Category Archives: kindergarten

Jan31

the trail of tears.

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it was

a wonderful morning

filled with skating

and sliding

and parents

and teachers

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and tumbles

and laughter

and happy screams

were heard

and

most of all

kids

just having fun

and sharing the day

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and

after the mad fun

it was

 time to warm up

and enjoy treats

and then

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some of the little ones

began to realize

 that parents

had to

head back to work

or home

and a bit of worry

set in

and

as we said goodbye

and hiked back

towards school

the tears flowed

and the wails were heard

and some

were

walking

and weeping

and clinging

as if

parting forever

and it was

dramatic

and

so full of love.

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ever has it been that love knows not its own depth

until the hour of separation.

– khalil gibran

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image credits: jkurtz

Nov24

smiling after lunch with plenty of wild turkeys on the side.

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 it’s not the drinks, it’s the company.

Oct14

be careful going in search of adventure – it’s ridiculously easy to find. – william least heat-moon

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what better way

to

spend my day

than with

a dragon

a mermaid

a sparkly green spider

a black cat chanteuse

and

a fairy

on piano?

Oct3

i usually take a two-hour nap from one to four. – yogi berra

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justcuteanimals.com

as we walked in from recess

e muttered aloud:

why do we have to take naps?

why do we have to take them every day?

why do schools make kids take naps?

whey do we have to?

why?

do all schools take naps?

i hate naps.

i never fall asleep.

i do not like naps.

naps are dumb.

when we

got back to our room

he

got a drink of water

laid down on his cot

and 

passed out cold

for 1 and 1/4 hours

and

 neither of us

said a word 

when he 

finally woke up

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image credit: justcuteanimals.com

Sep5

one child’s teddy bear is another’s stuffed virus.

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by far the most unique cuddly toy brought in by one of our kindergarteners today

 Pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumonia) Educational Plush Toy

‘Those big cute eyes betray a deadly virus – pneumonia kills a lot of people each year.

Ask your doc about it.’

yikes

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and the company’s sales’s pitch:

‘Giant Microbes And Viruses Plush Toys Make Great Stuffed Animals Gifts

Just in time for flu season… Or in time to educate people about other nasty viruses and microbes…
Do you ever think about what those viruses and bacteria look like? They may make us sick every now and then – and hopefully not too sick (or too often). Whether you have a case of the sniffles or a bout of the “stomach flu” – there’s usually a bug behind it.’

‘And as it turns out, some of them are awfully cute, at least in their stuffed animal plush toy versions! The folks from Giant Microbes have created a whole line-up of the tiny guys – blew them up to about 1 Million times their “normal” size, and turned them into some of the cutest plush animals around.
Whether you want giant plush viruses or bacteria, or whether you want any one of a whole bunch of other micro-organisms, they’ve got you covered.’

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“remember when you used to sleep with all of your stuffed animals as a child

so none of them would be jealous?”

 – unknown author

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credits: squidoo.com, giant microbes and viruses plush toys