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Dramatic entrance

January 4, 2019December 15, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Marking the roll:

B: “Today has not started too well.”

Me: “Oh really? What happened?”

B: “Oh nothing, I just always wanted to say that.”

Self talk

December 28, 2018December 15, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Overheard during reading, working on self monitoring comprehension:

N: “But how DO I know?”

#mood

December 21, 2018December 15, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Writing transactional texts:

E using the heart craft punch: “I’m not doing a heart card, I just need it for a creepy design.”

Later:

“I’m not going to do a heart, I’m going to do a vortex. Not a heart – more like an empty hole where his heart should be.”

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Getting to know me

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Overheard at 4/5 sport:

A: “I hate bugs. That’s the main thing about me.”

Not all heroes wear capes

September 17, 2018June 12, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Yard duty, preppie with cut on hand…

Me: “You’re being so tough!”

Preppie (tearfully): “Even tough guys need band-aids.”

Challenge level

September 10, 2018June 12, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Assessing a task difficulty level:

M: “It’s easy/hard. Like, I can do it but I’ll actually have to think.”

mmm, noodle soup

September 3, 2018June 12, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

A: “hey Jess. Do you know what? Today you kind of smell like noodles…or maybe I’m just hungry.”

(This happened + my hello fresh recipe was actual noodle soup + the FRIENDS re-reun was the ‘mmm, noodle soup’ episode. It’s the little things)

Star treatment

August 27, 2018June 12, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Finishing yard duty and heading off to eat lunch…

Preppie: “I know where you’re going! The star room!”

Wheelin’ and dealin’

August 20, 2018June 12, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Overheard:

“It cost 5 grand!!”

“I can give you, like, 4 dollars.”

Choices

August 13, 2018June 12, 2018 / mermaidhairandtales / Leave a comment

Choosing paper:

“Pink is NOT a girl’s colour. There is no boy or girl colour, right Jessica?”

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