I am overdue for a good haircut and decided to wear it 'au natural' the other day, as opposed to either blow drying it straight or sporting a pony tail.
Without fail, my naturally curly hair spawned the following comments from oh-so honest primary students:
* Mrs. M.... what happened to your face?
* You look like a witch!
* Mrs. M, your hair is broken!
* Ah, what happened to your hair?
* Mrs. M, is everything ok? You look ... different.
It's time to book an appointment .... immediately!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween!
Boo! Yikes! Trick or Treat!
Today is what some teacher's call "The Craziest Day of the Year"! (Not to be confused with the second and third craziest days of the year....the day before Winter Break and April Fool's day.)
Yes, it's Halloween!
One (of the many things) I love about my job is that every celebration is done to. the. max. It's a fun way to get excited about holidays and celebrations as an adult. And Halloween is no exception. It is so awesome to see kids live as someone/something else for a day. And I'm finding the younger they are, the more they believe they truly ARE what their costume is.
Today was filled with princesses, dragons, superheros and many, MANY Mario's and Luigi's (I guess they've made a comeback!). It was a day filled with treats (mostly healthy ones as we are in the family of "Healthy Schools", halloween songs, games, the usual dance and Intermediate Hep B shots (that was poor planning on the school's part).
I've noticed that not very many students (and we're a school of almost 800) have homemade costumes anymore. Long gone are the days of creative costumes. There were a few exceptions to the rule though. One student was an awesome gumball machine - full of large plastic balls as gum. Another (my personal favourite) was the gold robot from the Party Rock Anthem video. (I TOTALLY wanted to be that guy this year!!!)
Many teachers dressed up for the occasion too. Usually this provides much laughter and picture taking. I decided to recycle a costume I wore a couple of years back with some of my creatively awesome friends. We went as a set of highighters! I found all of my purple pieces to the costume and wore it again today with a few other staff members sporting flouescent green and blue. (And yes, this totally supports my stationary obsession).
Some of the funniest comments I received today included:
"Mrs. M - what are you?" (My response, "Read my shirt")
"Look...a crayon!"
"Are you Barney?"
and my personal fav....
"Are you the Pope?" (pointing to my 'lid')
All in all it was a fun day and an awesome evening. We've never had so many "Trick or Treaters" at our house before.
Here's to a good day tomorrow.... full of students with sugar highs/lows and little sleep!
Happy Halloween!
Today is what some teacher's call "The Craziest Day of the Year"! (Not to be confused with the second and third craziest days of the year....the day before Winter Break and April Fool's day.)
Yes, it's Halloween!
One (of the many things) I love about my job is that every celebration is done to. the. max. It's a fun way to get excited about holidays and celebrations as an adult. And Halloween is no exception. It is so awesome to see kids live as someone/something else for a day. And I'm finding the younger they are, the more they believe they truly ARE what their costume is.
Today was filled with princesses, dragons, superheros and many, MANY Mario's and Luigi's (I guess they've made a comeback!). It was a day filled with treats (mostly healthy ones as we are in the family of "Healthy Schools", halloween songs, games, the usual dance and Intermediate Hep B shots (that was poor planning on the school's part).
I've noticed that not very many students (and we're a school of almost 800) have homemade costumes anymore. Long gone are the days of creative costumes. There were a few exceptions to the rule though. One student was an awesome gumball machine - full of large plastic balls as gum. Another (my personal favourite) was the gold robot from the Party Rock Anthem video. (I TOTALLY wanted to be that guy this year!!!)
Many teachers dressed up for the occasion too. Usually this provides much laughter and picture taking. I decided to recycle a costume I wore a couple of years back with some of my creatively awesome friends. We went as a set of highighters! I found all of my purple pieces to the costume and wore it again today with a few other staff members sporting flouescent green and blue. (And yes, this totally supports my stationary obsession).
Some of the funniest comments I received today included:
"Mrs. M - what are you?" (My response, "Read my shirt")
"Look...a crayon!"
"Are you Barney?"
and my personal fav....
"Are you the Pope?" (pointing to my 'lid')
All in all it was a fun day and an awesome evening. We've never had so many "Trick or Treaters" at our house before.
Here's to a good day tomorrow.... full of students with sugar highs/lows and little sleep!
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Guten Morgen
When teaching a song about saying good morning in different languages to primary students today, I asked which language they thought Guten Morgen was.
The most popular answer?
Chinese!
The most popular answer?
Chinese!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Third Best
Today a Grade 3 student said:
Billy: "Mrs. M! Your class is my THIRD favourite class".
Me: "What are your first and second favourite?"
Billy: "Gym, then Art... but don't be sad, at least Music isn't my LAST favourite class!"
Billy: "Mrs. M! Your class is my THIRD favourite class".
Me: "What are your first and second favourite?"
Billy: "Gym, then Art... but don't be sad, at least Music isn't my LAST favourite class!"
Thursday, September 29, 2011
After all these years....
I received my first gift of an apple today!
Over all the years of teaching, I've never been given as an apple for a gift.
It was perfect because:
1) It was for 'no reason'.
2) The student who gave it to me wasn't trying to be a 'teacher's pet' about it.
3) It looked lovely on my desk until I ate it.
4) It was delicious!
It was a good day!! :)
Over all the years of teaching, I've never been given as an apple for a gift.
It was perfect because:
1) It was for 'no reason'.
2) The student who gave it to me wasn't trying to be a 'teacher's pet' about it.
3) It looked lovely on my desk until I ate it.
4) It was delicious!
It was a good day!! :)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The Village People are still alive!
During an activity yesterday, I hear the following song coming from a Grade 3 student, singing away while working:
(Sung to the tune of YMCA)
"Inukshuk .... why won't you marry me?
Inukshuk .... oh how happy we'd be!
Inukshuk .... why won't you marry me?
We'd. Be. So. Happy!"
(Sung to the tune of YMCA)
"Inukshuk .... why won't you marry me?
Inukshuk .... oh how happy we'd be!
Inukshuk .... why won't you marry me?
We'd. Be. So. Happy!"
Sunday, September 25, 2011
A logical explanation....
Me to a Grade 1 student: "Billy, why did you kick Bobby?"
Billy: "Well, you see, I know Kung Fu, Karate and Tai Kwon Do, and Bobby only knows Karate - so I kicked him in the face!"
Obviously?!!?
Billy: "Well, you see, I know Kung Fu, Karate and Tai Kwon Do, and Bobby only knows Karate - so I kicked him in the face!"
Obviously?!!?
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