March 2012
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Cooking Skills
Student 1: It smells funny in here.
Student 2: That’s because Miss At is cooking.
My cooking was awesome, btdubs. The kids ate all the food.
February 2012
32 posts
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Compound Words
“Hey Miss At, I’m not trying to be offensive, but how do you spell ‘butthole’? I mean, is it a compound word? Or is there a hyphen? Or is it two words?”
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Success!
The cake auction and talent show were a success. Our kazoo band was fantastic!
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Kazoo
“Miss At, I can’t listen because I’m just so lost in the kazoo.”
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Let me tell you a story.
While playing a dirty game of dodgeball, a college student cussed at one of my seniors who was watching. Like a crazy person, I ran onto the court in the middle of the game and started screaming at the guy.
Moral of the story: Don’t mess with Miss At and her students. She will rip your face off.
lizzie27carroll asked: Reading your blog is hilarious! I hope to be a drama teacher and I help out a local school - we are slightly different mine are primary school children and tend to be under 10 and its in England but they still come out with the same hilarious stuff as your students appear to - I was wondering have they ever found out your first name? because our students have managed to found out ours and find it...
Farming
Student 1: When I get older, I want to have a vineyard. But instead of grapes, I want like grapefruit and oranges.
Student 2: So you want an orchard?
Whoa!
So this weekend, something happened that I never thought would.
Someone recognized me from my blog. CRAZY!
Thanks for making my day, misskayteelady!
Hamster
“Hey Miss At, did you know you have the mannerisms of a hamster?”
I need help.
I don’t know if it’s the winter lull, or my kids just truly don’t give a rat’s batooty, but I am having THE hardest time getting students to turn in their work when it’s due, and I don’t accept late work.
Here’s how my system works:
In the morning, they turn in all the assignments from the previous day and write down the current day’s assignment...
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Saliva
Reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with my class…
Me: “I can lick you!”
Class: Whaaaaaaat?!
Me: No! Not lick with his mouth!
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Be Mine, Lashonda
“Oh man! Lashonda is riding 45 miles on a bike course! Will you be my Valentine, Lashonda? …… She said yes, Miss At!!”
Then the boy preceded to kiss his computer screen.
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Tiny Tim
In Spanish II…
Me: We’re going to be learning a new tense today.
Student: I feel like it’s A Christmas Carol up in here with all this past, present, and future tense stuff!
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Edumacation
“Miss At, you don’t need a masters degree to know how to dress for a hoedown.”
On a Dime/A Split Second
“Hey Miss At, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I forget what just happened so quick, just on a dime.”
Twins
Student: Miss At, you and your boyfriend look a lot alike except for, well, you know...
Me: What? He's Mexican and I'm white?
Student: Yeah. Pretty much.
Phone Etiquette
Phone rings and 8th grade boy answers…
“Hello, Miss At’s room, child speaking.”
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Lashonda Returns
“Whoa, Miss At! Lashonda scored 13, 24, 21, 27, and 30 points in 5 basketball games. She’s ripping it up!”
Word Usage
“I hate the words ‘ain’t’ and ‘pop.’”
Oh the random thoughts of 8th grade.
Garbage Day
Student 1: Hey Miss At, you know the garbage man makes twice as much money as you.
Student 2: Maybe you should have been a garbage lady. Then I could see you every Tuesday!
Tacos
In Spanish I…
“Wait. How do you say ‘tacos’ in Spanish?”
January 2012
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Ruler of My Classroom
“Miss At! Why are you dressed like a dictator today?!”
New Ride
Senior: Miss At! Did you get a new car? Who’s been parking in your spot?
Me: Ha! Yeah, it’s mine. It’s been there for two weeks, you know.
Senior: What? Really? …I’m kind of disappointed.
Me: Why?
Senior: Because that’s a democrat’s car.
Cinquain Poems
Yesterday the class wrote cinquain poems. It’s a five-line poem, with a certain amount of syllables in each line. The pattern is: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.
Here are two of my favorites:
I fell
Off my dino.
Just kidding! I don’t have
One, but if I did, I’d name him
Peter.
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The frog
Had a small log.
A dog hit the frog’s log.
The frog got mad...
Approached
Student: You can go now Miss At.
Me: Excuse me, what?
Student: Well it's just awkward when you stand around us.
Me: You came up to me!
Michael and Stevie
Student 1: Who's Michael Buble?
Student 2: A singer. Isn't he blind?
Student 3: That's Stevie Wonder!
Student 1: He's blind? I thought he was paralyzed.
Student 3: You guys really need to learn your disabled celebrities.
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Student 1: Hey Miss At, do we need to get out our English books, or just our notes?
Student 2: Do we need our books? Ha! Do horses like hay??!
andrews-ellie asked: You seem like an amazing teacher! I think eventually there will be a movie made about you and your class, or, at the very least, a Lifetime Movie of the Week. :)
A Dream
Our 3rd & 4th grade teacher was telling me about the “I Have a Dream” speeches her class did last Friday. All the students were saying they had dreams of world peace and what not…except for one student. Her speech went more like this:
“I have a dream that someday every road in the US will have 3 lanes because I hate traffic.”
Accessories
“AHHHH!! I left my Justin Bieber bracelet in the gym!!!!”
Said the 8th grade boy as he sprinted to the gym.
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A Smelly Smell
“Hey Miss At, does it ever smell like poop to you in here? Cause I smell it everyday.”
Oh the joys of teaching junior high…
Thoughts
“Hey Miss At, I’m supposed to be thinking about sex every eight seconds. Did you know that?”
Said the high school boy.
Swag, Not Sag
Me: Pull up your pants. There's a reason you're wearing a belt.
Student: Hehe, mmmkay.
Me: I said, "Pull up your pants," not, "Pull down your shirt."
Student: Oh...okay Miss At.
States and Capitals
Student: Hey Miss At, do we reeeeeeeally need to know our states and capitals?
Me: Yes! What's going to happen when you're older and someone asks you what there is to do in the capital of Tennessee?
Student: Miss At...then I'll just ask my iPhone!
Siri
I finally joined the ranks of the iPhone users, so this morning a couple of my kids asked if they could ask Siri some questions.
Student: Siri, why am I so lonely?
Siri: I don’t know. Frankly, I’ve wondered that myself.