a few things i love

 

1. The HUGENORMOUS cupcake James bought me after I saw Cupcake Wars for the first time and thought I would die without a cupcake :)

2. I asked my first graders to make a little card with a word and picture that has to do with something in February for our word wall.  This one made me really happy.

3. James and I took a little date night and saw Red Tails after grabbing a bite at State Street Grill.  Pretty tasty...who knew?

First graders say amazing things.

Today I was briefly reminding my students that throughout the school day there are several appropriate times to go to the bathroom: before school, at morning recess, at lunch recess, and after school.  I instructed them that they should take advantage of these times so they don't have to miss out on important classroom time.

Now these are worry-prone six year-olds.... so I gave them the caveat that if it is an emergency they should certainly ask if they can go to the bathroom during classtime.  I'll let them.  Well, somehow this discussion brought up the latest first grade gossip....that so-and-so had had a wetting accident in the class next door.  My classroom erupted as all the students seemed to have the urgent need to share their own accident anecdotes with one another.

Says one, "My sister had an accident last week, too!"
Says another, "When I was in preschool I had an accident." (blushes)
Says yet another, "A long time ago I had an accident in bed."
Says super loud boy in the front, "My mom still has accidents!"

There are things I learn from them that I really shouldn't know, but gosh I love my first graders.

major life accomplishments

Today I received an email from the university graduation police (or somebody) reminding me to apply for graduation.  Has my time really grown so short?  It dawns on me that this is my last semester on campus.  This seems very strange.  Where will I be if not walking to class on a frosty campus at 8:00am everyday?  What will I do without the carillon serenading my steps?

I suppose I know exactly where I will be and what I will be doing.  Teaching cute little kids in some cute little school as I complete my cute little internship.  I won't graduate until after that (April 2012), but still.  Where have four years gone? Soon I'll have a diploma and a degree, a tiny little set of letters after my name, and a tiny little bit of experience.  Uh-oh.  That means I'll be an adult or something.  Yikes!