I've Been to Fred Meyer!!

The Triumph:  I really just enjoyed the kinders today.  I had a great day with the kids and then had the opportunity to sit down after school and plan out next week with my cooperating teacher!  There's not really any one thing that stands out to me that made it such a good day.  It just was.  I had lots of conversations with kids, which made it really great!

The Struggle:  I think the hardest part about today was during writing time.  I'm struggling with how much work I think they should get done, and how much they do get done.  The kids go so long without seeing each other and when they get to the tables where they write, they just want to chat with each other.  But then it starts to get loud, and kids aren't working while they are writing.  I need to find a happy medium where kids are talking, but also working at the same time that is acceptable for me and for them.

The Ludicrousness:  Today was a day of memorable quotes:

"This sandwich is paradise."

Reaction to a cloth shopping bag with the Fred Meyer emblem:
Student A: "Hey, I have one of those at home!"
Student B:  "That's from Fred Meyer!"
Student A:  "Hey, I've been to Fred Meyer!"

And my favorite.  One of the boys was waiting for his mom to come get him, and usually she is there waiting for us, but today she wasn't.  He says: "What is she dead or something?  Where is she?!"

I love the things they say!