January 2011

January 3
When some students asked how to play Hi Ho Cherrio during Playtime today, I told them to try reading the directions. They said they couldn't because the directions were too skinny..."as skinny as an apple."

January 4
"I have one question for you.....can we have a staring contest?"

January 6
After explaining to me that they'd been digging for worms during lunch, one student said, "We started a worm daycare!"

January 11
When I told a student to put a project she'd made out of construction paper into her backpack, she said, "But, I don't want it to get rumbled!"

January 13
Two students were discussing amazing facts with each other and one said, "Do you know what my mom told me when we were in Italy? She said that the buildings in Italy were created even BEFORE God created US!" (Keep in mind, I teach FIRST graders!)

January 14
After singing a song with my class that I created a melody for, one student said, "You should put your song on the radio!"

January 18
"My back is hot enough to roast meat on it!"

January 19
"Why can't all birds be potty trained?"

January 20
"When I grow up I want to be a penguin," followed by, "When you grow up, you HAVE TO BE A HUMAN!"

January 25
When one student asked for a spoon to eat her fruit cup with and all I had to offer was a fork, she looked at me like I was crazy, and said, "A fork?" Then another student said, "Yeah, just stab it like a dead chicken!" (This could quite possibly be my favorite quote from this school year!)

January 28
A student said she was going to blow my whistle and have everyone line up, because we were going to go. I asked her where we would go, and she said, "To the circus!" Then another teacher asked her how we would get there, and she said, "We'll hover."

January 31
A student came to ask to be excused for recess and he said, "Thank you Jes....OOPS! I was starting to say my prayer! Sometimes I just get SO MESSED UP!"