Today was a little bit more of a normal school day, although Mrs.Hausmann still said it was more hectic. They usuall have "centers" but with finishing old projects and extra help in the classroom, we spent a lot of time reading and painting. The children walked in to the classroom and all said hello to me and it was nice to know that they remembered me. I think that the 1st graders have a better memory than the 8th graders! One of the girls names is Lauren. I told her my name is Lauren too, althouh they are supposed to call me Ms.Neal. But now the student Lauren and all the other kids in her row call me Lauren instead of Ms.Neal. I feel weird trying to correct them, but I want them to treat me like a teacher since that is what this immersion is for. I told them that it is confusing if they call both of us Lauren, so I should be called Ms.Neal. Also, some of the girls hang on me a lot, try to hold my hand or sit in my lap. I politely ask them to stand on their own, let go or sit flat on the floor. Again, I want to be treated like a real teacher so I try not to let them treat me like a babysitter.
A couple funny 1st grade moments:
We were deciding whether to have hot lunch or cold lunch. The "hot" lunch choice was sub sandwich. Hallie says, "Jack, what is a sub sandwich?" Jack says, "Sub sandwich? I don't know. Oh wait, sandwich? Thats peanut butter and jelly!"
During our morning meeting, the students were to say one thing that they were going to do over the weekend. Some of them had some pretty exciting plans. When it was Micah's turn, he said that tomorrow (Saturday) he was getting on a plane and going to Texas. Mrs.Hausmann said, "Oh really, what are you going to do there?" "Just walk around," Micah replied. At this point, I was trying not to laugh. Mrs.Hausmann asked Micah what would happen if she called his parents and asked about the trip. Michah quickly said, "Oh, I mean I'm going to my friend's house for dinner tomorrow."
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