neil vs. louis

this week we have been reading a story called "Sing to the Stars"
its all about music and its been SO much fun.
we have been learning about classical music and jazz music,
rythyms and improvisation,
and the kids love it!
well today, there was a part in the story that said "you were playing as bold as Louis Armstrong on the horn!"
so...i asked the kids who Louis Armstrong was...prepare yourself, these were the answers i got:

• 'i think louis armstrong was the first man on the moon'
• 'he was the kids friend in our story'
• 'he was a ping pong player'
• 'he collected baseball cards'
• 'he was an astronaut'
• finally one kids raises his hand 'miss ward i think maybe he was a musician because this story is about music'

bingo! oh everyday is SO entertaining...

apple for the teacher

sometimes...okay, a lot of times...people ask me if any of my kids have brought me apples.

i giggle at this question,

because none of my students have brought me an apple yet

BUT

one of my girls while student teaching brought me...

squash.

serious.

she brought me this giant squash and sat in on my desk so proudly.

much like that moment in 'a christmas story' while ralphie showers the teacher with his giant fruit basket

it was by far a very great moment.

and it was a pretty tasty squash.

spelling pretest

while giving the spelling pretest this morning, these little 4th graders were on one.
(mind you it was valentines day)

they kept chatting after each word, and finally i had to stop and discuss the rules while we test.

about half way through, the word was never. i used the word in a sentence, and then all of a sudden i hear a little boy start singing 'never say never' i started chuckling and said 'did you really just bust out in a justin beiber song? he laughs, the whole class laughs, and i move on to the next word.

about 2 words later the word was fever. before i could even say a sentence, this same boy says 'H. has Beiber fever' in regards to the kid next to him. this kid then responds 'speak for yourself!' the whole class laughs and i find it hard to control my own laughing.

then the final word was, moment i said 'for one moment, we will all be completely silent.' this lasted for about a split second, and then another kids says 'sorry miss ward, that moment has passed.'

oh these kiddos...you just cant stay mad at them!

favorites

found this sitting on my desk at the end of day 1:

favorite teacher on the first day? success!

wouldnt you think my collections complete?

whilst introducing myself to the kiddos this morning

i said "i have an unusual collection...cause you guess what it is?"

the students were silent,

then all of a sudden one kid yells out "russian nesting dolls?"

what? seriously?

how do they come up with these things?

Mexico

(happened during student teaching, Fall 2010, 3rd grade)

Miss Ward, are you from Mexico?

No, I am from Idaho.

Oh, then why is your hairs black?

welcome to my newest little project.

being a teacher is clearly the most entertaining profession in the world.
if you dont agree, obviously you have no idea what you are talking about...cause
the things that some kids come up with is seriously priceless.
truthfully i am shocked i havent done this sooner,
because these are some of the things i never want to forget.
so as i embark upon my newest journey as a 4th grade teacher,
this is where i will share all the witty, embarrassing and random things kids say.
who knows how often i will have the time to post,
because i should probably keep the actual teaching of the children my first priority,
but when it happens, this is the place to find it.
onward!