The First Week of School

I finally made it through the first week of school. Here are some things I learned this week:

Susie's family went to Disneyland this summer and her dad got 2 warts (which I assume were blisters.) Her mom had to bandage his foot each day and at night he would pick at the warts until they opened. Great!

Johnny came in from recess holding his stomach, whining and moaning. When we went to computer lab, he continued and I asked him what was wrong. He had tears in his eyes and said he wanted to go home. I asked why and he said that he heard there was going to be a fire drill. (He obviously was very worried about a pending fire drill. This is new for me.) I told him there would be no fire drill, but he just wanted to go home and be with his "blankie." Some kids snickered and I gave them the "stink-eye." I asked if he could hold on for another 30 minutes (the end of school) and that I really wanted him to stay. I reassured him there would be no fire drill. He said, in a whining voice, "Okaaaaaaaaaaay. I think I can make it."

And lastly, I went to our School Counselor and asked her if she could run a therapy group for "pencil sharpening." Evidently, the students had never sharpened their pencils before (Thanks, First Grade Teachers!) and I have just about lost my mind. Their pencils are sharp and they still want to sharpen! Needless to say, our pencil sharpener will mysteriously break this weekend.

Toodles to all!