Tomorrow is my last day of my first year of teaching!  How crazy is that?  I was rereading some of my old posts, and a little less than a year ago I was asking the blog world for prayers for my interview.  Time seriously has flown by so fast.  I wanted to dedicate this post to some of my most memorable moments with my wonderfully unique class:
*My first interaction with a student went something like this:
   Boy: "Miss Ecton, can I tell you a secret?"
   Me: "Sure" while thinking 'Oh goodness please don't make this be something serious that I have to report on my first day.'
   Boy: "I am a vampire.  They removed my fangs.  Sometimes I miss them."
   Me:  "Well isn't that cool." while thinking 'Oh dear lord, what did I get myself into?'
*My first throw up
  Girl: "Miss Ecton, I think I'm going to be sick"
  Me:  "Ok, lets just to get you to the bathroom" 
  Girl: "BLAH!!!" All over my jeans and shoe.
*My First Cursing Situation
  Boy: "He cussed at me!"
  Me: "What did he say?"
  Boy; " He said the S word!" 
  Me:  "Oh goodness!  The S word?"
  Boy:  "Yeah, he told me to (whisper) shut up"
  Me:  Trying not to giggle "Ok i'll talk to him"
*My favorite make believe story
  Boy (same boy from the vampire incident): Miss Ecton, I need to tell you something.
  Me: Yes?
  Boy: Last night something very strange happened to me.
  Me: Really?  What happened?
  Boy:  You know how I told you that Percy Jackson was claimed by the god's in the Lightening Thief?
  Me:  Yeah, I think I remember that.
  Boy:  Well last night while i was in the shower, I was claimed by Poseidon.
  Me:  What does that mean?
  Boy:  I can control water.  I am going to be playing in the sink a lot more often now.  I just wanted you to know.  
  Me:  Thanks for telling me.
I'll post more memories later.  Just know, I have the most fabulous class a first year teacher could have.  Tomorrow is a bittersweet day for me.  Love them more than I could have ever imagined, and am so sad to say goodbye!
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3 comments:
"i am going to be playing in the sink a lot more often"... HAHAHAHAHA brilliant!
can i bring my camera and just let this kid talk for an hour?
They will never forget Ms. Ecton!
oooooh, nice summer-y background!
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