Perception

It has been an interesting week so far. Monday night brought hail and tornadoes to our part of the world, which was quite a thrilling, yet horrifying experience. The majority of my class loves tornadoes, so it was a very energetic morning meeting the next day. Many of my kids had very interesting stories to tell , so I made the executive decision to bypass our morning reading lesson to create a class book centered on tornadoes. All of my students , except one, did a fantastic job writing their rough draft, revising & editing, and then publishing  & illustrating their stories. ( I will post pictures very soon)

We have also been working on our kindergarten memory books. Three particular pages pique my interest the most; the self-portrait page, the teacher page and the friends page. It is very interesting to observe how my student's perception of themselves has changed, as well as how they perceive the others around  them. While Bad Robot was creating a picture of me, he remarked "You are tall Ms. S. I am going to make you tall." I chuckled inside, thinking to myself "at 5'2" I am pretty tall to these wee ones. The must think our principal and gym teacher are huge!"

Another student remarked she would draw me with a smile, so I wouldn't have to holler so much. Boy, did I feel mean. However, it did lead to another discussion on why Ms. S has to yell sometimes, and that I don't like doing it anymore than she does. I don't think I yell often, but I do have to use quite a forceful voice when we get a bit too boisterous, which has been happening quite frequently as the last day draws near. I think I detected a glimmer of understanding in her eyes after our conversation (she is one of my most boisterous darlings).

We have eight more days left, and still so much I would like to do! We will make the most of it, laughing and learning to the end!