Congratulations to all my fellow teachers, we made it through the first week of school! I know I said in my last post that this was going to be a great year, and I’m going to say it again, I know this will be a fabulous year. I have a wonderful new partner and we are on the same page! Whew! Also, after spending a week with my little hoodlums, actually they are very sweet kids; this year should be better. I know there will be some challenges but I feel that my two classes are a better mixture of students than last year. I don’t mean that my students last year weren’t good kids; what I mean is I feel that more thought went into the grouping of my classes this year than last year. And if you have a mixture of kids who just can’t get along, then you have a recipe for disaster!
So on the first day of school I gave each of my students an assignment to write a paragraph answering questions about me based on their first impression of me. I love this activity because it’s really fun to see what they think of me! Here are some excerpts from my students. I have corrected all grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes, but the responses are from 4th graders.
Reagan: “I think my teacher is really nice because of her big smile”
Pablo: “I think my teacher is 35 or 37 because of how tall she is”
Bianca: “I think my teacher is 30 because my parents are 35 and they look young too”
Gillian: “I think my teacher’s favorite food is meatloaf with mashed potatoes and extra gravy”
Jake: “My teacher’s favorite food is salad, because she’s skinny”
Trent: “I think my teacher is married because her name has an “S” on the Mr.”
Cameron: “I think my teacher is married because there is a picture of her with some guy”
Joshua: “My teacher’s pet peeves are open closet doors”
Sandy: “My teacher’s pet peeves are kids talking when she is talking”
Itzel: “My teacher likes to shop at walmart because she likes to save money like my mom”
AND MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE RESPONSE OF ALL….
Juan: “I think my teacher likes to shop at Victoria’s Secret!”
Oh kids say the darndest things! Happy school year teachers!
3 comments:
My very favorite thing about student teaching was when I would either receive or hear some crazy stuff head. It was a blast! And these were NO exception. Absolutely hilarious! It sure sounds like you're going to have a great year!
*Excuse the "head" in that first sentence. I have no idea why or how that got there.
haha. those are really funny!
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