JOB OPPORTUNITY!!!!

This event occurred a few weeks ago. I have to share it with you before I forget the exact details. One day after school one of my fourth grade students dropped by my classroom with his mother. He was so excited for me to meet her. I was equally delighted that he thought enough of me for this introduction. His mother and I began talking, and soon got into a discussion about my future. She asked me about where I wanted to work, where I wanted to live....etc. My student had very carefully been listening to our discussion and suddenly added his two cents.

Student: "Miss Felix, there's this really great smoothie place...next to Burger King."

Me: "Uh huh..."

Student: "And they are really good...(he continued to praise this fine establishment)

Me: "Yes...(holding back laughter, as he was so caring)

Student: "And I know they were hiring, I bet they would hire you"

Me: "Really"

Student: "Yes, you know what? I'll see if I can get you an application!"

Me: "Well, thank you."


I'm still waiting for my Culver's Application.....

A cat has nine lives and so does my student..

I have a very interesting collaboration of students. The one that I want to tell you about is on the extreme end of the spectrum. He moved to this town simply because this is where James Dean is from....need I say anymore.

Student: "What's your name again?"

Me: "Miss Felix"

Student pauses for a couple of minutes....

Student: "Miss Felix, you are beautiful."

I will admit I felt pretty good about myself for a couple of minutes...then his conversation continues with another student. This time not about my timeless beauty, but about his colored pencils. He was explaining to the other boy that some colored pencils blow up because they have bombs in them.

Me: "When did you see this happen?"

Student: "Oh, in my past life...."

Me: " What?"

Student: " Oh, you know reincarnation....I remember it"

Keep in mind this is a 4th grader (meaning 9-10 years old). He went on and on about reincarnation until I kindly interrupted and stated...

Me: "I want you to focus on your coloring in your present life"

Hair Removal

As I am procrastinating writing lesson plans, allow me to tell you another story from last week. Some of my third grade students had finished their project, so I allowed them to participate in fun day. Fun Day basically gives students a chance to let their imaginations run wild. Each student is allowed to use one whole piece of colored paper and as many scraps as they want to create whatever their heart desires. One boy was creating a very colorful mask. The mask was entirely purple except for one piece that was lime green. This piece fit directly over his nose and covered part of his forehead. I assumed that I was a part of his mask until I heard a.....RIPPING noise, followed by a rather loud OOWWW! I quickly turned around to discover that the lime green piece of paper had not been glued to the mask, but my student's forehead.

Me---"Why did you do that?"

Student---" I wanted to try it. I see people remove hair from their backs like this all the time on TV"

I kid you not. Those were his words. I could do nothing else but laugh and walk away. What does one even say to a response like that?

Friday's Quote of the Day

I have to say that I think that second grade is my favorite age group that I work with....let me tell you about one conversation I recently had.

Me---"Are any of your classmates missing today?"

Sidney-- "We aren't classmates, Miss Felix."

Me--" Really, what are you then?"

Sidney--"Miss Felix...we are a FAMILY"

----- LATER....

Sidney--" I know how art is made, Miss Felix, Art is made from the heart and the hand"

Rather insightful if I say so myself....

Not to be outdone another student pipes up....

Bryce " But Miss Felix, art is also made from the head"

This is also a student who got flustered the other day because he thought that I was boasting that left handed artists are better than right handed....who knows where that one came from...

This is for you, Prof C...

A certain roommate of mine told me that you frequently check our blogs. So I have decided that it is about time that I post. I have decided that I am going to start writing about some of my teaching experiences. Some funny things have occurred since I have started teaching...including almost falling off of the air conditioner and having a student being concerned about my future employment. These stories and many more are soon to come. Perhaps I'll post some of my projects...