Cuddle monster

I got a present. I know it must seem like I focus on all the lovely gifts I receive but I mean WOW that's really special.
Our school had a production this week, it was based on 'healing the world'.
My class shared an item with the other year 4 class and sang the song 'Rip, Rip Woodchip' by John Williamson. It's a fun song I loved it. There was some axeman in flannies and hard hats, and the children were dressed in green shirts and jeans. We had one child dressed as a tree. I've mentioned this child before she's 'Janie' mentioned here... Pick me pick me!

I arrived at school last Monday morning and parked my car behind a white car. When I got out the lady in the white car got out and yelled 'Miss K________, I have to hug you' .... ummmm! I didn't know who this lady was but hugged her anyway LOL. Ohhh, I figured it out pretty quick I saw her daughter! JANIE!!! O.k so this is the first 'parent hug!' Crikey!!!
She apologised for the possibility I may think she was a crazy lady, but 'Janie' was so excited about being a tree and was so grateful I made the costume, so she had to say thank you. Isn't that lovely.

The production was awesome. Very demanding, but worth it.
On Thursday morning I arrived at school and 'Janie' handed me a bag with a wrapped gift and a thank you card in it. The card was more than enough it was enough to see her face so eager.

The gift... hahahahaha, what a treat! It's a singing and dancing 'Cuddle Monster' who moves to the tune 'Mahna Mahna' it's awesome I love it.
It will be a treasured and sentimental item always :)

Put a banana in your ear!

Sometimes... a kid will be sad... for whatever reason... :(
Recently it's been because of all the Father's day stuff we've been doing in the classroom.

I thought it was really lovely and sweet when a pair of girls who had noticed a fellow student who was sad would ask me if they could sing them a song to cheer them up!
Hey who am I to stop some fun and singing.
I asked the girls to write down the lyrics for me.

You have to imagine this being sung by 2 girls crouching down to the sad persons height and bopping up and down and swaying from side to side.
Change the name as appropriate, this time we will call the child Katie

You look so down
With your big fat eyes
And your big fat frown
The world doesn't have to be so greeeeyyyyyy
Katie when your life's a mess
When you're feeling blue
Or are in distress
I know what can wipe that sad away
All you have to do is
Put a banana in your ear, put a banana in your ear
Put a banana in your eeeeeaarrrrr
It's true
So true
Once it's in your gloom will disappear
The bad in the world is hard to hear
When in your ear a banana cheers
So go and put a banana in your ear
Put a banana in your ear
You will never be happy
If you live your life in fear
It's true! So true!
When it's in the skies are bright and clear
Oh, every day of every year
The sun shines bright in this big blue sphere
So go and put a banana in your
Earrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Try and make it to the end with out laughing....

Is this one of those 'you have to be there to appreciate it' kinda deals?!?! :D

7 is right next to 8...

One of my challenging students but also most funniest. I'll call him Fred. He sure doesn't look like a Fred but it will do.
He has aspergers. The stuff he comes out with is quite extraordinary at times. Being truthful, he doesn't really participate in the class curicullum too much. It's a challenge to get him motivated but if I have a chat to him one on one he takes in alot more than you'd realise. His curriculum is focused more on socialising factors.

He struggles to display appropriate social ettiquette. He's constantly trying to give hugs, clinging onto my arms or legs, whatever is in reach! I'm trying to teach him about personal space and about how most people feel uncomfortable about uninvited hugs and people invading their personal space. How is that going??? This should give an indication...
On Thursday he had some advice for me. He said Miss K you should go to church so you can learn about love...
WOW!!! I laughed so hard I just couldn't help it. Through the eyes of a child. I feel a little sad in a way that he thinks I don't know what love is...

This same little boy. He is an atrocious speller and usually gets 3 or 4 out of 10 in his weekly spelling tests. He told me at the beginning of term 2 when I began teaching him that spelling was a waste of time and so was writing. If someone had something to say they should just pick up the phone and call that person and say it. We had a rather long discussion about my friends in America and the benefits of emails etc. I managed to convince him that it was worthwhile at least doing our best for spelling and reading and writing.
2 weeks ago he got 9 out of 10 in his spelling test and it went in the dimple files. We came to an agreement that if he got 8 out of 10 any other week it should go in the dimple files. This week he got 7. I was very impressed I have to say.

He said ohhh c'mon Miss K... 7 is right next to 8 it should go in the dimple files... LOL. I was tempted to cave but I didn't. I know he can do it so I'm going to expect him too.

He's a funny little guy. How lucky am I to have met him.