Here's the best of the best from the kindergarteners throughout the year (at least the ones that I remembered to write down):
- Jimmy raises his hand as if it's a gun, pointed at me:
- Me: No, thank you Jimmy. No 'bang bang,' please.
- Jimmy nods and after 'holstering' his 'weapon' blows a kiss at me instead.
- "Teacher Lindsay and Jimmy and Jimmy and teacher Lindsay and--and--and--say sorry!" ~Victor (sometimes explaining a problem can be so complicated in a second language)
- Pointing at my necklace:
- Jimmy: Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy says, Jimmy says--uhhh--Jimmy says yes!
- Me: Do you like my necklace?
- Jimmy (nods enthusiastically): Yes!
- "We are now at Keelung Station." ~Peter (playing with blocks; obviously someone's been paying attention on the commute to school)
- Unauthorized love pats had occurred:
- Me: That's harassment! I'm calling the proper authorities and filing a report on you.
- Jimmy: No! Ugh...Jimmy is angry.
Let's toss in a quote from an older class, for good measure:
- "Ouch! That hurt my nipper!" ~Alex (when a classmate accidentally hit him in the chest)
And the winner of the quote contest comes from a class that wasn't even mine but simply a long-term substitute situation...though I think he got it right:
- "Teacher Lindsay, you are not a serious people." ~Rocco
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| I got a big group hug on the last day of kindergarten. |
