I told the kids last week that I was having a baby, so this week has been filled with questions and concerns about what exactly is going on in there . . .
This was the conversation at the lunch table today . . .
Student 1: Mrs. Marsh, let me see your belly. Has it grown today? . . . wait a minute, I get it!! You eat your food, and the baby gets bigger and bigger!
Mrs. Marsh: That's right!
Student 2: Yeah, that's why Mrs. Marsh has to really chew her food up good.
You gotta love it!
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Thursday, October 22
Thursday, August 20
(First Grade) Quote of the Day
Student: "Mrs. Marsh! Guess what?!?!"
Mrs. Marsh: "What?"
Student: "I have my own Facebook!"
Mrs. Marsh: "Oh, really!?!?"
Student: (with hand to chin, thinking intently) "Yes. In fact, I may need to get on it and check a few things."
Mrs. Marsh: (giggling) "I'm sorry. Unfortunately, we can't do that here . . ."
Well . . . at least he's practicing his reading and writing!
Mrs. Marsh: "What?"
Student: "I have my own Facebook!"
Mrs. Marsh: "Oh, really!?!?"
Student: (with hand to chin, thinking intently) "Yes. In fact, I may need to get on it and check a few things."
Mrs. Marsh: (giggling) "I'm sorry. Unfortunately, we can't do that here . . ."
Well . . . at least he's practicing his reading and writing!
Tuesday, April 21
Are You Smarter Than a . . . KINDERGARTENER?
In preparation for Earth Day tomorrow, I asked the kids a couple questions just to strike up some conversations . . .
Mrs. Marsh: "What are some things you know about Earth Day?"
(Kindergarten) Student: "I know you have to turn off the lights to stop greenhouse gases from being released into the atmosphere and to stop horrible things from happening . . . you know, like ice caps melting and sea levels rising."
Do what?
Mrs. Marsh: "What are some things you know about Earth Day?"
(Kindergarten) Student: "I know you have to turn off the lights to stop greenhouse gases from being released into the atmosphere and to stop horrible things from happening . . . you know, like ice caps melting and sea levels rising."
Do what?
Tuesday, March 31
Kindergarten Quote of the Day
"Mrs. Marsh, what are you doing this weekend?
Oh, I know . . . shop.
Women love to SHOP, SHOP, SHOP until they DROP!"
Has it become that obvious?
Oh, I know . . . shop.
Women love to SHOP, SHOP, SHOP until they DROP!"
Has it become that obvious?
Thursday, December 18
Kindergarten Quote of the Day
Mrs. Marsh: . . . and so, many people that celebrate Hanukkah exchange presents all eight nights.
Student: [to the boy beside him] I think I want to be a Jewish people.
Student: [to the boy beside him] I think I want to be a Jewish people.
Thursday, October 16
Kindergarten Quote of the Day
Mrs. Marsh: "Oh, [student's name]! Your hair is so spiky today! I love it!"
Student: (smiling largely) "Yeah! When I got out of the bathtub this morning, I put toothpaste in it!"
Mrs. Marsh: "Goodness! Does you mom know you did that?"
Student: (thinking intently) "Well . . . I don't think so. She was doing laundry."
Student: (smiling largely) "Yeah! When I got out of the bathtub this morning, I put toothpaste in it!"
Mrs. Marsh: "Goodness! Does you mom know you did that?"
Student: (thinking intently) "Well . . . I don't think so. She was doing laundry."
Wednesday, October 1
Kindergarten Quote of the Day
Scene: A small group reading at a table with me . . .
The book is about “big” and “little.”
Student 1: “Big ducks have little ducks- ducklings.”
Student 2: “Big cats have little cats- CATlings.”
Tuesday, September 2
Kindergarten Quote of the Day
Scene: Lined up in school hallway . . .
Student: “Mrs. Marsh, heeeeee’s talking!”
Mrs. Marsh: “You are too.”
Tuesday, January 29
Kindergarten Quote of the Day
Hard to believe today marked the 100th day of school (or as Royce might say, "Only 80 days left!").
The 100th day, of course, means a day filled with 100 everything.
A week or so before this day, we always ask the kids to complete a family project at home in which they are to create something with 100 items. (This usually entails a poster filled with beans or noodles or pennies.) It's fairly easy to see which parents simply helped, and which parents DID THE PROJECT! At this age, they don't realize this is a bad thing and would most of the time reveal that their mom counted it out or pasted them down.
One parent, however, must have expected this might happen and took steps to prepare their child . . .
Mrs. Marsh: [student], how creative!
Student: (smiles)
Mrs. Marsh: I love how you spelled your name out with 100 noodles. Did you count all these noddles out?
Student: Yes.
Mrs. Marsh: Wonderful! And you pasted them on, too?
Student: Yes. That's what my dad told me to tell you.
Mrs. Marsh: Oh, so you didn't do it?
Student: No, my dad just told me to tell you that. He did it at work.
Oh, the innocence . . .
The 100th day, of course, means a day filled with 100 everything.
A week or so before this day, we always ask the kids to complete a family project at home in which they are to create something with 100 items. (This usually entails a poster filled with beans or noodles or pennies.) It's fairly easy to see which parents simply helped, and which parents DID THE PROJECT! At this age, they don't realize this is a bad thing and would most of the time reveal that their mom counted it out or pasted them down.
One parent, however, must have expected this might happen and took steps to prepare their child . . .
Mrs. Marsh: [student], how creative!
Student: (smiles)
Mrs. Marsh: I love how you spelled your name out with 100 noodles. Did you count all these noddles out?
Student: Yes.
Mrs. Marsh: Wonderful! And you pasted them on, too?
Student: Yes. That's what my dad told me to tell you.
Mrs. Marsh: Oh, so you didn't do it?
Student: No, my dad just told me to tell you that. He did it at work.
Oh, the innocence . . .
Monday, November 5
Yet Another K Quote of the Day!
Maybe a little redundant, but they've been funny this week . . .
Scene: lunch time in the cafeteria . . . a new lunch item is discovered . . .
Student A: What's that?
Student B: Potatoes!
Student A: No it's not.
Student B: Mrs. Marsh, what is that?
Teacher: It's sweet potatoes.
Student B: Yeah, sweet potatoes. I told you.
Student A: Oh . . . well . . . it won't grow hair on your chest.
Teacher (surprised): Really . . . so what does?
Student A: Broccoli.
Scene: lunch time in the cafeteria . . . a new lunch item is discovered . . .
Student A: What's that?
Student B: Potatoes!
Student A: No it's not.
Student B: Mrs. Marsh, what is that?
Teacher: It's sweet potatoes.
Student B: Yeah, sweet potatoes. I told you.
Student A: Oh . . . well . . . it won't grow hair on your chest.
Teacher (surprised): Really . . . so what does?
Student A: Broccoli.
Wednesday, October 31
Tuesday, October 2
Kindergarten Quote (of the Day)
As you've probably gathered from earlier posts, kindergarten is quite a unique age. There isn't much they don't take literally. To make certain they completely understand, it is necessary to spell out everything.
Before many lessons, I remind the kids how they should be sitting on the floor (with the usual "criss cross applesauce") and make sure their eyes are on the person speaking . . .
Today, however, my assistant principal was coming to observe, so I made all the necessary precautions one might normally make before your boss comes in . . . and I quizzed them.
"What should we do if we need to say something?"
Raise our hand! (as they all raise their hands)
"Where should your hands be?"
In our laps! (as their hands are clearly in their laps)
"How should you be sitting?"
Criss cross applesauce! (and showing their perfect posture)
"Where should your eyes be?"
On the speaker! (All but one was pointing their finger at me . . . the one not pointing at me had her finger pointing straight up in the air . . . at the actual S P E A K E R!)
You gotta love it.
Before many lessons, I remind the kids how they should be sitting on the floor (with the usual "criss cross applesauce") and make sure their eyes are on the person speaking . . .
Today, however, my assistant principal was coming to observe, so I made all the necessary precautions one might normally make before your boss comes in . . . and I quizzed them.
"What should we do if we need to say something?"
Raise our hand! (as they all raise their hands)
"Where should your hands be?"
In our laps! (as their hands are clearly in their laps)
"How should you be sitting?"
Criss cross applesauce! (and showing their perfect posture)
"Where should your eyes be?"
On the speaker! (All but one was pointing their finger at me . . . the one not pointing at me had her finger pointing straight up in the air . . . at the actual S P E A K E R!)
You gotta love it.
Monday, August 20
The First Day
Yep, the FIRST day of kindergarten.
Now that I'm a teacher, I wish more than anything I could remember what my first day of kindergarten was like. I watch my class and try to figure out if I experienced some of the same things my kids have . . . or if I cried when my mom left me.
It's pretty amazing all the firsts a kindergartener goes through . . .
First day of sitting on a carpet with 23 others.
First day of realizing you won't get to speak whenever you please.
First day of standing in a line.
First day of holding a tray full of food, while standing in line, and finding your lunch table.
First day of riding on a school bus . . . and doing it by yourself.
What huge accomplishments. Quite possibly the biggest they've had yet . . .
. . . in fact, there's been so many accomplishments today, this teacher is spending the evening (as they say in the teaching world) "reflecting" . . . with a glass of wine.
Now that I'm a teacher, I wish more than anything I could remember what my first day of kindergarten was like. I watch my class and try to figure out if I experienced some of the same things my kids have . . . or if I cried when my mom left me.
It's pretty amazing all the firsts a kindergartener goes through . . .
First day of sitting on a carpet with 23 others.
First day of realizing you won't get to speak whenever you please.
First day of standing in a line.
First day of holding a tray full of food, while standing in line, and finding your lunch table.
First day of riding on a school bus . . . and doing it by yourself.
What huge accomplishments. Quite possibly the biggest they've had yet . . .
. . . in fact, there's been so many accomplishments today, this teacher is spending the evening (as they say in the teaching world) "reflecting" . . . with a glass of wine.
Friday, August 17
Goodness . . .
Well, as you can imagine, I've been cooped up in my classroom for the last 5 straight days in a row anxiously preparing for all the little kidos to come . . . ON MONDAY!
Thursday I received my class roster . . . 23.
I'll admit, a little more than I had anticipated, but I had accepted it by 2:00 pm and was well on my way to cleaning my room for "Meet the Teacher" that night.
I was pleased with the turn out and really excited to see all the cute little faces enter the door. (Yet, another reason I love to teach this age . . . their genuine enthusiasm and excitement to be in school. Their faces really do say it all.)
There were a few no shows, but all in all the evening was most successful.
My assistant and I were busy shutting down the computers and turning out the lamps when all of the sudden 3 boys and their mother walk in the door. The two older boys were a set of large twins. They followed the younger one in- immediately to the Housekeeping Center.
I watched in horror as the younger one grabbed and pulled things out of the center and tossed them to another spot. Completely ignoring this, the mother says to me, "Hi! This is so-in-so and he's just been added to your roster!"
Immediately I think to myself, crap . . . 24 . . . though, by the looks of his behavior, 27.
Still ignoring her child, now climbing over the center shelves, she proceeds to inform me that her little boy is "something else" and that if she "would have had him first," she "would have stopped there."
Wonderful.
By this point, it was evident to me 27 was now 32.
I forced the (clearly fake) smile on my face as I waved good-bye to them all.
On the way home, I thought about how "The (Mobley) Mom's" school was going through the same thing, and I had a hard time deciding which was being spit out faster around here . . . houses or babies? Unfortunately, neither is helping my class size.
I see God has decided it is time to challenge my teaching abilities . . . yet again.
Here goes nothing . . .
Thursday I received my class roster . . . 23.
I'll admit, a little more than I had anticipated, but I had accepted it by 2:00 pm and was well on my way to cleaning my room for "Meet the Teacher" that night.
I was pleased with the turn out and really excited to see all the cute little faces enter the door. (Yet, another reason I love to teach this age . . . their genuine enthusiasm and excitement to be in school. Their faces really do say it all.)
There were a few no shows, but all in all the evening was most successful.
My assistant and I were busy shutting down the computers and turning out the lamps when all of the sudden 3 boys and their mother walk in the door. The two older boys were a set of large twins. They followed the younger one in- immediately to the Housekeeping Center.
I watched in horror as the younger one grabbed and pulled things out of the center and tossed them to another spot. Completely ignoring this, the mother says to me, "Hi! This is so-in-so and he's just been added to your roster!"
Immediately I think to myself, crap . . . 24 . . . though, by the looks of his behavior, 27.
Still ignoring her child, now climbing over the center shelves, she proceeds to inform me that her little boy is "something else" and that if she "would have had him first," she "would have stopped there."
Wonderful.
By this point, it was evident to me 27 was now 32.
I forced the (clearly fake) smile on my face as I waved good-bye to them all.
On the way home, I thought about how "The (Mobley) Mom's" school was going through the same thing, and I had a hard time deciding which was being spit out faster around here . . . houses or babies? Unfortunately, neither is helping my class size.
I see God has decided it is time to challenge my teaching abilities . . . yet again.
Here goes nothing . . .
Wednesday, August 9
School's IN!
Well, as you know I'm BACK at school! And, many of you know I transfered to Rice Creek . . . which meant packing, unpacking, and ORGANIZING! It was a HUGE job that unfortunately is still an on ongoing process! These are pictures of my new classroom about a month ago . . . in other words . . . the "before" pictures! :)
And HERE is my classroom TODAY!
Tuesday was the kid's FIRST day of kindergarten! And for many of them it was their first day of school EVER! After two days of getting to know these sweet kids, I can see already I have a FABULOUS group of kids this year!! I am SO very excited to spend the next year of my life with them!!
It's hard NOT to smile when you a child looks up and hands you one of these . . .
It's hard NOT to smile when you a child looks up and hands you one of these . . .
What a sweet surprise they were!Tuesday, August 1
Back to School!
Well, school is in full swing again . . . . at least for us teachers. And, after screening incoming kindergarteners all day, it's become apparent that some students have created a new letter of the alphabet . . . . ."ar-ra."