Over the years I have heard many excuses of why one can’t do things on a computer, but today I heard a first.

“Mr. Garrett I can’t do the excel lesson.”

“Why?”

“Because the headphones annoy me.  My hair gets in the way.”

“Then put your hair up or over the head phones.”

“Arrrgh, then it wouldn’t be fashionable.”

Hi Ms. Sherman!

I thought you might enjoy hearing about another funny thing Denny said yesterday. He says he’s not embarrassed if I tell you. We talk a lot at home about being silly and being able to laugh at yourself. Yesterday after you told me about Denny talking about literature in class - and after he told me it was litter that you throw in the air and cheer (litter, air, cheer), - Denny told me that Jake had invited him to his birthday party. He told me the party was at a bowling place. Then he asked if it was the same bowling place that Dad works at. I told him that Dad doesn’t work at a bowling place, Dad works at Boeing. He said I know he works at bowling. We talked about how those two words sound a lot alike and then we laughed about it. Denny has been to Boeing a few times and he’s even went right in the hangar and touched the airplanes. Maybe he thought they had bowling alleys hidden somewhere.

It is tricky learning new concepts, including vocabulary! 
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As these eager learners began their first days here are some of their comments shared by Debbie Hartigan, school counselor:

One student told one of our male teachers, “You smell like my grandpa!” 

Another little boy told me, “I was raised with dogs, but my parents aren’t dogs.  That makes me part dog!” 

Yesterday at recess, one of the duties was standing still putting jump ropes and balls back on the cart after recess.  A kindergartener was running in from recess after the bell rang.  She ran right into the duty and told the duty “Watch where you are going!”

A little girl was eating lunch at school for the very first time.  She asked, “What do we do after we eat?”  I told her we go outside to play for recess.  She liked that answer.  A few minutes later she looked worried and asked, “Do we have to sleep here?”  

 We had an unexpected fire drill yesterday before the kids knew what one was.  One little boy said, “The fire better not burn up my new backpack!”

Also, last year we had an earthquake drill early in the school year.  I was in the hallway when an announcement came over the loudspeaker that we were having an earthquake drill.  A little kindergarten girl was alone in the hallway, and with a look of terror on her face she said……”What’s an earthqueek!”

To find out more about Discovery Primary visit their school website:  www.fifeschools.com/discovery