As promised

Here's what you have missed since the last post of the kids:

- Took Quinn swimming for the first time

- Had to pay to go swimming for the first time (ouch)

- Russ went to Hawaii for 2 weeks for "work" (pictures say other wise)

- Russ survived a Tsunami

- Got a new wedding ring to replace the one that WE (I) lost

- Quinn learned how to roll over (wish he would learn how to roll over the the other way now to save from frustration)

- Quinn is eating big boy food (meaning he SLEEPS through the night)
- Took Korbin to Kanagroo zoo and he LOVED it (except the "scary guy" ones)

- Korbin went to Grandma's for a whole week

- My house stayed clean for a whole week

- Korbin told me to go sit in the corner

- Got "called" to the Primary to teach nine 6 year olds....................

- Contemplated signing up for a half marathon

- Ran 5 miles and made my decision to be largo for the rest of my life

- Have only 40 more days left of school left (this year went by SO fast)

One should not have to be told to stay out of the recylcing dumpster more than once...

I know I said that I would post pics of the kids next. but this was too good to not share-

So one of the students has decided that it is in her best interest to go "dumpster" diving. She was found in the dumpster on Monday "looking for boxes" and looking for answers for HW for forth grade next year. We had a chat about how unsanitary and unsafe that was. I assumed she understood why one should not climb inside a recycling bin...

Today she said she had to go to the bathroom.. I let her go and kept an eye on the clock since she has a habit of being easily distracted...10 min went by and she did not return- so I sent a responsible student to go and find her. She came back without her and said she didtn see her in any of the bathrooms. So I called the office and had them page her over the intercom... "insert name here.. Go back to class please......"
5 min later she comes waltzing in....
I pulled her aside and had another conversation with her and before I could open my mouth to ask she blurted out "I wasn't in the recycling bin Mrs. Nelson."
Me: Okay, where were you?
Her: The bathroom
Me: You were in the bathroom for 1/2 hour? Bc if you were we might need to tell your mom to call the doctor.
Her: No, I had to check the recycling bin bc i saw a bunch of kids taking a box full of stuff to dump in it.....
Me: You said you were not in the recycling bin
Her: I know- I didn't mean to fall in- it was on accident- (keep in mind this a LARGE dumpster that you would have to climb up into in order to get in)
Me: Okay, why did you accidentally fall into the dumpster?
Her: BC i was looking in to see if I could get the box
Me: Stay out of and away from the recycling bin

What is a polygon

I know all I seem to be blogging about is my class, but I have one more funny quote and then someday I will blog about the fam again..

So in class we are talking about Polygons and what defines a polygon, for those uneducated indviduals who forgot: A polygon is a closed (meaning the ends touch) figure without any curves (meaning all straight lines).

When it is time for the kids to go at the end of the day I make them tell me something they learned that day. One of my girl's informed me that she was infact NOT a polygon. I asked her to explain she said " because I can open my mouth and I have girly curves"...
I am pleased to say that my lesson was successful.