Funny Stories

Funny things happen in room 169 all the time. Here are a few of the highlights. Remembering makes me laugh. I hope it does the same for you...

1. During partner work I hear two boys having the following conversation:
"I have never seen Mr. Dyer"
"That is because she doesn't have a husband"
At this point I asked them what they were talking about. One boy asked to clarify that I'm not married. I said, "Nope I'm not married yet." Then the first boy replied, "Well I think someday you will find the right guy".

2. On the Friday before Halloween we had a ten minute discussion about brushing teeth and why it is so important to do after eating all the candy (especially the sticky candy). I passed out toothbrushes that a company had sent me (Colgate!) and made everyone promise me that they would brush their teeth after eating their Halloween candy. Right before the kids left, a boy came up to me and said, "Ms. Dyer I am not going to go trick-or-treating. I think I will just stay home and pass out candy." I asked him why and told him that he should go and have fun. I was expecting him to say that he didn't want to get cavities, but he looked me very seriously in the face and said, "I don't like to brush my teeth."

My students are awesome.

Happy Halloween from the best 2nd grade class!

We had quite the celebration yesterday. Aren't they cute?

little notes

Today as I was grading some math assessments, I turned one girl's page over and saw that she had written me a note on the back of her test after finishing. It said:


we all love you!


I guess she forgives me for having to take away her cell phone toy. It's still on my desk.

Gratitude Today

This week I have had a very grateful heart. Today I am expressing gratitude for:
-Parents that video chat with me and read to my class
-A job at a great school
-28 students that I love so much and who will sometimes tell me they love me as they walk out the door
-A healthy body
-Parents that taught me to save my money
-An apartment to live in
-Extended family gatherings
-Church leaders and conference. I support them in every way.
-Students that love to read. They remind me of myself when I was their age.
-Women that come up to me in the library on Sunday morning and tell me thank you for working today so that they can come do their genealogy work
-A car to drive to work everyday

Can I Just Say...

That I love playing basketball with my sister? We just won a game with only four players... mostly because of her rebounds and motivation. Rach, I will make my free throws next time.

Sincerely,

your cherished one

Friday was a hard day at work. I had my first official observation. It went well, but I was a little hyper sensitive given the fact that I was feeling very sick all day. The kids were excited for the weekend. The air conditioning went out in the whole school. I was sweating. So were the kids. After recess one of my boys came up to me and said, "Mrs. Dyer, some kid out there said you are the worstest teacher ever. Really, its true, he said it!" After politely reminding him to return to his seat I just thought .... "of all the days to hear that..."

First of all, worstest isn't a word. And I have to remind myself that it was some kid who doesn't even know me and was probably pulling the whole "my teacher is better than yours" thing. I was telling this to my sister later that night, trying to lick my wounds, and she said, "You are not allowed to care what a 7 year old thinks about you." Then she added that he probably said that because he was jealous that he wasn't in my class.

That made me think, and I have decided that I agree. I was sick and emotional that day. But regardless of that, I do have a fun class. We love read alouds. We get really into them. I have a store where they can buy silly bands and candy. I hug them everyday and tell them how much I love having them in my class. So even though Friday was rough, I am looking forward to Monday. Because I may not be a perfect teacher, but I am trying my hardest to be the best teacher I can be for them. And you know what? I think they know that.

A letter...

Once a week my students write friendly letters to someone. Since we are still practicing, I had them write their letters to me again this week. As I was going through them and responding this weekend, I found this one:

September

Dear Miss Dyer

I know we are going to haf a grat year. I am glad I got you so far its fun. this is long. Learning is fun and it is grat grat.

From,
*****

It warmed my little heart. I think learning is great great too, little buddy. See you in class tomorrow.