heard by a fly on the wall

2011-2012 School Year

Lately it has not been unusual to see a slightly greenish hue near some of our friends' noses.  In trying to persuade a friend to allow her to wipe the area around her nose, Andrea said,"You've got green stuff on your face."  Andrea's friend responded, "That's cement.  My mom said I could have some.  It's from her garden and it tastes really good."  Andrea couldn't think of a thing to say to that!

There's a sweet little lamb named Lamby that belongs to one of our Extension students.  One day Lamby was out of sorts.  Luckily one of the children figured out what the problem was:  "I know what's wrong with Lamby!  She has a sugar plum inside her.  We have to dig it out!"

As snack was being served one morning in early December, the snack helper announced that he brought crackers for us to enjoy.  A friend asked if they were round crackers.  He went on to say, "Cause if they're round, I'll pretend I'm eatin' muddy tires!"

Many of our students' parents travel for work and we often discuss their destinations at Greeting Meeting.  After discussing one father's plans to go to China, a friend announced, "I went to China for a week.  I learned to speak Spanish."  Another friend added, "I have a GPS."

Recently (11/14) one of our friends arrived at school with both parents.  They were on their way out of town to enjoy a Foo Fighters concert.  There was much discussion about their plans.  After they left, another friend who had been listening in asked, "Is his mommy going to fight them?"  "No!" I said, "They play music.  They're a band."  "Are THEY gonna fight?" she then wanted to know.  This time, my original friend (who is wise in the ways of the Foo Fighters) responded, "No, they just fight over the microphones."  "That's sad," she replied.  In attempt to make her feel better, the original friend said, "But they don't fight over the guitars."  "Oh," she said and we got on with our work. 

 

2010-2011 School Year

As a friend was leaving school on Wednesday (5/18), we heard his mother say to him, "Monday is your last day."  His response, was swift, "No!  It can't be!"  I think that's how we're all feeling!

We were all informed by one of our friends at Greeting Meeting the other day, "Last night I had a blood wrestle.  In the morning my eye was all red!" 

If you're looking for answers to life's big questions, please come and spend a morning with us!  The other day a friend told Andrea, "Aunt Bernie died.  She did not turn into bones.  She's in heaven." 

Please imagine a VERY excited child. Andrea had just told a friend that he could take something seemingly insignificant home. Perhaps it was a bead or a paper clip. Anyway, this child EXCLAIMED, "I'm REALLY thankful! I never knew I could take this home! Do you know what thankful means?" Not sure how to respond Andrea said, "What does it mean?" Her friend replied, "I don't know! I don't think it means ANYTHING! But I'm REALLY THANKFUL!"

This is probably falls under the category of "You had to be there", but here goes! The other day, a friend loudly proclaimed, "Oh my God!" Andrea has a habit of correcting the children when they use this phrase and encouages them to say, "Oh my gosh" or something like that instead. This day was no different. Andrea told her friend that she (and God) would rather hear "Oh my gosh" or "Oh my goodness". These suggestions didn't seem to cut it so Andrea went on. "You could say, 'My lands!' like my Aunt Sissy always said or..." Andrea was having trouble coming up with another example. "...or you could say 'Wow!'" Suddenly, her friend's expression changed. He knew exactly what she meant. He said, "Yeah, like, 'Wow! That's a really low price!'". Andrea was whole-heartedly agreeing when another friend began singing, "Nationwide is on your side!" We do not make this stuff up. Really.
Recent chit-chat among Emily's Friday group included a discussion about swimming: One friend announced, "I can swim with nothing on me." The response was swift! "Miss Emily, Miss Emily! So-and-so can swim with not even a bathing suit on!"
"What kind of music is this?" asked a child recently, referring to the background music playing in the classroom.
"It's called opera," Miss Emily replied.
The child heaved an enormous sigh. "I THOUGHT so," she said. "I HATE opera!"
"Really?" asked Miss Emily. "Why?"
"Because I have to listen to it ALL DAY at home and it drives me CRAZY!"
At lunch bunch the other day, one child accidentally sat on her hard-boiled egg.
"Oh no!" her friend exclaimed, pointing to the situation. "She hatched her egg!"
As we have started our Iditarod theme this week, many discussions about dogs have taken place. One child announced, "Sometimes my dog runs away."
"I will catch it!" another friend volunteered. "I can use a rope! My mommy has one!"
Advice for Super Heroes: "Tell everyone that if they wanna be a super hero, they HAVE to calm down. Super heroes are NOT loud and crazy!"
Recently one friend exclaimed, " I really, really want a REAL baby at my house, cause I love 'em so much! But no one will give me one, ugh!!"
One day in January, Andrea was locking the door that leads into the school. A friend asked, "What are you doin'?" "I'm locking the door to keep us safe," she said. "From the aliens?" he asked.
Also back in January, Andrea asked a friend to join her at the table to work on a project. She said, "So-and-so, will you come over here and work with me?" He seemed a little reluctant, so Andrea said, "Pretty please with sugar on top." Her friend said OK and came over to the table. He then said, "Where's the sugar?"
After arriving at school the other day (10/21), a friend said, "Miss Andrew, my dad didn't water my hair this morning!"
Many topics come up for discussion at Greeting Meeting. Today (9/28) during Greeting Meeting, one friend turned to Andrea and said, "When your teeth are green you're bad. When they're not, you're good." Andrea was very grateful for this tip in distinguishing good guys from bad guys.
Also during Greeting Meeting (9/28), a relatively new friend asked, "Where's the girl who where's different shoes?" "Emily's at school, " was the answer!