Mind your Manners

One of my 2nd graders was very proud to rattle off a list of table manners after exclaiming that she 'knows all of them'.

• put your napkin on your lap
• keep your elbows off of the table
• no crawling under the table (??)
• unless you drop your napkin on the floor and then it's okay (smile)

and the girl sitting across from her excitedly says.....

• no rolling your eyes (thanks to the parents for teaching that one)

Here's a Tip!

One of my kindergarten girls called me over to her and handed me a dime.

What's this? I asked

She replied, 'It's for you - because I like the way you do your job' :)

It's all in the order of the letters.

2nd Grade Boy: Lunchlady, Bobby said (and proceeds to spell the word) C-A-R-P!!

Me: He said CARP?

2nd Grade Boy: No! He said CRAP!

Me: Well you spelled CARP.

2nd Grade Boy: No, I spelled CRAP, (and proceeds to spell the word again) C-A-R-P!!.....uhmmm wait a minute!

A long time ago............in a galaxy far away?

Conversation with a 5 year old:

Boy: Today is my mom's anniversary.

Me: You mean your mom AND dad's anniversary?

Boy: yeah (then he rambled on about other topics)........

Me: So do you know when your parents got married?

Boy: Yeah, a long........long.......time ago!

The Sound of Music

A sweet little 2nd grade boy broke into song on the playground and it almost made me tear up - he had such a gentle (and on pitch I might add) falsetto voice and a stage presence to boot. This is what he sang -- knew ALL of the words!



Lyrics | - Maybe lyrics

My dad's a pilot...

Overheard in Kindergarten:

Boy1: See my paper airplane; I made it!

Boy 2: You made that just like my dad does; you must know my dad?

Boy 1: uhmm, not really.

Read me my (MIS) Fortune

So today, the kids were served fortune cookies with their hot lunches. Always makes for an interesting day as we get many excited requests from the littles to read their fortunes to them.

You know how you read something out loud and you don't really hear the words until they come out of your mouth, and by then it's a little too late?..............read on........

5 year old (kindergarten boy) asked me to read his fortune

I'm in 'read it and move on to the next child' mode so I proceed to read out loud "You will have a Love Affair' (GASP) what did I just read out loud in front of 45 five year olds?

Another boys blurts out 'What's a Love Affair' to which I reply......

'I don't know but HE'S having one' - LOL