Student walks into my class late after I have already begun teaching:
[holding a wet paper towel on his forehead] "Miss Sjoberg, I just have this migraine and I haven't been able to work for the last 2 hours. It's just awful. See, I'm trying to hold this wet cloth on it. And my forehead's been preheating for 2 hours."
I'm not sure what it means for a forehead to be preheating, but it sounds like it's awful.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Favorite 5th grade quotes
"My back just really hurts. I need a little person to walk on it."
"I was just wondering if I could eat this Starburst. My throat's really been bothering me."
"Cotton Eyed Joe" played on Just Dance during recess and my kids convinced me to dance to it. One student: "Miss Sjoberg, you gotta put some hip action into it!"
Me: "Unless by some miracle the internet starts working we're not going to be able to watch the brainpop video. But we have other things we can do!"
Student (said somewhat quietly): "We need a miracle."
"I was just wondering if I could eat this Starburst. My throat's really been bothering me."
"Cotton Eyed Joe" played on Just Dance during recess and my kids convinced me to dance to it. One student: "Miss Sjoberg, you gotta put some hip action into it!"
Me: "Unless by some miracle the internet starts working we're not going to be able to watch the brainpop video. But we have other things we can do!"
Student (said somewhat quietly): "We need a miracle."
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Oh, the creative minds!
The following was are writing prompts with the student's response:
It was just another day on the moon when I looked out the spaceship's window only to find...
..."a 10 foot alien saying, 'take me to your leader.' I say, 'what is that thing?' It had 6 arms, blue and red skin. It was so ugly I passed out. When I woke up I was in some building. I was being examined."
..."Abraham Lincoln."
I was sailing on Saturn's rings for a relaxing two hours when I got a call on my spaceship's radio...
..."so I listened and it said 'I'M GONNA GET YOU!' I said, 'what a weird day.'"
..."to help a stranded astronaut. I turned on my ship's engine and raced to the scene to help the astronaut. I saw the astronaut so I pulled him in. I laid him on the floor and pulled off his helmet. It was love at first sight..."
It was just another day on the moon when I looked out the spaceship's window only to find...
..."a 10 foot alien saying, 'take me to your leader.' I say, 'what is that thing?' It had 6 arms, blue and red skin. It was so ugly I passed out. When I woke up I was in some building. I was being examined."
..."Abraham Lincoln."
I was sailing on Saturn's rings for a relaxing two hours when I got a call on my spaceship's radio...
..."so I listened and it said 'I'M GONNA GET YOU!' I said, 'what a weird day.'"
..."to help a stranded astronaut. I turned on my ship's engine and raced to the scene to help the astronaut. I saw the astronaut so I pulled him in. I laid him on the floor and pulled off his helmet. It was love at first sight..."
Monday, March 4, 2013
The Maine Way
The life of a teacher is not only busy, but I've found the busier it gets the harder it is to truly appreciate the little things my kids say. But this one was simply unforgettable. And I got a good laugh about it.
Student A: Miss Sjoberg, how do you write so neat? Your handwriting is so good.
Student B: Because she's from Maine, so she writes nice. My brother dated a girl from Maine and she had good handwriting too.
That's how we raise 'em folks!
Student A: Miss Sjoberg, how do you write so neat? Your handwriting is so good.
Student B: Because she's from Maine, so she writes nice. My brother dated a girl from Maine and she had good handwriting too.
That's how we raise 'em folks!
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