A Kindergarten Teacher Blogging About A Noteworthy Tales About The School Nature Trail And Other News

In my Monday post, I blogged about a snake in my terrarium. So, I thought that before I move off of the topic of snakes, I ought to share one more noteworthy story with you in honor of the letter N for Alphabet Thursday!
      

In one school I worked in, the staff had carved an elaborate nature trail out of the woods located directly beside it. The older students took great pains to maintain the trails that wove through thick woods. One October I got a new kindergarten student from New York. Evidently our school didn't appeal to her because once the Principal had introduced us; she took off out the door after her departing mother screaming at the top of her lungs. The Principal and secretary helped the Mother untangle herself from this child that had grabbed her by one of her legs and was holding on for dear life.

Once the Mother had left campus, I thought things would calm down and we could resume instruction. I was wrong. All of a sudden the child jumped up from her new seat screaming and charged for the door. I had my assistant call the office and I went running after her. The Principal joined me as we hot footed it after this little girl. For a five year old, she was quite a runner. I had no doubt that we had a future Olympian on our hands. After thirty minutes, the Principal and I were exhausted. More teachers joined the search but try as we might, we could not catch that child. My Principal threw up his hands in despair.

I had an idea. I screamed at the top of my lungs "Look Out! It's a snakeeeeeeeeeee!" That child came tearing out of those woods and ran straight into my arms. I wanted to tell the Principal to close his mouth as he stared in awe, but I knew that would sound disrespectful. Instead, I told him that chances are those woods were full of snakes. Did the child go back to the classroom and adjust nicely? No, but at least she never ran away again!

One of  the little boys in my class wrote a love note to a little girl in the class. When my assistant found it in his locker, she asked him if he planned to give the note to the girl. "NO" he replied. "No way." She told him that she could tell he had spent a lot of time on it and that he ought to go ahead and give it to the little girl. He was adamant that he did not want to give it to her. My assistant told his mother about it and she laughed and laughed. She told us that he said that he didn't want to give it to the little girl because another boy likes her too. "I have to get him out of the way first" he told his Mom. We are talking five years old here and this little boy is beyond adorable. Out of the mouths of babes.....!

I just got home from our annual Spring program. In the middle of the program, one little boy in another class stood up and said " Mrs. B, I really have to go to the bathroom! Like right now!!!! I held it for six songs and I can't hold it anymore!  That is the last of my noteworthy tales!