Quote of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 89

Today was Clover's day for great comments:

Clover: “I hate February.”

Me: “Why?”

Clover: “I’m getting a shot in February.”

Then, five minutes later

“Did you know that my dog peed in my basement four times and frew up on my bed two times?"

No, no I did not.

This was all before 8:00am.

Quote of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 88

Coming to my small-group table, Sarahi says, “I lost my paper and now I’ve lost my mind!”

Then, five minutes later, while we review the alphabet, she decides it's the right time to tell us, “I like marshmallows.”

Quote of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 84

-Me: (walking out into the sunshine) “Ahh it’s so bright outside!  Angelo, slow down.  It’s too bright.  How can you see so well to walk so fast?”

-Angelo: (nonchalantly) “It's because I have black eyes.”

-Me: “What are baby ducks called?”

-Clover: “Dumplings!”

Quote of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 82

Describing her drawing:
"I'm whimpering because the zombies and the angels of darkness were scaring me!"
-Sarahi

Quotes of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 81

Literally as they enter the classroom:

Nigel: "Ms. Kirch, see my eye?  It's red.  Actually pink.  I have pink eye.  But it's not the contagious kind."

My thoughts: "First of all, he knows the word contagious?  He's five years old.  And secondly, I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure all pink eye is contagious.  He's going to the nurse."

Next, Geraldine enters...

Geraldine: "Ms. Kirch, I wasn't here yesterday."

My thoughts: "Umm, I know..."

Geraldine: "I was sick."

Me: "Well I'm glad you're feeling better.  What kind of sick... headache, stomachache?"

Geraldine: "I had bugs in my head."

My thoughts: "Is she trying to say she has a mental illness?  What is she talking about?  Oh my gosh *ALARM BELLS LICE ALARM BELLS*, she probably means bugs in her HAIR!"

Me: "You mean bugs in your hair?"

Geraldine: "Yes.  But don't worry, my mom got them all out."

Me: "NO.  You're going to the nurse.  Walk with Nigel."

All this is before 8am.

Quote of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 77

"I wish a unicorn threw up on me and sprinkles came out."
-Sarahi

Quotes of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 74

My Kindergarteners

On yarn: "It plays with grandmas."

-Natasha

While putting a (miniature) pot on his head, Matthew said: "Hey!  I look like Christopher Columbus!"

The other students in his group just stared at him until one finally said: "You mean Johnny Appleseed??"

Quoting the principal: "She said, 'Read, read, read'... so I'm gonna READ!"

-Nadine

And finally, Nolan sparked a debate with me today when I wouldn't let him use the white boards and markers because he hadn't been following directions.  He said, "You know what?  This is kind of like what the people did to Martin Luther King!"  I proceeded to explain to him that MLK was against discrimination based on what people looked like.  He said, "Yeah, this is the same thing!"  I finally convinced him that, no, the fact that I expect him to follow school rules such as keeping his hands to himself is not the same thing as segregation.  He simply said, "Ohhhhhhhhhh...".  TGIF.

Quotes of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 72

"I have volcanic sneakers."
-Nigel

Our reading program has "Robust Vocabulary"; basically very large words that we're supposed to teach these five-year-olds.  Hmm... maybe I should make sure they know what they're called first...
"Ms. Kirch!  I used one of our RoBUSTED Vocabulary Words!"
-Angelo

Quote of the Day from Kindergarten, Day 71

"Over break I went to Chuck-E-Cheese, and it was OFF THE HOOK!"
-Nadine, who also cried for THIRTY MINUTES because she realized it is now January.  And you know what that means?  That means that we skipped July, which is when her birthday is.  I showed her a calendar, told her that her birthday would come again this year, but no.  Apparently we skipped July.