10/30/12

By the way...today is National Candy Corn Day and National Buy a doughnut day!  Man I miss doughnuts!!!

10/30/12

Yesteday was National Oatmeal Day and National Cat Day!
So I told the kids that they could go home and eat a cat with oatmeal!
Then a student said, "Wouldn't it be better to eat oatmeal with a cat!?"
I laughed outloud because that is what I was actually trying to say.
"That would make more sense wouldn't it? and it would be less gross!" I replied.
"Yeah Ms. Torres! A lot less gross!" student replied

10/26/12

Read the following clues to determine the fist and last name, the destination, and the means of transportation for each child.  The children are Cindy, Tim, Sally and Scott-- whose last names are Bartlet, Brown, Hughes, and Miller.  The destinations are Florida, South Dakota, Colorado, and California and they are traveling by bus, plane, van or car.
Clues:
1.  The Hughes girl went by car.
2.  The family going to South Dakota went by Van.
3.  Sally went to California.
4.  The Miller boy went by bus.
5.  Scott went to Colorado.
6.  Neither the car, nor the Bartlets, nor Scott went to California.
7. Tim's last name in NOT Miller

Can you put it all together?

10/23/12

First singing Tuesday!
It was....an experience.....!
They need to get used to the idea without having a comment about every single "song".

We'll get there!

10/19/12

Math warm up for today:
"Jackson has 57 coins, all of them pennies or knickels. Is it possible that he has exactly $1.00? Explain your answer."
I give them 6 minutes to try out on their own and then we review it together.

"Ms. Torres does it have to be 57 coins?" student asks.
"Yes!" I reply
"Ms. Torres, what if I don't use every penny? Does that work?" another student asks
"You must use all 57 coins!" I remind the class.
"Ms. Torres does it have to be exactly $1.00?" another student asks
"YES!!!! you may not change, alter, or remove any part of the problem.!" I reply again.
"That's not fair!" another student yells outloud/
REALLY!!!!!!??????????

10/12/12

Our 6th grade elective classes rotate about every 10 weeks.  Today is the last day of the first elective class.  The students have known when the last day is but it seems like they just heard it for the first time today.
"Today is our last day together! Don't forget you must go to your new class on Monday." I tell the class.
"Noooooooooooooooo! We don't want to go!" the class says really loudly.
"Can't we stay with you?!  We don't want to go.  We wont have as much fun!"
" I'll miss you too!  You have never been in that class before, so you don't know.  You may have more fun than this class!" I reply to the class. "it was a pleasure being your teacher!"

I know they will be fine, but it is a really nice feeling when the class tells me that they are going to miss me!
Starting on Monday, it will be the same thing all over again with different faces.

10/11/12

We are studying the theory of plate tectonics and I asked the students to explain the change over time between Pangaea and the world today.
This was my favorite  answer "the titanic plates moved over time because of the movement of the water"
I am not sure this student studied before the test... i have a feeling, she was watching a certain movie!!!
Ha ha ha!!

10/9/12

Oldie but goody!!!!


"What can you put in a box to make it lighter?.... Give up?!" student asks even before I give an answer.

"HOLES!" Ha ha ha!!

"Now that was a funny one!" student says at the end!

10/4/12

Today is National TACO day!!!

My students were so excited about today that they have not stopped talking about their favorite tacos.
When they get this excited, I ask them to draw the national day food for the day and today I asked them to draw their favorite taco in their Science notebook.

"What? Really?!!!  We can do that?!" they asked out loud.
"Please do!  We should honor taco day to the best of our abilities!" I responded.
Mass cheer from the class!!