an introduction to my students

i have decided to make up nicknames for my students so i can tell you more about them, and you'll be able to know them better. it it kind of boring when all i can say is "one of my students."

so here they are:

artist: artist is a 3rd grader. she is a great drawer. that is why i'm calling her artist. when we write stories she is always the last to turn her's in, not because she is taking that long to write but because she draws fantastic pictures for each page.

mother: mother is the other 3rd grader. she and artist are cousins. mother loves to help the kindergartners in my class. i was going to call her teacher, but i thought you might get her and i confused. mother loves to tell stories.

genius: genius is a 2nd grader. he is VERY smart. we are talking the smart that keeps me on my toes :S i put him into all of my 3rd grade lessons and then give him the harder worksheets. he could probable me in 4th or 5th grade. but he's 7 going on 8 and acts like it. he is also tall for his age. with how smart and how tall he is, i sometimes forget that he is 7 and think, "why are you doing that?" and then i remember, "that's right.... YOU ARE 7." then i take a breath and teach what is appropriate.

wiggles: wiggles is genius' little brother. i could probable call him genius, jr... he is a kindergarten student reading at the level that most 1st graders read at in the middle of the year. he also keeps me on my toes. i want him to have his own identity so he gets wiggle, not genius jr. he got the name wiggles because he always needs to be moving. this week, wiggles and i had to have a little chat... he likes to take the things i'm using for the lessons and the sit at me and grin. a big, adorable grin. but it is ALL the time. hopefully he'll stop doing that.

hunter: hunter is the other kindergartner. he likes to tell stories about hunting. the other day we were making up stories. here was hunters, "i went hunting with my bow and arrow. i shot a pheasant. i told my dog to fetch. we took it home to eat it." hunter also loves to tell stories, climb as high as he can on the playground and say things like, "it startled me" and "not one bit."

so there they are: my 5 kiddos.