marshmallows and fluff

I have been desperately emailing the distributor of out carpet trying to get a delivery date before my students ate me alive.

"Our carpet is never going to come."

"It's going to take a hundred years."

Every. Single. Morning.

Tuesday while they were in art I received an email that said it should be there. I ran to the office, and sure enough. ENORMOUS carpet obstructing the sitting area and no one thought to call me.

I quickly set it up and went to get them from art. Next, madness. They danced with joy for a full 30 seconds before I had to stop them from hitting each other.

"I didn't know it was going to be this big!!"

"Ms. Haley, how did they make it so soft, like marshmallows and fluff?"

Everybody has a facebook page, but I have a fan page. Mhm, it's been blowing up. Messages, posts, everything.

- high schooler on the subway

"Ms. Haley, you're the smartest teacher I've ever met."

Maybe you're a suck-up, but I'll take it.

love. this. book.

My teacher friend, Elizabeth, shared this with me. It's just so good.

Field Trip requests are due next week! My grade-level partner and I having been brainstorming. If you have fond memories of a class trip, please share your ideas.

gives new meaning

...to "everything I need to know, I learned in Kindergarten."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/economy/28leonhardt.html

a small victory

K made it through the whole day Friday without any holes in her tights!

mr. agitated

During QT (quiet time), I watched as he peacefully laid with his eyes closed. Then, I watched as he very matter-of-factly stuck his finger up his nose, ran it around the inside, licked his finger like a lolli, and stuck his finger back into his ear.

Here's to being a Kindergarten teacher.