Silly String

Last night at our school carnival one of the most popular selling items was silly string. It seemed that every boy and girl was determined to get their hands on a can of their own. As I walked outside to put some things in my car one of my students completely nailed me with silly sting. I was completed covered, my hair, my eyes, my shirt, you get the idea. Both of us laughed pretty hard. I had to give her credit for being brave enough to silly string an adult. Ten minutes later I found myself outside, and once again the same student silly stringed me. This time, I still laughed, but was thinking of ways to get her back. The third time I found myself outside I quickly checked my surroundings (I know, I'm a slow learner).  Found my little culprit, and before she knew it, had grabbed the can of silly string from her. With a smile on her face she stood still and replied, "Miss Brog, you can totally silly string me...just don't get it in my hair, my face, or on my shirt!.... P.S. I love you!"

Salt Dough

The long awaited day of making 3-D maps finally arrived today. We carefully crafted our maps of Utah, talking about the different regions and characteristics.  I was admiring the work of my students when one little boy pulled a really funny face...any guesses? Yep, you know it, the temptation was just too strong, he had decided that he not only needed to touch the salt dough, but taste it as well. Seriously?! We are ten years old. He told me that he had tasted much worse things, but it wasn't very good :) After school as the custodians where cleaning my room they were inquiring about the maps. One of the custodians was unsure about what salt dough was, so after many attempts to explain that it is just play dough, I handed him a ball of dough. He squished it between his fingers, smelled it, and yep....put some in his mouth...Seriously....and he was much much older than my ten year olds! Maybe its a boy thing. I don't get it :)

Thankful to be a Teacher

Today I really don't have anything to blog about. Just about how grateful I am to be a teacher. I seriously love my job. I know it sounds cliche, but I really do consider myself so lucky to have a job I love so much. Each day my kids make me smile, laugh, and smile some more. I know that I am suppose to be the one to inspire and motivate them, but they seem to inspire and motivate me. I don't know what I would do without them. Each of them are so beautiful in their own unique way. I am so lucky to have to opportunity to touch their lives in some small way. I hope that in some way I can have an influence on the future!

Reading Groups

Today in reading groups we were reading a book about where popcorn comes from. In the book it discusses the many uses and types of corn. As I posed the question, "What would happen if we didn't have corn?" One boy sincerely smiled and excitedly shouted out, "I'd just eat chicken!"

Sometimes 4th Graders are just cute...

This morning as I greeted my class one of my little girls exclaimed, "I forgot my poptart!" I smiled and jokingly said, "Well, you are going to be hungry this morning aren't you?!" To which she replied, "No, it was for you!" Love my 4th graders!

Favorite Food

I asked a student what their favorite food was yesterday and got the reply, "Pizza Asparagus!"

Pencils and Erasers

Today a girl stuck one of those big pink erasers onto the sharp end of her pencil. She stuck it on well enough that the tip of the pencil was just sticking through far enough to allow her to write with it. When I inquired about the eraser on the pencil she simply stated, "Well Miss Brog, this way if I make a mistake I don't have to flip my pencil over to get to the eraser."