Yesterday we took 60 kindergarteners to an art museum. We didn't lose anyone! No one was injured. In fact, we had a great day! The best parts of my day:
E: Miss Glass, we're missing learning time all day. That's not good because we need to learn before first grade and college.
Me: It's okay Elicia. We're doing different kinds of learning today. Today we are learning about art, and making sculptures, and shapes.
E: I guess you can learn anywhere if you're really using your brain.
Precious. Too amazing for words.
Museum Guide: Boys and Girls, this is one of the best behaved Kindergarten classes we have ever had. Usually we only get to take students to 3 pieces of art, but because you were behaving so well, we got to go to 5 pieces of art.
A: Miss Glass that's like what you say! If we behave well we get to learn more things! It's the same here! If we behave we get to learn more about anything!
Revelation. I saw the light go on.
J: I don't think I can do this. It's hard to stick the straw in there.
T: No, come on guys, it's like we always say in class... remember?
Whole Class: Try your best, you can do it!
Museum Guide: Well, this class sure has a lot of love!
T: Well yeah, we love each other no matter what.
One of my chaperones came up to me and said, "I'm so happy we have you this year".
Thus, I guess my kids are pretty amazing. Sappy and brainwashed, but nevertheless amazing.
Goodbye Teachers and Friends,
Miss Glass
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
9 Lives
I have a lot of friends whose first name begins with an A, so I promise that all of these stories are not about the same child. In fact, I don't think I have written about this A yet. Nevertheless, he injured himself 9 times today. Not an exageration. This kid's a cat.
1. Walking into school this morning he thought the glass door was open. It wasn't. BOOM into the glass. He was fine.
2. At breakfast, he went to sit at the lunch table and completely missed his chair. Just went to sit down, but fell on his bottom- next to the chair.
3. During morning circle he did not have his hands in his lap. They were on the floor next to him. Thus, while I was walking around, I stepped on his hand. "Friends, you need to put your hands in your lap when we are on the carpet. If you don't, someone could step on them. If I step on your hands, it's going to hurt. I'm not even going to say I'm sorry. I'm just going to say bummer, you should have had your hands in your lap". Seriously, the amount of times I say this a day. Sorry I'm not sorry, it's just not my problem.
4. All of my kids play together during recess. It's a little too cute. Disregard the gender norms, I'm just so happy that my friends love each other so much they all play together during recess that I don't say anything. Here's the game. The boys are monsters and the girls are princesses. The princesses find and collect the dragon eggs (footballs, kickballs, tennis balls, etc), before the monsters eat them.While A was chasing the princesses trying to get dragon eggs he fell and skinned his knee. Took 3 bandaids to patch him up.
5. Getting a 3-second drink after recess, water went down the wrong pipe. Coughing fit ensued.
6. Skipping down the hallway to gym, he faceplants. "This is why we walk in school friends".
7. At math time he's cutting his triangles for the quilt square and he gets a paper cut. Just one bandaid.
8. During centers he's climbing on the couch in the library to read a story and his shoes are untied. He just slips down the couch and rolls onto the floor of the library. "Miss Glass, will you please tie my shoe? I can't read if they're not tied".
9. This one may have been my fault. He's standing up at the end of the day marking his behavior chart in his homework folder. My hands were on my hips- you know, probably for intimidation. I swing around and my elbow just smacks him across the head. He looks at me and says "Miss Glass, I think I'm going to have a better day tomorrow". Good thing our college character trait of the week on Friday is optimism. I will have a good example!
Tough day, poor kid. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
Goodbye Teachers and Friends,
Miss Glass
1. Walking into school this morning he thought the glass door was open. It wasn't. BOOM into the glass. He was fine.
2. At breakfast, he went to sit at the lunch table and completely missed his chair. Just went to sit down, but fell on his bottom- next to the chair.
3. During morning circle he did not have his hands in his lap. They were on the floor next to him. Thus, while I was walking around, I stepped on his hand. "Friends, you need to put your hands in your lap when we are on the carpet. If you don't, someone could step on them. If I step on your hands, it's going to hurt. I'm not even going to say I'm sorry. I'm just going to say bummer, you should have had your hands in your lap". Seriously, the amount of times I say this a day. Sorry I'm not sorry, it's just not my problem.
4. All of my kids play together during recess. It's a little too cute. Disregard the gender norms, I'm just so happy that my friends love each other so much they all play together during recess that I don't say anything. Here's the game. The boys are monsters and the girls are princesses. The princesses find and collect the dragon eggs (footballs, kickballs, tennis balls, etc), before the monsters eat them.While A was chasing the princesses trying to get dragon eggs he fell and skinned his knee. Took 3 bandaids to patch him up.
5. Getting a 3-second drink after recess, water went down the wrong pipe. Coughing fit ensued.
6. Skipping down the hallway to gym, he faceplants. "This is why we walk in school friends".
7. At math time he's cutting his triangles for the quilt square and he gets a paper cut. Just one bandaid.
8. During centers he's climbing on the couch in the library to read a story and his shoes are untied. He just slips down the couch and rolls onto the floor of the library. "Miss Glass, will you please tie my shoe? I can't read if they're not tied".
9. This one may have been my fault. He's standing up at the end of the day marking his behavior chart in his homework folder. My hands were on my hips- you know, probably for intimidation. I swing around and my elbow just smacks him across the head. He looks at me and says "Miss Glass, I think I'm going to have a better day tomorrow". Good thing our college character trait of the week on Friday is optimism. I will have a good example!
Tough day, poor kid. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
Goodbye Teachers and Friends,
Miss Glass
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Confessions of a Story Topper
The following post will be all about a particular friend, A. A is a story topper. Though he is very kind, smart and full of zest (character trait #2: excited, passionate, invigorates others), he is also a poster-child story topper. I will prove this with the following two stories.
Example 1:
T: Miss Glass, my dad was listening to Bob Marley in the car! I made a connection because we listen to Bob Marley in school during morning work!
Me: Great connection, T!
A: Well, I listen to Bob Marley in the car and at my house so I made 2 connections.
Example 2:
R: I have a pet spider!
A: Oh yeah, my pet spider is pink.
R: I let my pet spider out of his box and he walked back inside his box!
A: Well, my pet spider grows up and up and up and goes to college.
R: under his breath. Spiders don't go to college.
Oh gosh, I guess a little healthy competition doesn't hurt! Until next time...
Goodbye Teachers and Friends,
Miss Glass
Example 1:
T: Miss Glass, my dad was listening to Bob Marley in the car! I made a connection because we listen to Bob Marley in school during morning work!
Me: Great connection, T!
A: Well, I listen to Bob Marley in the car and at my house so I made 2 connections.
Example 2:
R: I have a pet spider!
A: Oh yeah, my pet spider is pink.
R: I let my pet spider out of his box and he walked back inside his box!
A: Well, my pet spider grows up and up and up and goes to college.
R: under his breath. Spiders don't go to college.
Oh gosh, I guess a little healthy competition doesn't hurt! Until next time...
Goodbye Teachers and Friends,
Miss Glass
Monday, September 10, 2012
Year 2
So, I'm guilty. The second half of my year was more focussed on teaching then blogging. Just doing my job! Five months later, I'm a new teacher... and I'm back to blogging.
Major Updates:
1. I teach at a different school. Pre-Kindergarten in KCMSD went from hiring certified teachers (like me) to non-certified instructors. Essentially, all pre-kindergarten teachers lost their jobs, because the district couldn't afford us. Standard. Now, I teach at a charter school! Academia de Ninos, the elementary school of Alta Vista Charter School, is an incredible school. This is the first year we have been open!
2. I teach kindergarten! My big kids are even bigger! Now they're 5-6 years old!
3. I brought 3 of my friends from my class last year over to Academia de Ninos! So I was able to loop with 3 of my students! Imagine the growth!
4. I taught summer school at Academia de Ninos. I was able to work with 11 of my 20 students starting June 11. The relationships and love in our classroom is already incredible.
Year 2 of teaching has thus far been incredible. Quick funny story of the day:
Me: I'm teaching my kids about the pledge of allegiance and why we say it. "We are so proud of the United States. We are very lucky to live here. The United States is special because we're free. In lots of other countries, we can't just go to a grocery store to buy food."
Kids: "I don't get it."
Me: "In some countries, children can't go to school because it is too far, or they are busy working".
Kids: "GASPS. WHAT THEY CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL, OH NO HOW DO THEY GET TO COLLEGE?"
Maybe my kids are already brainwashed. Meh, not the worst thing in the world. Until next time!
Goodbye teachers and friends,
Miss Glass
Major Updates:
1. I teach at a different school. Pre-Kindergarten in KCMSD went from hiring certified teachers (like me) to non-certified instructors. Essentially, all pre-kindergarten teachers lost their jobs, because the district couldn't afford us. Standard. Now, I teach at a charter school! Academia de Ninos, the elementary school of Alta Vista Charter School, is an incredible school. This is the first year we have been open!
2. I teach kindergarten! My big kids are even bigger! Now they're 5-6 years old!
3. I brought 3 of my friends from my class last year over to Academia de Ninos! So I was able to loop with 3 of my students! Imagine the growth!
4. I taught summer school at Academia de Ninos. I was able to work with 11 of my 20 students starting June 11. The relationships and love in our classroom is already incredible.
Year 2 of teaching has thus far been incredible. Quick funny story of the day:
Me: I'm teaching my kids about the pledge of allegiance and why we say it. "We are so proud of the United States. We are very lucky to live here. The United States is special because we're free. In lots of other countries, we can't just go to a grocery store to buy food."
Kids: "I don't get it."
Me: "In some countries, children can't go to school because it is too far, or they are busy working".
Kids: "GASPS. WHAT THEY CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL, OH NO HOW DO THEY GET TO COLLEGE?"
Maybe my kids are already brainwashed. Meh, not the worst thing in the world. Until next time!
Goodbye teachers and friends,
Miss Glass
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