BTW) so I can step in puddles!"

I'll give it a little more time before I ask again.

Ask a silly question...

"Mrs. Y, look! I filled my pockets with rocks!"

"Why?" (Reasonable question, right?)

"Because I wanted to." (Reasonable answer)

Flippin' the bird

Today I overheard two first grade girls discussing "the finger". One was telling the other "remember, you can NEVER, EVER point that finger at someone. It's bad and very rude. Remember NEVER point it.  At ANYONE!"  The first girl, who was soaking it all in, flipped her middle finger straight up and said "OK - I'll just point it at the sky".

#stillalottolearn

What's in a name?

A kindergarten boy (we'll call Bobby) came up crying, very upset that his friend had called him a name. As I went through the usual suspects in my mind (stupid, something to do with poop, something that ends in "head", ) you can imagine my surprise when I found out he hadn't been called any of those. He had been called ... "Steve".