Believe They Can Fly

"I want to fly like a fairy!"

- a boy from my class

Can't Take the Sunlight

We go out a little early for recess because it's nice outside and one of my students run up to me.

"Ms.Kwan, my eyes are broke."

Have No Filter

"Ms. Kwan, I need to go poop."

Thanks for sharing.

Have Facebook

"Did you see me on Facebook?"

"Yeah!"

Kindergarten kids should not have Facebook...

Have Telepathy

Theo was moving and accidentally stepped on Liam's pinky finger.

Theo tensed up and wouldn't apologize after many prompting.  

Liam finally speaks up and says, "I think he said I'm sorry in his imagination."

"Oh... Did you hear him then?"

"Yes, I heard him." 

Melt Your Heart

"I made you a heart, that means I love you!"

Are Thankful

"I.. I am thankful that God can help me put on my pants."

Puke

After two years of teaching and into my third, I finally experienced my first vomit incident.  It was great fun!

Teach Fire Safety

"What do you do when there's smoke in your house?"

"You can blow it (the smoke)!"

Don't Know Their Girlfriend's Name

"Ms. Kwan, I founded my own big girlfriend!"

Who is she?

"She wears a John Deere sweater."

What's her name?

"I need to ask her before I leave."

Drink Pee

"Don't drink your pee 2 times!"

"What about just one time?"

"....hmm..... *ponders for a while* that's just gross!"

Can't Be Around People

"I'm allergic to people!"

"No you're not."

"Yeah I am, I cough once in a while."

Learn Their Sight Words

This week one of our sight words is: see

The way the video repeats it makes it sound like my whole class is saying poop in Chinese...

Are Young

"So, Ryan, what genre of music do you want to research on?"

"The oldies!"

"What genre is that?"

Karen from across the computer lab shouts, "You know, oldies.  Music from the 90's!"

Have Colouring Skills

"Emily, you are so good at colouring!"

"Yeah! You know why? It's because I know all the countries!"

Do the Opposite

"What took you so long in the bathroom?"

"Well, I was doing the opposite of... umm.. pee."

"Ohh, you were doing #2?"

"Yeah!"

Eat Onions

"What makes you special?"

"I like onions! I love eating onions!"

"Okay...!" *draws the little boy eating an onion*

Get Body Freezes

"Are you sick?"

"Yeah, that's because I got a medium ice cream......... and I got a body freeze!"

Sing Happy Birthday

"Today is my dad's birthday!"

"Oh! How are you going to celebrate?"

"HA-aaaappyyy birrrthhhddaayy to youuuuu, happppyyy birrrttthhhddaaayyy to you, happy birthday to daddy! Happy birthday to youuu!"

"Oh.. haha.. very nice!"

"And my gift to him is my love!"

My heart just melted...

Toot

Drags chair across the floor...

"HAHAHA! The chair tooted!"