Happy Retirement!

On the last day of school, one of my sweet 4th {now 5th} graders came up to me on the playground and said:
"See ya next year, Ms. Polete!"
I smiled and responded, "You won't...I won't be here next year! But I hope you have a really fantastic summer!"
Her response was golden. Her face twisted up all confused and she said, "WHAT?!?! You're RETIRING?!?!?"
I just burst out laughing and said, "No! I'm not retiring! I'm only just beginning! I have my own school I'm going to teach at next year."

I don't think my kiddos always understand the concept of student teaching... =)

French Revolution...Who Knew?

While preparing to watch a video about Bach, one of my first grade students declared, "Well, when I was reading about the French Revolution, I learned that King Louis XVI enjoyed the music of Bach..."

Oh! Yeah! Because I often sit down and read about the French Revolution, too. It was a pastime I especially enjoyed back when I was in 1st grade... haha

Things My Students Say...

My life is pretty much dedicated to teaching these days, and since I don't have much of anything else to blog as of late, I've decided to start a new "mini-series" for this blog in the hopes that I will eventually turn this site into my music education blog with lesson ideas, etc. The most special part of my job is working with adorable, wonderful kiddos, and sometimes, they say the darndest things...seriously.

Today's gem was so monumentally funny that I decided I should post mini-blogs whenever students say noteworthy things. So, enjoy!

Things my students say...

When I greeted my 4th graders today, two adorable girls came running up to me, gave me gigantic hugs, pulled away dramatically and then got straight to the point.

"Are you dating anybody?!?"

Taken aback, I laughed and said, "No, no I'm not..." (Gee, thanks girls for twisting that knife even deeper!)

Their response?!? "WHAT?!?!?!?! How are you not?!? You're so pretty!!!"

Well...thanks girls for that bout of confidence. Know any eligible, attractive bachelors you can hook me up with?

Nothing quite like your 4th graders prying into your dating life...or lack thereof!

Another noteworthy exasperation came from weeks ago with another 4th grader (what's with 4th grade? haha). While working on an anthem project, one student exasperatedly declared, "Oh boy! I'm a hot mess!"

Seriously though...where do they learn these things?