Well it has been over a month since my last update! Shame on me. Things are a little crazy on my end. Not a lot of time to blog!! But I have a few quite funny quotes I would like to share.
A few weeks ago one of my reading groups was reading Turtle and the Hare. We were discussing determination and what we would never give up on. I had the students share a few ideas. Here is a reply I received "a pie eating contest." My jaw dropped. This student is very much over weight. Sweet kid but wow!!!! Then a classmate responded "Yes Miss Hampton you just gotta keep eating till it's gone." I just cracked up! My students have big dreams and goals ahead of them. What will they say next?
So one morning I had a student come in complaining that the orange juice tasted BAAD this morning. Mind you this student always has something wrong with him. Really he just loves to visit our nurse!!! So I told him he could get a drink of water and I would be happy to put a trash can beside his desk. So I do as I said and go back to my desk to finish our lunch count for the day. A few minutes later he says..."Miss Hammptoon this orange juice tastes like wine." I giggle to myself quickly jot this down so I will not forget. I did not ask him how he knew what wine tasted like or even what wine is. We just moved on for the day. Little innocent minds.
One more pretty funny quote. In one of my reading groups we start talking about what boys like to do with their grandpa's. We were changing the story we read previously Nana's House. Some of my students were struggling to think..... So i redirected some of the boys to think about what they enjoy doing with their dad's. Here is a response " My dad, all he does is math. " Too cute! Guess what this child is one of the smartest kiddos in 1st grade at my school!! Dad must work with him!!! :)
I will have an update by the end of the week. We are making musical instruments and I hope to post pictures of their creations!!! They are looking great!!!
Happy Halloween!!
