My darlings

I took a sick day Tuesday after getting Keith's cold. I toughed it out Monday but was defeated. Whenever I do not feel well, I draw a stick figure girl on the board and write: Ms. Dreher is sick. =(



When I came in on Wednesday (when my co-workers said I should have stayed home), I found this on my board.
At first I thought, "Awww. Look at that! They even gave me curley red hair."
Then I took a closer look, in the lower left hand corner. Do you see it? Isn't that nice?

Weird Phrases at work

After reading my cousin Lisa's blog, I have been inspired to tell you of my classroom posters.

Lisa wrote about being a mean mommy bc she makes her kids do things they dont want to. Wear long sleeves, finish your food, wear socks, yadda yadda yadda. I commented that it is great, and in the long run, it will continue to help her out, and their teachers.

For instance I would not need to post: Keep your limbs to yourself. Yes, in high school they still hit and kick each other.

Another famous poster: Keep the beat in your head, not in your hands. It drives me nuts when they continuously bang beats on the desks.

This one is great: The easiest question asked: Name:___________ Don't leave it blank. I was really tired of getting no name papers. I have 120 kids!!! I'm not wasting my time trying to analyze hand writing samples.

I think this is my favorite: Keep it G Rated: Intended for all Audiences. I cringe when I hear LaShrikra kissed LaShina or Qudedadu was too drunk/high to get it up with that jawn. Not too mention fowl language. (Names were totally made up)

I am also gifted in making Geometry posters.

"Don't disrespect the figure, call it by name!" Too often, my kids call a line just by its letters. But that does not work bc a two letter figure could be a line, a ray, a line segment.

This is my latest and I think it is the best:
First comes love
(rhombus hearts rectangle)
Then comes marriage
(rhombus ring rectangle, both say "I Do")
Then comes baby in the baby carriage
(Square)

It helps them remember that a square is a rhombus and a rectangle. But a rhombus is not a square, nor is a rectangle a square. I'll take pictures tomorrow.

So Lisa, keep it up!

Abby and Cheese Curls

We went over Aunt Connie's tonight to see Abby for a few minutes before we went out to dinner. Abby was really good, immediately giving Uncle Keith and Aunt Kimmie hugs and kisses. At one point I was playing ball with her and she pegged me directly in the face and glasses. At another point, she was eating cheese curls and decided to share with Keith and I. I was impressed she wanted to share new cheese curls with us, not the ones that she was sucking on herself. So she fed us a couple of times. Then she decided to sit in my lap and watch TV. When she got up, she used my arm, which was wearing a white sweater, as a support. Needless to say, I then had a child size cheese curl hand print on my white sweater. I started to brush it off, and then Abby tried to help by doing the same, but actually added more. Oh well. I still love her. I just have to file this away and use it in a few years.